what is emmet t. flood's experience as an attorney

by Trenton Weissnat Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago 5 min read

Flood has previously worked with and represented former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Attorney Emmet Flood, who will be replacing Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed The Georgia Peach, was an American Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in rural Narrows, Georgia. Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team's player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 193…

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on President Donald Trump's legal team in the Russia investigation, is experienced working with presidents in legal trouble.

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Representative Experience

Defense of an oil & gas industry pioneer and his new companies in a suit seeking $450 million based on allegations of misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. The case settled for no payment, no admission of liability and with plaintiff agreeing to pay millions of dollars in defense costs.

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Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court of the United States, 1993 - 1994

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Trump hires Clinton impeachment lawyer Emmet Flood

Dershowitz, who dined with the president last month as questions mounted over whether he would dismiss Mueller or Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, added that the hiring of Flood could also indicate further “posturing” from a president eager to show he has legal might on his side.