Kirkland & Ellis: BP's Lawyers

[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>

[SidDithers]

1. Ken Starr's and John Bolton's Kirkland & Ellis?...nt

Sid

[texastoast]

2. It is very unlikely that any one firm is "BP's lawyers"

NEVER have I seen an oil company use a sole firm.

[Gates9]

3. Yeah, but these are the big boys

[texastoast]

5. Corporate? n/t

[SoCalDem]

4. The Ellis name is entrenched throughout the Bush dynasty over the years

Maybe they are all related.