POLITICO - By KENNETH P. VOGEL 2/2/09
Bauer's new, unmatched legal power
President Barack Obama has installed his personal and political attorney, Bob Bauer, as the Democratic Party’s new lawyer, a move that gives Bauer unmatched power in Democratic legal circles and marks him as a top behind-the-scenes player in the president’s inner circle. In addition to representing Obama in personal matters, such as the federal investigation of disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, and political matters stemming from Obama’s presidential campaign, Bauer also will play that role for Obama’s new political network, Organizing for America, and the Democratic National Committee, which is administering the network. The added work will mean a big payday for Bauer, a leading election lawyer known for his shrewd but confrontational style, and his law firm, Perkins Coie, which already represents the Democrats’ Senate and House campaign committees. It has reaped nearly $1.5 million in payments from Obama’s presidential campaign and an earlier political group since Bauer started representing Obama in 2005. (continues...)
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