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Last May, following Trump's surprise firing of James Comey as FBI director, the two were among 180 former prosecutors from the district who signed a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein calling for the appointment of a special counsel.

After Comey's firing, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appointed Mueller as the special counsel in charge of the Russia investigation.

Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller in mid-May as special counsel overseeing the the investigation into whether the President Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russian officials during the 2016 election, noted that under the special counsel regulations, only the attorney general has the authority to fire such an appointee.

As you know, the deputy attorney general has appointed a special counsel to investigate matters related to Russian interference in the 2016 election.

And CNN notes it was Comey, then serving as Deputy Attorney General in the Department of Justice, who oversaw the special counsel investigation into the leak that ultimately led to Libby's conviction.

Her experience includes serving as Vice President and Division General Counsel to Bausch & Lomb's Surgical Division; Special Counsel and Senior Leadership team member to DaVita Rx; Senior Counsel and senior leadership team member to Baxter International's BioScience Division; Assistant Corporate Secretary and Senior Counsel to Brunswick Corporation and Assistant Regional Director of the SEC's Enforcement Division.

Ms. Briccetti's notable career achievements include serving as assistant counsel to the New York State Senate majority, as a legislative aide and counsel to the New York State Assembly majority committee on Racing and Wagering, and special counsel in the New York State Attorney General's office.

Turner was introduced at the event by Juan Reyes, the attorney and former low - level Giuliani administration aide (UPDATE: A reader insists Reyes was not, in fact, «low - level,» noting his last title was general counsel to the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals, and he also served as counsel to the NYC Loft Board) preferred by the Queens GOP to get the party's nod in the upcoming Sept. 13 special election.

Thompson also served as special assistant to the U.S. Treasury Department Undersecretary for Enforcement in Washington, D.C., and in the General Counsel's office at the Treasury.

As attorney general, Cuomo would be charged with appointing a special prosecutor (or appointing himself as special prosecutor) to probe Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic chairman and now counsel to a top State Senate leadeAs attorney general, Cuomo would be charged with appointing a special prosecutor (or appointing himself as special prosecutor) to probe Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic chairman and now counsel to a top State Senate leadeas special prosecutor) to probe Pigeon, the former Erie County Democratic chairman and now counsel to a top State Senate leader.

(CNN)- The New Jersey General Assembly, which is investigating the George Washington Bridge controversy, on Wednesday named the same prosecutor that went after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as its own special counsel for a committee that will lead the bridge probe.

Back in 2010, as Cuomo prepared to enter the governor's race, the Times ran a profile of the then - attorney general's special counsel, a former high - school linebacker virtually unknown «outside of New York political circles» who was «intensely devoted to Mr. Cuomo and quick to respond to slights, real or perceived.»

Worked at HUD from 1999 to 2001 as special assistant to the Secretary and later as assistant general counsel.

From 1999 - 2001, he worked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where he served as Special Assistant to the Secretary and later as Assistant General Counsel.

A special counsel to Cuomo as attorney general, she is a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan, former first deputy commissioner in New York City's Department of Investigation and was first deputy district attorney in Westchester County.

Those assisting him include Charlie King, whom Mr. Cuomo installed as the state Democratic Party's executive director, and Joseph Percoco, a special counsel to the attorney general and Mr. Cuomo's political enforcer.

«The decision in Boone County Board of Education v. N.W., as it stands, would force cash - strapped school districts to bear the high costs of private placements during litigation, even when a court ultimately rules that the district has made FAPE available in a public school setting,» said NSBA General Counsel Francisco M. Negrón Jr. «The lower court's decision sets a terrible precedent that prolongs due process and court proceedings and discourages informal resolution of special education disputes through mediated settlement.

«We did find that there is a lack of regular, coordinated and comprehensive training to provide CPS special education staff the knowledge that they need to implement the special education system,» ISBE general counsel Stephanie Jones said as she presented a summary of the panel's conclusions to a large audience at the state board's Wednesday meeting.

J. John Stevenson joined North Shore Animal League America in 1978 as Special Counsel, becoming General Counsel in 1988.

John Stevenson joined North Shore Animal League America in 1978 as Special Counsel, becoming General Counsel in 1988.

Acting as special or general outside counsel to assist clients in developing corporate compliance programs, including programs relating to antitrust, environmental and securities laws, and developing corporate protocols, such as delegations of authority

Rob served for several years as principal outside counsel and lead trial lawyer for the Illinois Gaming Board, advising the Board on a range of regulatory issues, and as a Special Assistant Attorney General, trying major administrative matters.

During Law school, Nesko clerked at the Illinois Attorney General's Office, at their Criminal Enforcement, Special Prosecutions division; as in - house counsel's intern at Presence Health, and a number of Chicago based law firms.

Subsequently, Terry served as General Counsel for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation and as Counsel for the Governor's Special Commission on Racing.

Prior to his appointment, he had held various positions in the Department of Justice Canada, as well he was the director general of constitutional strategy and plans at the Privy Council Office; special adviser to the executive council of the Government of Quebec and counsel in the Quebec Ministry of Justice.

Co-op group general counsel Alistair Asher is taking up a new role as director of special projects for the business, with former Dixons Carphone group GC Helen Grantham replacing him in the top legal role.

The law school is represented by Paul D. Clement, a former U.S. solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration, who is now a Kirkland & Ellis partner; Viet D. Dinh, another Kirkland partner who served as an assistant attorney general during same administration, and Christopher Bartolomucci, a Kirkland partner who served as White House associate counsel to President George W. Bush and was associate special counsel to the U.S. Senate Whitewater Committee.

Vern also served as a special counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, where he practiced appellate liticounsel in the Office of General Counsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, where he practiced appellate litiCounsel at the Securities and Exchange Commission, where he practiced appellate litigation.

SCC Secretary General Annette Magnusson is invited as a special guest speaker at the Dentons Corporate Counsels» Club roundtable in Almaty on 28 September.

Providing comprehensive legal services while serving as full - and part - time city attorney, full - and part - time county attorney and independent special district utility general counsel

Served as special counsel under the direction of the New Jersey Attorney General's office to the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (formerly known as the Hackensack Meadowlands Development Commission), an agency of the State of New Jersey which owns, or will acquire, an area in excess of 1,000 acres.

Breslin and Breslin, PA, Donald A. Caminiti, Esq., was one of six law firms selected by the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey to act as special counsel to represent it in its lawsuit against the tobacco industry to recover Medicaid and other health related costs incurred by the state resulting from tobacco related illnesses.

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo has been retained by QMC as general litigation and regulatory special counsel to the debtor.

Our attorneys serve as outside general and special counsel and advisors on a full spectrum of corporate transactional and other matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, restructurings, private equity investments and a full range of other business transactions.

At a Thursday hearing on Paul Manafort's motion to dismiss criminal charges for acts committed prior to 2014 as beyond the scope of the Mueller's investigation the Special Counsel's Office brought out the heavy hitters including Deputy Solicitor General Michael Dreeben.

The concern raised by plaintiff's counsel, and it is a real concern, is that the jury may assume that because the plaintiff is relatively well - off she does not need to be compensated for future wage loss and they may reduce their awards for general and special damages as well.

I came to the position with experience as a law clerk to a federal appellate judge, thirteen years of practice (including service as a special counsel appointed to prosecute the impeachment of Nebraska's Attorney General), and then five years as a United States Magistrate Judge.