This is not you normal pair of lawyers. Lanny Davis was White House special counsel under Bill Clinton and acted as a spokesman for the President on matters ranging from campaign finance investigations to the scandal involving Monica Lewisnky. He was a big supporter of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 primary campaign and still maintains close ties to the Clinton’s. Eileen O’Connor, in addition to being a lawyer, is a well known journalist who covered stories for ABC and CNN for 24 years. Together, they led a practice involving litigation and media strategies at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. Now, the pair is moving together to McDermott Will & Emeryto join the firm’s regulatory and government strategies practice.
