PERSON: Trevor Potter

Caplin & Drysdale, Chtd.

Member, Head of Political Law Practice

Trevor Potter is a Member in Caplin & Drysdale’s Washington, D.C., office, where he leads the firm’s Political Law Group. He is one of the nation’s best-known and experienced campaign and election lawyers. A former Commissioner and Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and counsel to several Presidential campaigns, Mr. Potter has been described by the American Bar Association Journal as “hands-down one of the top lawyers in the country on the delicate intersection of politics, law, and money.”

Mr. Potter has been rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell®, listed as one of the “Best Lawyers in America®,” and listed among Washington, D.C.’s, Super Lawyers®. He was recently described as “smart as a whip” in his Chambers USA listing, and the editors of Campaigns & Elections Magazine voted him among the “Top 50 Influencers” in the political world to watch in the 2014 election cycle.

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