Viet D. Dinh |
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Bancroft Associates PLLC |
Viet D. Dinh is
founder and principal of Bancroft Associates. He is
Professor of Law and Co-Director of Asian Law & Policy
Studies at the Georgetown University Law Center. He specializes
in constitutional law, corporate governance, and the law and economics
of development. Dinh was U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Legal Policy
from 2001 to 2003. As the official responsible for federal legal policy,
Dinh helped develop initiatives to reduce demand for illicit drugs, eliminate
racial profiling in federal law enforcement, protect children from
exploitation, combat human trafficking, develop DNA technology, reduce gun violence,
and reform civil and criminal justice procedures. After 9/11, Dinh played a key
role in developing the USA Patriot Act and revising the Attorney General’s Guidelines,
which govern federal law enforcement activities and national security investigations.
Dinh also represented the Department of Justice in selecting and confirming federal
judges, contributing to the appointment of 100 district
judges and 23 appellate judges during his tenure.
Dinh serves on the Board of Directors of News Corporation, M & F Worldwide Corporation, and the Orchard. On September 16, 2008, Dinh was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a member of the Board of Directors at the Vietnam Education Foundation. Dinh graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, where he was a Class Marshal, Olin Research Fellow in Law and Economics, and Bluebook editor of Harvard Law Review. He clerked for Judge Laurence H. Silberman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and U.S Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and is a member of the bar for the U.S. Supreme Court. |
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