Robert S. Bennett

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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.

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.

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 in Washington, D.C.

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. He is the older brother of William J. Bennett.