Gates9
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Tue Jun-08-10 01:41 PM
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Kirkland & Ellis: BP's Lawyers |
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Edited on Tue Jun-08-10 01:42 PM by Gates9
Per Wikipedia;
Political Contributions
Kirkland, through its employees, was a top 20 contributor to Barack Obama in 2008, giving at least $493,735.<25> Despite the firm's reputation as a conservative firm (see "Notable former and current lawyers" below), the firm's attorneys lean heavily (77%) Democratic in their political contributions, which are substantial ($579,976 as of 10/29/07, in the 2008 election cycle).<26> The firm also has its own Political Action Committee (PAC), which gave 97% of its contributions to Democrats in the 2008 cycle, as of 12/7/07.<27> The firm's members have given more money to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (by some measures the most liberal Democrat in the Senate)<28> since 1989 than donors from any other company or organization.<29>
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Tue Jun-08-10 01:43 PM
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1. Ken Starr's and John Bolton's Kirkland & Ellis?...nt |
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Tue Jun-08-10 01:47 PM
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2. It is very unlikely that any one firm is "BP's lawyers" |
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NEVER have I seen an oil company use a sole firm.
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Gates9
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Tue Jun-08-10 01:52 PM
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3. Yeah, but these are the big boys |
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Tue Jun-08-10 02:01 PM
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4. The Ellis name is entrenched throughout the Bush dynasty over the years |
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Maybe they are all related.
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