Christopher Grieco Email & Phone Number

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Washington, DC, US

• Led and managed the Department’s Tech Review of dominant technology platforms, which most notably led to the government antitrust lawsuit in United States v. Google.
• Reviewed and analyzed the marketplace of emerging technologies under current and proposed regulations and the competitive environment
• Examined technology market leaders under existing federal and state laws related to privacy, consumer protection, and fraud
• Leader of the Department’s investigation and assessment of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, including draft legislation, congressional and tech outreach, strategic messaging, and liaising with State AGs
• Responsible for managing and guiding Department’s responses to Congressional Oversight, as well as investigations by Office of the Inspector General, GAO, and others, including helping to stand up the Department’s.
• Led the Department in successfully implementing the First Step Act and other criminal justice reform efforts, including managing a team from a wide variety of Department components to meet aggressive congressionally.

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

• Represented the United States in federal district and appellate court at all stages of proceedings for felonies and misdemeanors
• Awarded the FBI Service Award for the prosecution of one of the largest drug dealers in the D.C. area.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Managed White House’s strategy and response to investigations from Congress, the Special Counsel, GAO, and FOIA
• Work with White House and interagency policy staff from Department of Justice and other agencies on legal and policy questions related to Presidential priorities
• Led a team of White House and DOJ staff responsible for the nomination and confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch
• Drafted, defended, and implemented regulations on a variety of issues
• Interviewed, vetted, and prepped more than 100 nominees to the Court of Appeals, District Court, U.S. Attorneys, and other nominated positions in law enforcement from selection to confirmation
• White House Counsel liaison to the Department of Justice for all matters related to criminal legislation and policy, including executive orders, regulations, directives from Department leadership, proposed legislation.

Washington, DC, US

• Majority Counsel for the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations which had responsibility for all federal criminal laws, including ECPA, Wire Act, CFAA, Encryption, Asset Forfeiture.
• Drafted legislation, conducted investigations, provided oversight and advised the Chairman and committee members on issues related to money laundering, national security, cyber security, FCPA, AML, data security.
• Led oversight into high-profile FBI/DOJ investigations related to national security
• Led full committee oversight hearings of the DOJ, FBI, and Secret Service and related investigations
• Co-leader of House Encryption Working Group; Leader of House Policing Strategies Working Group
• Committee negotiator on Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA)

Washington, DC, US

New York, NY, US

• Defendened multiple high-profile antitrust clients including U.S. vs American Express, and Apple E-books litigation.
• Representative matters included: finance, antitrust, bankruptcy, intellectual property, and business litigation
• Defended large telecommunications client in foreign courts with billions in claimed damages from financial institutions and helped investigate underlying claims

Washington DC, District Of Columbia, US

New York, US

• Investigated multinational corporation’s activities in embargoed countries; Drafted motions and briefs on issues including RICO, civil conspiracy, export controls, unconstitutional takings, and healthcare fraud.
• Drafted brief and won a $500,000 award in a pro bono representation of a WWII veteran before the Federal Circuit

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Responsible for crafting and implementing General Mills Federal Lobbying strategy.

Washington, DC, US

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

B.A., History And Political Science