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Jamie Gorelick

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As one of Washington's best-known litigators, Jamie Gorelick has represented institutions and individuals in a wide array of matters, particularly in the regulatory and enforcement arenas.  Routinely listed as one of the “Best Lawyers in America,” she was the 2018 American Lawyer “Lifetime Achiever”, has been profiled as “A Legend in the Law” in the Washington Lawyer, and listed by the National Law Journal as one of the “Thirty Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years.” 

Jamie has been in and out of government for most of her career.  She was one of the longest serving Deputy Attorneys General of the United States, the second highest position in the Department of Justice. She also served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense.  Earlier in her career, Jamie was Vice Chair of the Task Force on the Audit, Inspection and Investigation Components of the Department of Defense. She was also Assistant to the Secretary and Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

Jamie has also served on numerous government boards and commissions. She has been a member of the Department of Defense Policy Board and served as a member of the bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the "9/11 Commission") and she has served on senior advisory panels at the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Energy.