The Capital Times reports:

Kloppenburg's campaign is working with Marc Elias, an attorney with Perkins Coie, a Washington D.C.-based firm with an office in downtown Madison. Elias is the same attorney who represented Democratic challenger Al Franken in his eight-month epic recount battle with incumbent Republican Norm Coleman. Franken eventually prevailed, winning his U.S. Senate seat by 312 votes. Prosser has hired Ben Ginsberg, a Washington-D.C. attorney who played a prominent role in the 2000 Bush-Gore presidential recount effort in Florida. He was also part of the team that represented Coleman in his recount effort. Prosser has also retained Madison attorney Jim Troupis, and Dan Kelly, who is based in Milwaukee.

Apparently, Perkins Coie has already been involved in the Kloppenburg campaign. The Kloppenburg campaign filed an amicus brief in support of the Wisconsin campaign finance law that was challenged by Wisconsin Right to Life and the Wisconsin Center for Economic Prosperity. The law was upheld by U.S. District Judge William Connelly.

So it seems like we are poised for a replay of the Minnesota election contest, with some of the same actors that were involved in that judicial drama.

Things might be even more dramatic and complicated this time around, though, what with all the uncertainty around the Waukesha votes kerfuffle.

In related news, a Kloppenburg for Justice Committee has been formed to raise money for the recount effort.

Here is the link for contributions.