Joon Kim
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Joon H. Kim | |
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Acting | |
| In office March 11, 2017 – January 3, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Preet Bharara |
| Succeeded by | Geoffrey Berman (Acting) [1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joon Hyun Kim[2] Los Angeles, California |
| Alma mater | Stanford University Harvard Law School |
Joon Hyun Kim is an American attorney who served as the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2017-early 2018.[3] He was promoted to deputy U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, in July 2015, after serving as the chief of the criminal division, since July 2014. From April 2013 to July 2014, Kim was the chief counsel to the U.S. attorney.
Education and early career
Kim attended Phillips Exeter Academy, where he graduated in 1989, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University in 1993 and graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School, in 1996. After law school, he clerked for Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum of the southern district of New York.[4]
Career
Kim joined the U.S. attorney’s office for the southern district of New York in 2000 where, as an assistant U.S. attorney, he investigated and prosecuted a wide range of federal crimes including racketeering, murder, money laundering, securities fraud, firearms and narcotics offenses, tax evasion, and terrorism. He spent his prior years in the office in the organized crime and terrorism unit, prosecuting violent organized crime syndicates, including Asian gangs and the Mafia.
During his tenure, Kim convicted a number of high-ranking organized crime figures including Peter Gotti, then boss of the Gambino Family, for conspiring to kill Salvatore “Sammy the Bull” Gravano.
Private practice
From 2006 to 2013, Kim worked at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, where he was a partner in the litigation and enforcement group, focusing on white-collar criminal defense, regulatory enforcement, commercial civil litigation and international arbitration.[4]
References
- ^ New York Post. "Trump picks Preet Bharara's replacement". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Weddings – Mina Yu, Joon Kim". New York Times. January 28, 2001. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ NBC News. "Sessions uses executive authority to appoint interim U.S. attorneys". Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ a b "Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Appointment Of Chief Counsel". United States Department of Justice. April 1, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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