Robert Weiner

Robert Weiner has headed Arnold & Porter LLP's litigation and business litigation practice groups. Ranked in numerous surveys as one of the best litigators in the US, Mr. Weiner has substantial experience as a trial lawyer and appellate advocate in criminal and civil cases. In 1997-98, Mr. Weiner served as Senior Counsel in the White House Counsel's Office. As "in-house" counsel in the White House, he dealt with the legal aspects of major legislative and public policy issues confronting the nation, from global warming and civil rights to financial reform and privacy. Mr. Weiner has also taught Mass Torts at the University of Virginia School of Law and Complex Criminal Litigation at the Georgetown University Law Center. In 1987, Mr. Weiner served as an Associate Independent Counsel in the Wedtech prosecution. Mr. Weiner clerked for Judge Henry Friendly of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.