Robert Luskin

Robert Luskin

Robert D. Luskin (born January 21, 1950) is an attorney and partner in the law firm of Patton Boggs LLP, specializing in White-collar crime and federal and state government investigations. He is currently the personal attorney for White House senior advisor and chief political strategist Karl Rove, representing Rove in the special investigations into the outing of covert operative Valerie Plame's position within the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) specialist.

Luskin is a graduate of Harvard University and Harvard Law School, and a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. He worked in the US Department of Justice, specializing in Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) enforcement, and helped supervise the ABSCAM investigation of the early 1980s. Since entering private practice, he has represented both witnesses and investigative targets in independent counsel, criminal, and congressional investigations. Luskin is also a lecturer at the University of Virginia School of Law, where he teaches one course each spring in Labor Racketeering.

Recently, Luskin has been listed as lead counsel for Lance Armstrong and his June 2012 allegations of blood doping in connection with his numerous victories in the Tour de France where the USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency), a quasi-official American sports governing entity has formally charged Lance Armstrong with various doping violations. Due to the significant claims by USADA Armstrong has been prevented from competing in theinternational Triatholon events he was scheduled to compete in. Having Mr. Luskin as lead counsel can only support Mr. Armstrong's attempts to overcome or circumvent the charges as soon as possible.