Career Thomas J. Perrelli




1 career

1.1 jenner & block
1.2 clinton administration
1.3 obama administration





career
jenner & block

before joining obama administration, perelli managing partner of jenner & block s washington office, co-chair of firm s entertainment , new media practice, , member of firm s appellate , supreme court, class action litigation, health care law, intellectual property, litigation & dispute resolution, media , first amendment, , telecommunications practices. member of firm s management committee. concentrated practice on copyright, media, , constitutional litigation, complex litigation public policy or regulatory component. in 2005, national law journal listed him among nation s 40 promising lawyers under 40.


perrelli regularly represented recording industry in intellectual property, technology, , anti-copyright-infringement litigation. has represented recording industry in host of cases arising under digital millennium copyright act (dmca), in copyright infringement , digital piracy litigation. since return jenner , block in 2001, perrelli has represented democratic voters , elected officials in redistricting litigation arising out of 2000 census.


he represented michael schiavo (2003–2005) , won him right terminate wife s life support. perrelli associate @ jenner & block 1992-97.


clinton administration

in 1997, perrelli left jenner & block join department of justice , served counsel attorney general janet reno. subsequently rose deputy assistant attorney general, supervising federal programs branch of civil division, represents virtually every federal agency in complex civil litigation. in role, perrelli led staff of 100 attorneys charged defending constitutionality of federal statutes, defending federal agency action , regulations, representing diplomatic , national security interests of united states in courts of law, , conducting significant title vii, personnel , social security litigation.


perrelli supervised justice department s tobacco litigation team in litigation against major cigarette manufacturers. in addition, played leading role on significant policy issues ranging medical records privacy , use of adjusted figures in census indian gaming , legal ethics.


obama administration

associate attorney general tom perelli @ 2009 pfizer settlement press conference


on january 5, 2009, president-elect barack obama nominated perrelli 18th associate attorney general of united states. confirmed united states senate in 72-20 vote on march 12, 2009.


perrelli ordered career attorneys in civil rights division drop civil case had prepared (under 1965 voting rights act) against members of new black panther party voter intimidation @ philadelphia polling places in united states elections, 2008.


in february 2012, perrelli resigned post associate attorney general.








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