Sidney Korshak

Lawyer, Deceased Person

1907 – 1996

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Who was Sidney Korshak?

Sidney R. Korshak was a labor lawyer and "fixer" for businessmen in the upper echelons of power and the Chicago Outfit in the United States. His reputation as the Chicago mob's man in Los Angeles made him one of Hollywood's most fabled and influential fixers. His partnership with Chicago mobsters led him to be named "...the most powerful lawyer in the world" by the FBI.

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Born
Jun 6, 1907
Chicago
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
Died
Jan 20, 1996

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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