Marc Elias
American lawyer
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| March 22 2025 | President Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum specifically targeting Marc Elias and the Elias Law Group, which Elias publicly condemned as an attempt to intimidate lawyers opposing the administration. |
| 2024 | Sued to overturn an Ohio law barring foreign nationals from spending money on ballot measure campaigns and petitioned the Federal Election Commission to allow coordination between a George Soros-funded PAC and Democratic campaigns. |
| 2024 | Hired by Kamala Harris presidential campaign to handle potential recounts and post-election litigation. |
| May 18 2022 | Testified at the trial of Michael Sussmann, providing testimony that was critical of Donald Trump and the FBI's handling of the Trump-Russia investigation. |
| 2021 | Left Perkins Coie to establish the Elias Law Group. |
| December 2021 | Elias asked the full court to reconsider the sanctions panel's decision, with his attorney Paul Clement arguing that the action was unprecedented and Elias had made good-faith mistakes. |
| December 2021 | Steve Bannon discussed Marc Elias on his 'War Room' podcast, describing him as 'pure evil' but also 'smart, tough, and a fighter'. |
| March 12 2021 | A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued sanctions on Marc Elias and other Perkins Coie attorneys for filing 'redundant and misleading' motions related to a case about straight-ticket voting in Texas. |
| 2020 | Oversaw state-by-state legal response to Trump campaign election result lawsuits, winning 63 out of 64 cases. |
| 2020 | Founded Democracy Docket, a website focused on voting rights and election litigation. |
| January 2019 | Became general counsel of Kamala Harris's 2020 presidential campaign. |
| 2018 | Served as attorney for Dan McCready during the investigation of fraud allegations in North Carolina's 9th congressional district election. |
| 2016 | Served as general counsel for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. |
| April 2016 | Hired Fusion GPS on behalf of the Democratic National Committee and Clinton campaign to conduct opposition research that resulted in the Steele dossier. |
| April 2015 | Engaged by Hillary Clinton as attorney of record and general counsel for her 2016 presidential campaign. |
| 2014 | Advised Senator Harry Reid on a provision in a spending bill that increased donation limits for superrich donors to national party committees. |
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