PRACTICE
Regulatory and Government Affairs
Defense, National Security and
Government Contracts
Foreign Investment in the US
(CFIUS)
Education
Strategic Response
Antitrust and Competition
Public Policy and Legislative Affairs
Cybersecurity, Privacy and
Communications
Federal Inspector General
Investigations
Financial Institutions
Energy, Environment and Natural
Resources
Big Data
Anti-Discrimination
Policing Reform
Litigation/Controversy
Government and Regulatory
Litigation
Investigations and Criminal Litigation
Antitrust Litigation
Anti-Discrimination
Policing Reform
EDUCATION
JD, cum laude, Harvard Law School,
1975
BA, magna cum laude, Harvard
University, 1972, Radcliffe Orator
BAR ADMISSIONS
District of Columbia
New York
United States Supreme Court
Biography
Jamie Gorelick’s career has spanned the legal, policy and corporate landscapes. As
one of Washington’s best-known litigators, Ms. Gorelick has represented
corporations and individuals in a wide array of matters, particularly in the regulatory
and enforcement arenas, involving issues as diverse as antitrust, environmental
regulation, securities enforcement, national security regulation, etc. A leader in the
bar, she was President of the District of Columbia Bar from 1992 to 1993. She CoChaired the American Bar Association’s Commission on Legal Ethics 20/20 and is a
noted expert on legal ethics. She is the author of a leading text on the maintenance
and destruction of evidence.
Ms. Gorelick was one of the longest serving Deputy Attorneys General of the United
States, the second highest position in the Department of Justice. In that role, she
supervised the litigation and law enforcement divisions of the Department, including
the United States Attorneys’ Offices. Ms. Gorelick arrived at Justice from the
Department of Defense, where she was General Counsel. There, she helped
structure the Department’s involvement in the consolidation of the defense industry in
the 1990s and was awarded the Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Medal
for her service. Earlier in her career, Ms. Gorelick was Vice Chair of the Task Force
on the Audit, Inspection and Investigation Components of the Department of
Defense. She was also Assistant to the Secretary and Counselor to the Deputy
Secretary of Energy, and was presented with the Secretary’s Outstanding Service
Medal.
Ms. Gorelick has served on numerous government boards and commissions. She is
a current member of the Defense Policy Board and a former member of the Defense
Legal Policy Board at the US Department of Defense. Previously, Ms. Gorelick was a
member of the bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United
States (the “9/11 Commission”). She also was a member of the CIA’s National
Security Advisory Panel, former President Bush’s Review of Intelligence Committee
and former President Clinton’s Advisory Committee to the Presidential Commission
on Critical Infrastructure Protection (which she co-chaired), among others. She was a
member of the Commission on Science and Security at the Department of Energy
and the Continuity of Government Commission.
A Broad and Deep Background
Ms. Gorelick’s diverse experience in both the public and private sectors—combined
with her experience in the corporate boardroom and in the international arena—
enables her to assist organizations operating in competitive and complex markets.
Experience
Ms. Gorelick, who frequently counsels boards on governance issues, is a Director of
both Amazon.com, where she chairs the Nominating and Governance Committee of
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Jamie Gorelick
Partner
Chair, Regulatory and Government Affairs Department
jamie.gorelick@wilmerhale.com
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership. WilmerHale principal law offices: 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, +1 617 526 6000; 1875
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006, +1 202 663 6000. Our United Kingdom office is operated under a separate Delaware limited liability partnership of solicitors and registered
foreign lawyers authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 287488). Our professional rules can be found at www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/code-of-conduct.page. A list
of partners and their professional qualifications is available for inspection at our UK office. In Beijing, we are registered to operate as a Foreign Law Firm Representative Office. This material is
for general informational purposes only and does not represent our advice as to any particular set of facts; nor does it represent any undertaking to keep recipients advised of all legal
developments. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. © 2004-2017 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
the Board, and Verisign. She also serves on the Leadership Council of the
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and is Chair of the Urban Institute Board. Ms. Gorelick is a member of the
Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. She was Vice Chair of Fannie Mae from 1997 to 2003 and
was a member of the boards of United Technologies and Schlumberger, Ltd.
Honors & Awards
Tahirih Justice Center’s Founders Award (2017)
DirectWomen Sandra Day O’Connor Board Excellence Award (2016)
The National Association of Corporate Directors’ (NACD) Directorship 100 Honoree (2016, 2014)
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum’s Reflections of Hope Award (2015)
Mansfield Award, National Association of Women Lawyers (2011)
Good Scout Award, National Capital Area Boy Scouts (2008)
Bar Association of the District of Columbia Lawyer of the Year (2004)
DC Chamber of Commerce’s Corporate Leadership Award (2003)
Women’s Bar Association Star of the Bar Award (2003)
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund Aiming High Award (2002)
ADL Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Foundation Award (received on behalf of Clinton Administration)
American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award (1999)
Wickersham Award for Exceptional Public Service and Dedication to the Legal Profession (1998)
Director of Central Intelligence Award (1997)
Department of Justice Edmund J. Randolph Award (1997)
Equal Justice Works Outstanding Advocate of the Year (1997)
American Bar Association Margaret Brent Award (1997)
Radcliffe College Alumnae Recognition Award (1997)
Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Award (1994)
Prominent Woman in International Law (1994)
Women’s Bar Association Women Lawyer of the Year (1993)
Secretary of Energy Outstanding Service Award (1980)
Listed in:
Selected as one of the Outstanding Women Lawyers by The National Law Journal in April 2015 for being among the
most accomplished female attorneys working in the legal profession
Named to The National Law Journal’s 2015 list of Regulatory and Compliance Trailblazers
Best Lawyers in America (“Bet the Company” Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Commercial Litigation,
Litigation: Antitrust, Litigation: Regulatory Enforcement) (2005-2018)
Lawdragon Magazine’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America,” 2010-2016
Washington DC Super Lawyers, 2007-2017
Named by The Washington Lawyer as one of Washington DC’s “Legends of the Law,” 2011
Named to the The Ethisphere Institute’s 2017 list of Attorneys Who Matter in the Private Practice and Consulting
category. She was also named to its 2011 list of “Attorneys Who Matter in Compliance” as the only lawyer specially
listed for the defense industry
Listed in the 2012 and 2013 editions of Benchmark Litigation for her leading white-collar crime practice; Named to
the “Top 250 Women in Litigation” in 2012 and 2014
Featured in the March 22, 2011 edition of “Legally Speaking,” The Washingtonian.com’s Q&A series featuring
conversations with Washington’s top lawyers
Recognized as a Nationwide leader in the Government field in the 2007-2017 editions of Chambers USA: America’s
Leading Lawyers for Business
Consistently recommended by The Legal 500 United States for her government relations and energy regulatory
practices
Named “Legend of the Bar” by the DC Bar (2010)
Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”
Jamie Gorelick
Partner
Chair, Regulatory and Government Affairs Department
jamie.gorelick@wilmerhale.com | +1 202 663 6500 (t) | +1 202 663 6363 (f)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership. WilmerHale principal law offices: 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, +1 617 526 6000; 1875
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006, +1 202 663 6000. Our United Kingdom office is operated under a separate Delaware limited liability partnership of solicitors and registered
foreign lawyers authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 287488). Our professional rules can be found at www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/code-of-conduct.page. A list
of partners and their professional qualifications is available for inspection at our UK office. In Beijing, we are registered to operate as a Foreign Law Firm Representative Office. This material is
for general informational purposes only and does not represent our advice as to any particular set of facts; nor does it represent any undertaking to keep recipients advised of all legal
developments. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. © 2004-2017 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Listed among National Law Journal’s “50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America” in the May 28, 2007 edition
Recognized in the May 19, 2008 edition of Legal Times as one of the “Greatest Washington Lawyers in the Past 30
Years.” Honored as a “champion” – a lawyer whose community and public service has set an example that other DC
lawyers should follow.
Washingtonian’s “Power 150” (2007); among the “100 Most Powerful Women;” listed as a Top 30 Lawyer in
Washington; one of the top 30 “Stars of the Bar” (2009, 2011); among Washington’s Top Attorneys for Criminal
Defense/White Collar and National Security (2013, 2015)
forbes.com’s “America’s Top Businesswomen”
Money Magazine’s “50 Smartest Women in the Money Business”
Who’s Who in America
Who’s Who in American Law
Professional Activities
Ms. Gorelick has written numerous scholarly articles and is the co-author of a leading treatise on the maintenance of
corporate documents, Destruction of Evidence (Wiley 1983). She taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School and has
been a guest lecturer at universities across the country. She was a member of Harvard’s Board of Overseers and its
Overseers’ Visiting Committee to Harvard Law School. She is a frequent lecturer on corporate governance and business
ethics and was the 2004 Raytheon Lecturer on Business Ethics at Bentley College. Ms. Gorelick is a member of the Best
Lawyers Board of Advisors and the Reuters Editorial Advisory Board.
Jamie Gorelick
Partner
Chair, Regulatory and Government Affairs Department
jamie.gorelick@wilmerhale.com | +1 202 663 6500 (t) | +1 202 663 6363 (f)
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP is a Delaware limited liability partnership. WilmerHale principal law offices: 60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, +1 617 526 6000; 1875
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006, +1 202 663 6000. Our United Kingdom office is operated under a separate Delaware limited liability partnership of solicitors and registered
foreign lawyers authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 287488). Our professional rules can be found at www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/code-of-conduct.page. A list
of partners and their professional qualifications is available for inspection at our UK office. In Beijing, we are registered to operate as a Foreign Law Firm Representative Office. This material is
for general informational purposes only and does not represent our advice as to any particular set of facts; nor does it represent any undertaking to keep recipients advised of all legal
developments. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. © 2004-2017 Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP