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Cleta B. Deatherage Mitchell (born September 16, 1950) is an American lawyer, politician and conservative activist.[1] Elected in 1976, Mitchell served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives until 1984, representing District 44 as a member of the Democratic Party. In 1996, she registered as a Republican.[2] Since then, she has worked as a Republican lawyer and conservative activist.
After Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, Mitchell aided Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the election results and pressure election officials to "find" sufficient votes for him to win.[2] After participating in a phone call in which Trump appeared to pressure Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to alter the election results, Mitchell resigned as a partner at Foley & Lardner.[3][4]
Foley & Lardner LLP (Sometimes referred to simply as "Foley") is an international law firm started in 1842. In terms of revenue it ranked 59th on The American Lawyer's 2019 AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms, with $837 million in gross revenue in 2018.[1]
History
The oldest and largest law firm in Wisconsin, it was established in 1842 as Finch & Lynde.[2] Its founders were Asahel Finch, Jr., a Republican and former Michigan state representative,[3] and William Pitt Lynde, a Democrat who later served in the United States House of Representatives, the Wisconsin state legislature, and as mayor of Milwaukee.[2][4][5] By 1970 the firm had changed its name 11 times, and was beginning to grow substantially.[6] In 2001, after absorbing firms in Chicago and Washington, D.C., it was the 11th largest firm in the United States.[7]
The firm's current name was adopted in 1969,[8] and refers to two name partners, both corporate lawyers: Leon Foley, who died at age 83 in 1978 after more than 50 years with the firm,[9] and Lynford Lardner, Jr., who died at age 58 in 1973 after drowning in the Milwaukee River.[10] When the firm merged with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP in 2018, the plan -- (at least initially) -- was to use, in some cities, a firm name including the name partner name "Gardere".[11]
In 2020, Foley & Lardner partner Cleta Mitchell aided Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and pressure election officials to "find" votes for him to defeat Democratic candidate Joe Biden.[12] Mitchell criticized Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, accusing him without evidence of saying things "that are simply not correct" about the presidential results in Georgia.[13] She also claimed without evidence that dead people voted in the election.[14] When confronted with why a Foley & Lardner partner was involved in aiding Trump in overturning the 2020 election, Foley & Lardner distanced itself from Mitchell.[15]
Foley & Lardner's primary practice areas include intellectual property, business law, litigation, and regulatory. Notable clients of the firm include the Nicholas Maduro regime in Venezuela,[16] Johnson Controls, CVS,[15] Harley Davidson, Major League Baseball,[2] and Acciona.
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