Loretta E. Lynch
Loretta E. Lynch is a partner at Hogan & Hartson, LLP. Her practice focuses primarily on commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense, and corporate compliance issues. From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Lynch served as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. During her tenure, she oversaw an office of more than 150 attorneys who represented the federal government in both civil and criminal matters. Prior to being named U.S. Attorney, Ms. Lynch served as the Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney for the district. She also served as Chief of the Long Island office from 1994 to 1998, after serving as the Deputy Chief of General Crimes and as Chief of Intake and Arraignments for the district. Ms. Lynch has been a frequent instructor for the U.S. Department of Justice in their Criminal Trial Advocacy Program and has served as an adjunct professor at St. John's University School of Law. She has also participated in trial advocacy workshops for the prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and served as Special Counsel to the Prosecutor of the ICTR. Ms. Lynch is a Member of the Boards of The Legal Aid Society, the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the Office of the Appellate Defender and the National Institute for Law and Equity. Ms. Lynch is also a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law. She is a former Member of the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She received her A.B. from Harvard College in 1981, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1984.