The law firm of Latham & Watkins LLP named former Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher the managing partner of its D.C. office, the Washington Business Journal reported Monday.
Fisher has been at the firm since she resigned as the Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department Criminal Division in 2008. She replaces Eric Bernthal as the managing partner at the D.C. office. Berenthal will stay at Latham & Watkins.
Fisher has been at Latham & Watkins for 10 years, spending two prior stints at the firm from 1996 to 2001 and 2003 to 2005. At the firm, Fisher has handled white-collar criminal matters, including Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases.
“Washington may be one of the most interesting business environments in the country: clients are often not only looking for the high-level legal advice and depth of expertise that they’ve come to expect from Latham globally, but also particular expertise to address regulatory and other government-facing concerns,” Fisher told the Washington Business Journal.
Fisher worked on various high-profile matters while she served in the public sector.
After becoming Assistant Attorney General in 2005, she oversaw the investigation into former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. From 2001 to 2003, Fisher was a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Division, serving under then-Assistant Attorney General Michael Chertoff and working on terrorism matters.
Prior to joining Latham & Watkins in 1996, Fisher aided Republicans in the Senate’s probe into the Whitewater controversy involving then-President Bill Clinton.
