Jeannie Rhee

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Jeannie Hae Rhee (born c. 1972) is an American lawyer. Jeannie Rhee has previously served as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General during the Obama administration.[1] In 2017, Rhee was appointed by special counsel Robert Mueller to join the 2017 special counsel team to investigate Russia's intervention into the 2016 U.S. Presidential election.[2]

Early life and family

Rhee's parents grew up in Korea and they immigrated to the United States.[3] Rhee's husband, Christopher Rhee, formerly Christopher Sclafani, served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.[4][5]

Education

Rhee graduated from Yale University for her Bachelor's and graduated summa cum laude. Rhee received her Juris Doctor (JD) from Yale Law School.[6]

Career

In 2000, Rhee served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia.[7] In 2006, Rhee joined Wilmer Hale. From 2009 to 2011, Rhee served as a deputy assistant attorney general and provided counsel to the former Attorney General Eric Holder. Rhee rejoined Wilmer Hale in 2011 as a partner in the Litigation/Controversy Department.[8]

Rhee specializes in cybersecurity and data breach investigation.[9] Upon receiving the special counsel appointment from Mueller in 2017, Rhee resigned from the WilmerHale law firm and joined Mueller's special counsel team.[10]

Previously, Rhee represented Hillary Clinton during the 2015 lawsuit regarding her private emails.[11] Rhee also represented the Clinton Foundation in a racketeering case.[12]

References

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