Sean Coffey
American Navy officer, lawyer and businessman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Patrick "Sean" Coffey is an American attorney, businessman, retired Navy captain, and political candidate serving as general counsel of the Navy. He led a lawsuit against WorldCom on behalf of investors. In the case, his team recovered over $6 billion from Wall Street banks and responsible parties paid millions of dollars in compensation. Bloomberg Markets dubbed Coffey "Wall Street's New Nemesis." In 2009, Coffey retired from his partnership at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann to seek the Democratic nomination for New York attorney general; he received 16% of the vote in the primary. In 2011, Coffey co-founded BlackRobe Capital Partners, which closed one and a half years later.
Quick Facts General Counsel of the Navy, President ...
Sean Coffey | |
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General Counsel of the Navy | |
Assumed office February 16, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Secretary | Carlos Del Toro |
Preceded by | Robert Sander |
Personal details | |
Born | John P. Coffey 1956 (age 67ā68) New York City, U.S. |
Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1978ā2004 |
Rank | Captain |
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