Marc Wallenstein Email & Phone Number

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

I am a former federal prosecutor working in the public interest from the private sector, at a leading plaintiffs' complex litigation firm, representing a broad array of clients in high-stakes lawsuits against powerful wrongdoers.

District Of Hawaii

I served for six years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Hawaii, where I gained expertise in national security matters, financial crime, procurement fraud, health care fraud, public corruption, cyber crime, environmental crime, and crimes against children. I served as Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) Coordinator, responsible for complex issues related to computer crime and electronically stored information, as an Anti-Terrorism Advisory Coordinator (ATAC), responsible for national security investigations and prosecutions, and as a member of the Department of Justice’s Cryptocurrency Working Group. I prosecuted the first terrorism case against an active duty member of the U.S. military, and obtained record fines in numerous environmental cases, including the largest marine pollution fine in District history. I received several awards from the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his work.I currently hold a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance, active since 2012.

Washington Dc And Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

I served as a war crimes prosecutor in the military commissions system in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. I was responsible for prosecuting violations of the law of war committed by enemy belligerents. I served as Team Chief managing attorneys, FBI agents, analysts, and paralegals. Representative matters include prosecutions of: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four othersaccused of perpetrating the attacks of September 11, 2001; Hambali, the alleged mastermind ofthe 2002 Bali bombings; Abd al Hadi al Iraqi, the alleged commander of al Qaeda forces inAfghanistan and Pakistan; and Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, the alleged mastermind of the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole.

Washington Dc

I worked at a boutique litigation firm in Washington, DC. I served as lead associate in a qui tam litigation against world’s largest biotechnology company, which culminated in $780 million global settlement just before trial. In that capacity, I managed 14 attorneys and 11 staff members, who collectively reviewed six million pages of discovery. I took 23 fact depositions and defended five expert depositions around the country over a period of 60 days, and managed the scheduling and logistics for numerous other depositions taken by colleagues at the firm, sometimes running as many as five depositions simultaneously. I managed the enforcement of 250+ subpoenas and notices.I successfully represented National Credit Union Administration in multiple lawsuits against numerous Wall Street banks for failed investments in residential mortgage-backed securities. Approximately $5.2 billion has been recovered to date.I conducted a confidential internal investigation of a multinational corporation. I managed nearly 30attorneys. I interviewed numerous fact witnesses, and managed a massive document review project.I successfully defended the State of Tennessee, in the United States Supreme Court, in an original jurisdiction suit by the State of Mississippi, over $1 billion in groundwater rights to an interstate aquifer.

Honolulu, Hawaii

I taught legal research and writing to first-year law students.

Honolulu, Hawaii

I served as law clerk to Hon. Richard R. Clifton, United States Circuit Judge.

New York, New York

I served as law clerk to a Hon. Barbara S. Jones, United States District Judge.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Italy, Australia, Hawaii

Let’s Go is the publisher of what at the time of my employment was the world’s best-selling series of budget travel guidebooks. I worked as a travel writer in Italy, Australia, and Hawaii. I was the editor of the Italy guidebook, responsible for hiring, training, and managing a team of six researcher-writers.

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: Editor, Yale Law and Policy ReviewI transferred to Yale Law School after one year at the University of Chicago.

A.B., Philosophy, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: John Harvard Scholarship (top 5% GPA, 2000); Harvard College Scholarship (top 10% GPA, 2001)