And that firm represents Prince Mohammed al-Faisal al-Saud, a member of the Saudi royal family and director of a key Saudi financial agency, against a lawsuit filed by a coalition of 600 Sept. 11 families. >> "
Gorelick is involved in representing the Saudi's in that case?
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I never heard that she is personally active in his represenation, but her firm represents him. In any law firm, no matter how big, before they take on a new client or a new matter, they run a conflicts check on names of every entity involved. If any partner has a client that would present even a potential conflict, he contacts the originating partner. Sometimes, if the clients don't mind (e.g., if it's a pretty tangential connection), the clients can agree to go on despite the conflict. Very often, however, one of the clients is told he needs another firm to represent him, at least for that matter.