Thriller set in the murky world of corporate law michael clayton george clooney is an in house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in new york a former criminal prosecutor clayton takes care of his employers dirtiest work at the behest of the firms co founder marty bach sydney pollack to whom clayton feels a deep loyalty he arranges top flight legal services and skirts through loopholes for their ethically questionable clients though burned out disillusioned and hardly