O’Melveny Partners Straddle Both Sides of the Presidential Race

Two top partners at O’Melveny & Myers have been quite actively involved in this year’s presidential race, with each advising their own candidate’s campaign on opposite sides of the aisle. But the firm is taking a hard stance on the matter: neither candidate is a firm client.

On the one hand, we have A.B. Culvahouse, the firm’s former chair, who has served as senior advisor to Donald Trump in his election campaign. On the other: Tom Donilon, the man President Barack Obama appointed to serve on his top cybersecurity committee, is advising Hillary Clinton in her bid for the White House, The Washington Post ...