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When celebrities divorce, Laura Wasser is usually their go-to attorney. Partner of Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles law firm and trusted adviser of Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and Gwen Stefani among many others, Laura Wasser has served as counsel in their legal battles.

She’s best known as the attorney who filed divorce papers for Kim Kardashian West when she separated from Kanye West. Here is all you need to know about her.

Laura Wasser

When celebrities go through legal separation processes, they typically enlist Laura Wasser, founder of Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles in Los Angeles and longtime legal representative to numerous celebrities over time.

As the lawyer of several high-profile clients, Wasser has gained a reputation for her rigorous representation. This includes representing Angelina Jolie (in her separation from Brad Pitt), Britney Spears in her battle against Kevin Federline and Johnny Depp during his protracted divorce battle from Amber Heard – as well as helping facilitate their respective divorce proceedings and helping facilitate Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck’s divorces.

Wasser, who is widely recognized for her star clientele, remains focused on what’s essential. As an advocate for privacy in mediations for high profile divorce clients, Wasser requires closed-door sessions. She’s the author of “It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way” and hosts podcasts such as “All’s Fair” and “Divorce Sucks.” Wasser attended UC Berkeley with a BA in Rhetoric before graduating with her JD from Loyola Law School.

The Disso Queen

As Kim Kardashian and Kanye West move their divorce proceedings forward, all eyes are focused on Laura Wasser, their high-profile attorney known as the Disso Queen for her expertise in dissolving marriages. Laura Wasser has served notable clients such as Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears and Heidi Klum among many others.

As well as her podcasts All’s Fair and Divorce Sucks, Kim hosts two more of her own, which focus on celebrity divorce cases and feature interviews with celebrity clients like Khloe Odom, who recently separated from Lamar Odom. Both Kim and Khloe have appeared as guests on these shows.

Los Angeles attorney Kim Kardashian previously hired for her divorce from NBA star Kris Humphries has been offered a role in American Horror Story producer Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming legal drama All’s Fair. According to reports by TMZ, Skims billionaire was offered the role of world’s top and most expensive divorce attorney running an all-female firm.

She Knows “Enough” to Keep Kim From Going Down the Wrong Path

Kim Kardashian West is an extraordinary individual with many talents, and in this episode she discusses some of them with Johnnie. Kim also talks about All’s Fair – her new scripted legal drama that stars her as Los Angeles’ leading divorce attorney – with him.

Laura Wasser is known to represent celebrities such as Maria Shriver, Britney Spears and Stevie Wonder; as well as Kim in her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries back in 2011. In this week’s episode we get the insider scoop about working with Laura as Kim shares what it’s like working with such an attorney.

Also this week, outspoken real-life judge Lynn from TV’s Divorce Court joins Laura and Johnnie for a candid conversation about the Black Lives Matter movement and police brutality, plus Scheana Shay from Bravo TV reality TV and Podcast One fame opens up about dating as a celebrity.

She’s a Tough Lawyer

Laura Wasser is well known among Hollywood celebrities as the “Disso Queen”, due to her experience handling tumultuous Hollywood divorce cases such as Angelina Jolie’s split from Brad Pitt and Britney Spears’ during rehab stints.

Although Wasser is known for her tough nature, she also values being compassionate towards her clients and provides them with support through advice. As Extra reports, many clients come directly to Wasser for advice. She enjoys providing them with this support system.

She believes mediations to be more beneficial to her clients than public trials, yet still plays to win and does not shy away from fighting when necessary; she states “you must stand for what you believe in and what is right.” Additionally, Wasser states: “if you’re going to be an attorney then a code of conduct should exist”. Watch her full interview above.