WP: Former Clinton Counsel Lloyd Cutler Dies at 87

[DeepModem Mom]

Former Clinton Counsel Lloyd Cutler Dies at 87

By Adam Bernstein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, May 8, 2005; 2:29 PM


Lloyd Cutler, 87, a Washington legal mandarin for six decades who served as White House counsel under presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, died May 8 at his home in Washington. He had complications from a broken hip.

Mr. Cutler was a commanding presence among the capital's power elite and at home in the highest levels of industry, government and politics. He was a founding partner of Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, one of the city's leading law firms. Last year, it merged with a Boston firm to become Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, with offices on three continents and more than 1,000 lawyers.

Mr. Cutler was a Democrat who was nonpartisan in his legal work. His clients ranged from liberal advocacy groups to big business, including trade associations for cars, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. His corporate clients included The Washington Post Co., CBS, Bethlehem Steel, Kaiser Steel, IBM, American Express, Pan American World Airways and the Long Island Railroad.

At times, he assisted prominent Republicans such as former Secretaries of State George P. Shultz, Henry Kissinger and James A. Baker III. He once was an arbiter for the Rolling Stones during a disagreement with the band's manager and, in perhaps one of his least heralded success stories, persuaded Mick Jagger to wear a necktie at the Metropolitan Club.

Louis R. Cohen, a partner at the firm and a former deputy solicitor general of the United States, said that for many his late boss "defined political and legal public policy in Washington." He cited Mr. Cutler's active role spanning the major issues of his lifetime, including the law of the sea and public policies affecting housing, railroads and disarmament....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/08/AR2005050800378.html

[CTyankee]

1. Saw him just a few years ago

at his law school alma mater, Yale. He was jovial and vibrant. Totally in the game in Washington. Loved coming back to New Haven to give a talk at the Law School. What a pleasure!

[pilgrimsoul]

2. I worked my way through college temping at WC&P

about 25 years ago. I once had a 2 week assignment working for Lloyd Cutler while his secretary was on vacation. REALLY good guy. I'm not a bit surprised to learn that he was a democrat.