In May 2019, Lynch returned to the private sector and moved to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. She became the partner of Paul Weiss in the firm's litigation department, where she represents individuals, companies, and corporate boards of directors in high-stakes cases, regulatory matters, and investigations.
General Kristen ClarkeKristen Clarke is the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.Feb 4, 2022
President Bill Clinton nominated Reno on February 11, 1993, and the Senate confirmed her the following month. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second-longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history, after William Wirt. Reno was born and raised in Miami, Florida.
Loretta has been recognized as a “Distinguished Leader” by the New York Law Journal and has been named one of Benchmark Litigation's “Top 250 Women in Litigation.” She has been recognized by Chambers in the Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (New York) category.
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Examples of civil rights include the right to vote, the right to a fair trial, the right to government services, the right to a public education, and the right to use public facilities.
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Lynch was a partner with the law firm Hogan & Hartson. She has served on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and was the special counsel to the international tribunal that prosecuted those responsible for human rights violations and genocide in Rwanda in the early 1990s.May 28, 2019
The principal duties of the Attorney General are to: Represent the United States in legal matters. Supervise and direct the administration and operation of the offices, boards, divisions, and bureaus that comprise the Department.Oct 8, 2021
Stephen HargroveLoretta Lynch / Spouse (m. 2007)