Government Experience
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Executive Branch
The White House
Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. | Partner, Washington, DC
White House Counsel (1987-1989)
Member, President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (2006-2009)
Member, Intelligence Oversight Board (2006-2009)
Greg Jacob | Partner, Washington, DC
Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, Domestic Policy Council (2006-2007)
Central Intelligence Agency
Robert Rizzi | Partner, Washington, DC
Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel (1981-1982)
Department of Commerce
Theodore Kassinger | Partner, Washington, DC
Deputy Secretary (2004-2005)
General Counsel (2001-2004)
Jonathan Sallet | Partner, Washington, DC
Assistant to the Secretary and Director of the Office of Policy & Strategic Planning (19931996)
Department of Defense
Brian Boyle | Partner, Washington, DC
Assistant to the General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of the Army (1986-1991)
Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. | Partner, Washington, DC
Member, Nuclear Command and Control System Federal Advisory Committee (2008-2009)
Member, Federal Advisory Committee on Nuclear Failsafe and Risk Reduction (1990-1992)
Department of State
Donald Bliss | Retired Partner, Washington, DC
U.S. Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the United States on the Council of International
Civil Aviation Organization (2006-2009)
Executive Secretary, Agency for International Development (1974-75)
Theodore Kassinger | Partner, Washington, DC
Attorney, Office of the Legal Adviser (1980-1981)
Department of Transportation
William Coleman, Jr. | Senior Partner, Washington, DC
Secretary of Transportation (1975-1977)
Donald Bliss | Retired Partner, Washington, DC
Acting General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel (1975-1977)
Department of Justice
Brian Boyle | Partner, Washington, DC
Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General (2003-2005)
Office of the Solicitor General
Walter Dellinger | Partner, Washington, DC
Acting Solicitor General (1996-1997)
Michael Tubach | Partner, San Francisco, CA
Bristow Fellow (1990-1991)
Loren AliKhan | Associate, Washington, DC
Bristow Fellow (2008-2009)
Office of Legal Counsel
Walter Dellinger | Partner, Washington, DC
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel (1993-1996)
Greg Jacob | Partner, Washington, DC
Attorney-Advisor (2001-2004)
Brianne Gorod | Counsel, Washington, DC
Attorney-Advisor (2009-2011)
Antitrust Division
Ian Simmons | Partner, Washington, DC
Trial Attorney, Computers & Finance Section (1994-1997)
Lauren Sun | Associate, Washington, DC
Trial Attorney (2009-2011)
Civil Division
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Stephen Brody | Partner, Washington, DC
Acting Director, Tobacco Litigation Team (2005-2006)
Deputy Director, Tobacco Litigation Team (2001-2005)
Trial Attorney, Tobacco Litigation Team (2000-2001)
David Leviss | Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Trial Attorney, Civil Frauds Section (2000-2007)
Civil Rights Division
Robert Eccles | Partner, Washington, DC
Trial Attorney (1972-1977)
Criminal Division
Stevan Bunnell | Partner, Washington, DC
Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division (1999-2002)
Trial Attorney, Public Integrity Section (1995-1999)
United States Attorneys’ Offices
Daniel Bookin | Partner, San Francisco, CA
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (1978-1982)
Stevan Bunnell | Partner, Washington, DC
Chief of the Criminal Division, District of Columbia (2004-2007)
Chief of the U.S. Attorney's Office's Fraud and Public Corruption Section (2002-2004)
Sharon Bunzel | Partner, San Francisco, CA
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California (1999-2005)
Howard Heiss | Partner, New York, NY
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (1993-2004)
Carolyn Kubota | Partner, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California (1986-1998)
Scott Nonaka| Partner, Tokyo, Japan
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California (1999-2002)
Mark Racanelli | Partner, New York, NY
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (2000-2005)
Jonathan Rosenberg | Partner, New York, NY
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York (1996-2002)
Daniel Shallman | Partner, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California (2000-2007)
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Michael Tubach | Partner, San Francisco, CA
Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia (1991-1997)
Vasu Muthyala| Counsel, Washington, DC
Senior Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia (2008-2011)
Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia (2004-2008)
Department of Labor
Robert Eccles | Partner, Washington, DC
Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor (1982-1988)
Deputy to the Associate Solicitor of Labor, Office of the Solicitor (1980-1982)
Trial Attorney, Office of the Solicitor (1977-1980)
Greg Jacob | Partner, Washington, DC
Solicitor of Labor, Office of the Solicitor (2007-2009)
Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary (2007)
Deputy Solicitor of Labor, Office of the Solicitor (2005-2006)
Tess Gee | Counsel, Washington, DC
Deputy Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor (2006-2008)
Senior Trial Attorney, Office of the Solicitor (2004-2006)
Regional ERISA Counsel, San Francisco Regional Office of the Solicitor (2000-2004)
Trial Attorney, San Francisco Regional Office of the Solicitor (1994-2000)
Department of Education
Brian Anderson| Partner, Washington, DC
Special Assistant to the General Counsel (1987-1989)
Department of Health and Human Services
Donald Bliss | Retired Partner, Washington, DC
Executive Secretary (Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary) (1969-1973)
Independent Agencies
Federal Trade Commission
Michael Antalics | Partner, Washington, DC
Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition (2000-2001)
Assistant Director for Mergers, Bureau of Competition (1997-1999)
Assistant Director for Non-Merger Litigation, Bureau of Competition (1991-1997)
Richard Parker | Partner, Washington, DC
Director, Bureau of Competition (1999-2001)
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Maryanne Kane | Counsel, Washington, DC
Chief of Staff, Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras (2004-2006)
Chief of Staff, Chairman Tim Muris (2003-2004)
Assistant General Counsel (1997-2003)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Martin Dunn | Partner, Washington, DC
Acting Director, Division of Corporation Finance (2006)
Deputy Director, Division of Corporation Finance (2002-2007)
Andrew Geist | Partner, New York, NY
Senior Associate Regional Director for Enforcement, Northeast Regional Office (1999-2000)
Enforcement Division of the Northeast Regional Office (1988-2000)
Richard Grime | Partner, Washington, DC
Assistant Director, Division of Enforcement (1998-2007)
Robert Plesnarski | Partner, Washington, DC
Deputy Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance (2004-2006)
Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance (1999-2004)
Heather Traeger | Partner, Washington, DC
Senior Counsel, Commission Roel Campos (2002-2007)
Counsel, Commission Issac Hunt (2001-2002)
Special Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, Office of Market Supervision (2000-2001)
Staff Attorney, Division of Market Regulation, Office of Market Supervision (1998-2000)
Kris Easter | Counsel, Washington, DC
Assistant Director, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
(2009-2012)
Branch Chief, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
(2008-2009)
Branch Chief, Office of Market Oversight, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
(2006-2008)
Attorney Adviser, Office of Market Oversight, Office of Compliance Inspections and
Examinations (2003-2006)
David Lavan | Counsel, Washington, DC
Special Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance (1998-2000)
Attorney-Advisor, Division of Corporation Finance (1996-1998)
Vasu Muthyala| Counsel, Washington, DC
Staff Attorney, Division of Enforcement (2000-2004)
Murray Simpson| Of Counsel, Silicon Valley, CA
Staff Attorney, Division of Enforcement (1961-1964)
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Rebekah Toton | Counsel, Washington, DC
Attorney-Advisor, Division of Corporation Finance (2003-2007)
United States International Trade Commission
Theodore Kassinger | Partner, Washington, DC
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel (1978-1980)
Greta Lichtenbaum | Partner, Washington, DC
Attorney, Office of the General Counsel (1995-1996)
Legislative Branch
United States House of Representatives
David Leviss | Senior Counsel, Washington, DC
Chief Oversight Counsel and Deputy Chief Investigative Counsel, Committee on Energy and
Commerce (2009-2011)
Senior Investigative Counsel, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (2007-2008)
United States Senate
K. Lee Blalack II | Partner, Washington, DC
Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (1999-2000)
Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. | Partner, Washington, DC
Chief Legislative Assistant and Counsel, U.S. Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr. (1973-1976)
Member, Counterintelligence Advisory Panel to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on
Intelligence (1989-1990)
Theodore Kassinger | Partner, Washington, DC
International Trade Counsel, Committee on Finance (1981-1985)
Ian Simmons | Partner, Washington, DC
Counsel, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (1997-1998)
Boards and Commissions
Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr. | Partner, Washington, DC
Member, Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy (1989-1991)
Dixie Noonan | Counsel, Washington, DC
Senior Counsel, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (2009-2010)
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
California
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George Riley | Partner, San Francisco, CA
Special Assistant, City Attorney, City and County of San Francisco (1987-1993)
NON-US GOVERNMENT
China
Qiang Li| Partner, Shanghai, China
Special Expert Panel for the Pilot QFLP Program, Shanghai Financial Services Office (2011)
Fay Zhou| Counsel, Beijing, China
Section Chief, Ministry of Commerce (2001-2006)
Official, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (1997-2001)
Philippines
Harvey Dychiao | Associate, Singapore
Privatization Officer, Counsel to the Undersecretary for Privatization and Special Projects,
Privatization and Special Projects Office, Department of Finance (2005-2006)
Singapore
Mark Chan | Counsel, Singapore
Senior Officer, International Operations (China), International Enterprise (2002-2004)
United Kingdom
Dean Collins | Partner, Singapore
Senior Legal Counsel, CDC Capital Partners (Commonwealth Development Corporation) (20022005)
Damien Jacobs | Associate, Singapore
Secondment, CDC Capital Partners (Commonwealth Development Corporation) (2009-2011)
Sophia Stephanou | Associate, Brussels, Belgium
Principal Case Officer, Office of Fair Trading (2008-2010)
Angela Yung| Associate, London, United Kingdom
Secondment, CDC Capital Partners (Commonwealth Development Corporation) (2010-2011)
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