Robert S. Bennett (born 1939) is an American attorney best known for representing President Bill Clinton during the Monica Lewinsky investigation. Bennett is also famous for representing Judith Miller in the Valerie Plame case, Caspar Weinberger of Iran Contra fame and Clark Clifford in the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) scandal. 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... In the United States, a lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... The President of the United States (unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Monica Lewinsky, in the government ID photo by which she was first identified in the press Monica Lewinsky receives a hug from U.S. President Bill Clinton during a fundraising event in Washington, DC, October, 1996 Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman who was thrust... Judith Miller on October 27, 2004. ... For detail on the political scandal, see Plame affair Valerie Plame with her husband Joseph C. Wilson, photographed after her CIA identity became public knowledge. ... Caspar Weinberger Caspar Willard Weinberger (born August 18, 1917) is best known as United States Secretary of Defense under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 through 1987, and for his related roles in the Strategic Defense Initiative program (popularly known as Star Wars), and in the Iran-Contra Affair. ... Clark McAdams Clifford (December 25, 1906 _ October 10, 1998) was an American lawyer who served for Presidents Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson. ... The Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was a major international bank founded in Pakistan in 1972. ...

Born in Brooklyn, New York, he graduated from Brooklyn Prep in 1957. He received his B.A. from Georgetown University in 1961, his L.L.B. from Georgetown in 1964, and his L.L.M. from Harvard University in 1965. From 1965 to 1967, he served as a clerk for Howard F. Corcoran, a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States District Court for the District of Columbia is the United States District Court that hears cases originating in the District of Columbia under Federal law. ...

After graduating from law school, Bennett served as assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. He then went on to Hogan & Hartson, where he worked in the litigation department. He is a partner with the firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates (a. ... Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ...

He served as a member of the National Review Board for the Protection of Children & Young People created by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops from 2002 to 2004. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, also known as the USCCB, is the official governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. ...

Famous Cases

• President Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky investigation.
• Judith Miller, The New York Times journalist in the CIA leak grand jury investigation.

Monica Lewinsky, in the government ID photo by which she was first identified in the press Monica Lewinsky receives a hug from U.S. President Bill Clinton during a fundraising event in Washington, DC, October, 1996 Monica Samille Lewinsky (born July 23, 1973) is an American woman who was thrust... Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois CIA leak grand jury investigation (rel. ...

External links

• Biography, with photo, on Skadden, Arps's site