Meet Luigi Mangione’s lawyer, Karen Friedman Agnifilo – who’s married to Diddy’s attorney: Marc Agnifilo’s wife has been retained over the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

Dec 17 , 2024

Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo are a legal power couple representing Luigi Mangione and Diddy respectively. Photos: @karenagnifilo/Instagram, TNS, AFP

Marc Agnifilo, who is representing Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, used to work for Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer Ben Brafman, while his wife worked for Michael Bloomberg

Luigi Mangione has hired a top lawyer to represent him – and she happens to be the wife of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ lawyer, Marc Agnifilo.

Luigi Mangione is a suspect in the New York City killing of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson. Photo: Reuters

As reported by CNN, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate, who was charged in New York with second-degree murder in the December 4 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a hotel in Manhattan, has retained Karen Friedman Agnifilo for his case.

Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo are married. Photo: @karenagnifilo/Instagram

“She’s got as much experience as any human being, especially in the state court,” a New York prosecutor told the news outlet. “She knows every corridor, every judge, every clerk in the courthouse.”

Marc Agnifilo in 2022, with former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng. Photo: AP

Meanwhile, Karen’s husband Marc has been representing Combs, who is facing a number of sex trafficking charges and abuse, as per Fortune. That means the legal power couple have been working on arguably the two most high-profile ongoing criminal cases in the world.

Sean “Diddy” Combs at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2023. Photo: AFP

Here’s what we know about Karen Friedman Agnifilo as she prepares to work with Mangione:

What is Karen Friedman Agnifilo’s background?

Karen Friedman Agnifilo in the centre. Photo: @karenagnifilo/Instagram