THERE ARE STILL 10 months before the first Democratic presidential primaries, but the attacks have already started, and candidates are scrambling to lock in endorsements and cash. So it seems odd for senior attorneys from opposing campaigns to be in close daily contact. But lawyers for Barack Obama and Christopher Dodd have no choice. They work on the same floor.
Seattle-based Perkins Coie represents both the Dodd and Obama campaigns. In the last two election cycles, the firm has made a name for itself in presidential politics, in part by handling more than one White House hopeful at a time. The work puts the firm in an elite group that monopolizes high-profile candidates. Others include Lyn Utrecht of Ryan, Phillips, Utrecht & MacKinnon and Benjamin Ginsberg of Patton Boggs. Utrecht represents Sen. Hillary Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards and Gov. Tom Vilsack of Iowa, before he dropped out of the race. In the last year, Ginsberg has handled Govs. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, George Pataki of New York and Mitt Romney of Massachusetts, as well as Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas and former Sen. George Allen of Virginia.
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