Jeannie S. Rhee, a former U.S. deputy assistant attorney general and most recently a leading prosecutor in the office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, is joining Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison as a partner in the Litigation Department.

Based in Washington, D.C, Rhee will focus on significant white-collar and regulatory matters, as well as investigations, cybersecurity matters and data breaches.

“We are delighted to welcome Jeannie, who brings unrivaled experience as one of the nation’s leading white-collar and regulatory defense lawyers and as a first-chair trial lawyer,” said Paul, Weiss Chairman Brad S. Karp. “Jeannie’s years of government service – as a senior Justice Department prosecutor, a member of the Mueller investigative team and an advisor to the U.S. Attorney General and to the White House – will be an invaluable asset to our clients.”

Between 2009 and 2011, Rhee served as deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel. There, she advised the Attorney General, the White House and senior agency officials on constitutional, statutory and regulatory issues regarding criminal law, criminal procedure, executive privilege, civil rights and national security.

From 2000 to 2006, Rhee served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia. In that capacity, she handled more than 30 jury and bench trials involving public corruption, healthcare fraud, national security violations and other issues, and served as lead counsel in a congressional corruption investigation.

Over nearly a decade in private practice, Rhee represented a wide variety of companies and individuals, including at trial, favorably resolving criminal and civil fraud matters involving issues such as government-guaranteed loans, national security and cybersecurity breaches, tax shelter transactions, stock options backdating, public corruption, off-label drug promotion and environmental contamination.

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