Lanny A. Breuer — Vice Chair at Covington & Burling LLP

Mr. Lanny A. Breuer served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Breuer began his legal career in 1985 as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan, where he prosecuted violent crime, such as armed robbery and gang violence, white collar crime, and other offenses. In 1989, he joined Covington, where he worked until 1997, when he joined the White House Counsel's Office as Special Counsel to President William Jefferson Clinton. As Special Counsel, Mr. Breuer assisted in defending President Clinton in the Senate impeachment trial and handled a wide array of congressional investigations. He has been Vice Chair at Covington & Burling LLP since March 28, 2013. Mr. Breuer works closely with senior leadership to implement Covington & Burling's long-term strategy, with a particular focus on its international initiatives and practices. Mr. Breuer returned to Covington in 1999 as Co-Chair of the White Collar Defense and Investigations practice group, where he specialized in white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation and represented individuals and corporations in matters involving significant legal and reputational risks. Mr. Breuer led the largest traditional organized crime prosecution and the two largest Medicare fraud cases in U.S. history. He oversaw the prosecution of the owners of an international data storage website for allegedly committing intellectual property infringement, one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever brought by the United States. He has been recognized as a leading litigator by numerous publications, including American Lawyer (45 Under 45), Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, Guide to the World's Leading White Collar Crime Lawyers, National Law Journal (Visionary), and Washingtonian. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a Barrister of the Edward Bennett Williams Inn of Court, and a member of the American Law Institute. The National Law Journal named Mr. Breuer this week one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in the nation, and he was ranked sixth on Ethisphere's list of the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics internationally. Mr. Breuer received his undergraduate degree from Columbia College and his law degree from Columbia Law School.