Vanessa brings a wealth of experience to our Government Investigations and White Collar department, having the unique experience of serving in all three branches of the federal government: as a seasoned federal criminal trial attorney, policy and legal counsel on the Hill, and, most recently, as the Special Assistant to the President for Criminal Justice and Guns Policy in the Biden-Harris Administration’s White House Domestic Policy Council. In that capacity since 2021, she provided invaluable counsel to the President and senior White House officials on a wide range of sensitive and high-profile matters spanning the executive branch.