Marc Elias - Clinton Campaign Attorney
Marc E. Elias, a lawyer representing the Clinton campaign and the DNC, retained Fusion GPS, a Washington firm, to conduct the research against Trump [Dossier]
After that, Fusion GPS hired dossier author Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer with ties to the FBI and the U.S. intelligence community
Marc Elias was the Attorney who represented Senator Menendez who was charged with collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent for a building he owned from the North Hudson Community Action Corporation, an antipoverty group. Mr. Menendez had helped the group, which was run by a political ally and campaign contributor, win millions of dollars in federal funding. (2007)
Case was dismissed in January 2018. "Judge dismisses all charges against Sen. Menendez following request from prosecutors"
Judge presiding was William H. Walls (Bill Clinton Appointee)
So the Justice Department dropped charges against Menendez who is Represented by Perkins Coie and Marc Elias.