Over the past couple of days I've heard Hillary Rossen? and Jamie Gorelick are among BP's lawyers.

[Skidmore]

I've heard this on more than one commentary show on television. Now why would these people who have worked actively in the Clinton administration and served as spokespersons for the left take work representing BP? I keep thinking about Hayward's performance yesterday in front of Congress.

[dipsydoodle]

1. Presumably because its their profession

and they also have specialised legal knowledge of other similar events. :shrug:

[DrDan]

2. why not? I am sure there are plenty of D's among their employees. Should they be faulted?

Corporations hire herds of lawyers - nothing wrong with being represented, is there?. They are not all R's.

Should a D lawyer be faulted for doing legal work for Toyota?

[KharmaTrain]

3. Guns For Hire...

Looks like Hillary Rosen is giving up on her RIAA crusade to bust 13 year old kids for downloading Lady Ga Ga for a little bit and has a new high paying client. What a scumbag. But then I guess when you get those nice big checks in the mail, principals never do matter. Not sure what Goerlick's thing is...but I do have to chuckle a bit when the Freepers find out she's defending their polluting heroes.

[treestar]

4. Even corporations are entitled to legal advice

In fact the advice may tell them they are wrong.

Something tells me that to you a lawyer is someone who gets you what you want, and if you hired one who told you the law did not allow you to get what you want, you'd say that was a crummy lawyer rather than listen to their advice.

So lawyers who defended Charles Manson must be OK with murder, right?

[Bluenorthwest]

7. I've hired and fired lawyers most of my life

The ones who were fired, they were fired for informing me that they could 'do some thing' for me money wise, on the qt. Many of them are corrupt. The vast majority are not. But you are naive as all hell if you think there is not a sort of lawyer who does in fact 'get you what you want'.
Also, when you say BP is 'entitled' to legal representation, I do not agree. There is no law that would pay for such representation to an individual or entity in the same position who was unable to pay. They have yet to be charged with a crime. They are free to seek council, council is also free to say no. And there is no law that would compel anyone to represent them. So entitled is not the right word. Allowed is more fitting.

[TexasObserver]

5. Apparently, BP thinks Rosen and Gorelick will help them.

I don't see Rosen or Gorelick helping BP, either politically or legally.

They're likely only hired for the political impact. It's strictly a PR move. Look for BP to add several more Democrats who are willing to rent their name to BP for a price.

[Scuba]

6. Nailed it.

[FBI_Un_Sub]

8. When big corporations lawyer up

When big corporations lawyer up they get the best. Hillary Rossen and Jamie Gorelick are among the best.