Ted Wells

Theodore V. Wells, Jr. (born April 28, 1950) is an American lawyer who works in the field of criminal law. He is a litigation partner at the New York law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and a fellow of the Harvard Corporation. Early life and education Wells received his B.A. from College of the Holy Cross, his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He and his wife, former Secretary of State of New Jersey Nina Mitchell Wells, reside in Livingston, New Jersey. Wells attended Holy Cross at the same time as future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Both participated in a walkout based on their beliefs of unfair racially motivated practices on the part of the college. The two were part of the same organization for African-American students at Holy Cross. Career In 2019 Wells represented ExxonMobil in People of the State of New York v. Exxon Mobil Corp., a suit alleging that the company misled the company's investors about management of risks posed by climate change. Wells represented Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jr., who was convicted on March 6, 2007, in the CIA leak grand jury investigation for perjury, obstruction of justice, and lying to the FBI. Wells filed an appeal of Libby's convictions, but dropped the appeal in December 2007 after President Bush commuted Libby's 30-month prison sentence.