Bloomberg Law
April 14, 2017, 3:53 PM UTC

Is William & Connolly’s Bob Barnett Superman or Zelig?

Gabe Friedman
Freelancer

In her forthcoming book, out Tuesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D - Mass., acknowledged a Williams & Connolly partner who seems to be counsel to nearly every important politician.

“Once again, Bob Barnett served as a thoughtful adviser, always ready with wise counsel or a deliciously funny barb,” wrote Warren, in the acknowledgements section of “ This Fight is Our Fight.

Barnett, of course, was a staunch Hillary Clinton supporter and is a Democrat, but that hasn’t kept Republicans away from him. Who says Washington, D.C. is more divided than ever?

Remember that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, thanked “my Lord Jesus Christ” ...

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