By the time former Virginia governor Robert McDonnell was indicted on public corruption charges in January 2014, his lawyers at Jones Day already had their eye on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Firm partner Henry “Hank” Asbill said they had hoped to convince prosecutors not to indict McDonnell. When those efforts didn’t work out, and facing a difficult jury trial amid intense media coverage, Asbill and the trial team worked from the start with partner Noel Francisco and the appellate team to tee up issues they would raise on appeal–and ultimately prevail on before the justices.
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