WilmerHale

Danny Lam Nguyen
Senior Associate


1875 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20006
+1 202 663 6555 (t)   +1 202 663 6363 (f)

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Education
  • JD, magna cum laude , Georgetown University Law Center, 2006, Order of the Coif; Editor, Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law
  • Santa Clara University School of Law, First Year Legal Studies Completed, 2003-2004
  • MEd, Counseling and Student Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, 2003
  • BA, Sociology and Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia
  • California
Clerkships
  • The Hon. Reggie B. Walton, US District Court for the District of Columbia, 2009 - 2011

Danny Nguyen is a senior associate in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Investigations and Criminal Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Nguyen first joined the firm in 2006, and rejoined the firm in 2011 after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Reggie B. Walton of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Practice

Mr. Nguyen has a general litigation background with a wide variety of experience in trial-level and appellate litigation, as well as internal corporate investigations. He has represented various clients in significant criminal investigations by federal prosecutors and regulators, and he has also assisted clients with intellectual property, contractual, and other complex commercial disputes. Mr. Nguyen has also supported the firm in its pro bono efforts, having represented clients in matters regarding jury bias and intimidation, benefits for disabled veterans, and constitutional issues arising out of California’s Proposition 8.

Professional Activities

Mr. Nguyen is a founding board member of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of the Greater Washington DC Area, and previously served as a mentor for Asian American Leadership Empowerment and Development for Youth and Families. He also participated in the firm’s after-school tutoring program for students attending the Maya Angelou Public Charter School in Washington DC.

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