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White Collar Talks with Nina & Joe: Interview with Hon. Larry D. Thompson

The Criminal Justice Section of the ABA Season 4 Episode 2

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We are pleased to share with you our latest podcast with the Honorable Larry D. Thompson.  

Thompson has had extensive leadership experience in both the private and public sectors.  He served as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia (1981-1986) and led major political corruption and drug trafficking prosecutions during his tenure at the Department.  Thompson also led the Southern Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force.  

In 1995, he was named independent counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  In 2000, Thompson was selected by Congress to chair the bi-partisan Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control.  In 2001, Thompson was confirmed by the Senate as Deputy Attorney General of the United States.  And in 2002, Thompson led the National Security Coordination Counsel at the Department of Justice.  

Thompson was also General Counsel for PepsiCo and was founding co-chair of King & Spalding's special matters and government investigations practice.  Mr. Thompson recently published a book "Quiet Counsel."