Lanny A. Breuer

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Lanny Breuer
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division
In office April 20, 2009 – March 1, 2013
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Alice Fisher
Succeeded by	Mythili Raman (acting)
Special Counsel to the President, Office of Counsel to the President
In office February 1997 – April 1999
President	Bill Clinton
Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council
In office November 1999 – November 2004
Personal details
Born	Lanny Arthur Breuer (1958-08-05) August 5, 1958 (age 66) Queens, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Nancy Robinson Breuer
Children	Samuel Breuer Benjamin Breuer
Education	Columbia University (BA, JD)

Lanny Arthur Breuer (born August 5, 1958) is an American criminal defense lawyer who currently serves as vice chair of Covington & Burling LLP.^[1] From 2009 to 2013, he served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice under President Barack Obama. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Special Counsel to President Bill Clinton. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.^[2]