Alice S. Fisher
| Alice Fisher | |
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| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division | |
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In office August 31, 2005 – May 23, 2008 |
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| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | John Richter (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Friedrich (Acting) |
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| Born | January 1967 (age 50) |
| Political party | Republican |
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Vanderbilt University (BA) Catholic University (JD) |
Alice S. Fisher (born January 1967) is an American lawyer and Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins LLP. She previously served as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice.
In 2010 Fisher was recognized as one of "Washington’s Most Influential Women Lawyers" by the National Law Journal and was rated among the top 45 lawyers nationally by The American Lawyer.
Fisher served as Deputy United States Assisstant Attorney for the Criminal Division from 2001 to 2003. She served as an Assistant Attorney General during President George W. Bush's second term. She was initially appointed in a recess appointment on August 31, 2005, to head the Criminal Division in the United States Department of Justice. Fisher was confirmed by the Senate in 2006 in a 61-35 vote. She left her post on May 23, 2008. On May 13, 2017, Fisher was interviewed for the post of FBI Director following the dismissal of James Comey by President Donald Trump.
At Latham & Watkins, Fisher specializes in white collar criminal investigations, internal investigations and advising clients on a range of criminal matters, including: international criminal matters relating to alleged bribery under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar foreign laws; economic sanction and export control issues; and criminal matters such as healthcare fraud, accounting and securities fraud and procurement fraud.
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