Robert Barnett, Michael O’Connor, and Deneen Howell Represent Former President Bill Clinton In Book Deal

June 2018

On June 4, 2018, Alfred A. Knopf and Little, Brown and Company published "The President Is Missing," co-authored by Bill Clinton and James Patterson. Williams & Connolly partners Bob Barnett, Michael O’Connor, and Deneen Howell represented former President Clinton, a long-time client, during negotiations with the publishers for the Clinton-Patterson thriller.  More than 147,000 hardcover copies were sold during the first week of the book’s release.

Click here to read The Washington Post article.

“The President is Missing” was the bestselling adult fiction title for 2018. Click here to view The Publisher’s Weekly list of 2018 print bestsellers.

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