Who Is The Most Famous Practicing Lawyer?

Who is the most famous of them all?

Question markBig Law Business recently conducted two polls asking for opinions on who the most famous practicing lawyer is. One survey was of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg BNA executives, editors, and reporters, while the other was a poll of Big Law Business readers. Ted Olson, Marty Lipton, Eric Holder, Ted Wells, Paul Clement, Rudy Giuliani, Joe Lieberman, Vernon Jordan, and Kathleen Sullivan all appear on both lists, but not at the Number 1 spots. Which two lawyers are the most famous practicing lawyers according to each of these polls?

Hint: Both of these lawyers began their careers at Cravath Swaine & Moore before starting their own firms.

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