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托尼·韦斯特

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德里克·安东尼·韦斯特(英语:Derek Anthony West,1965年8月12日)是一位美国律师、前政府官员,现任Uber高级副总裁兼首席法务官。[1][2]在加入Uber之前,韦斯特曾担任美国副司法部长[3]以及百事可乐公司的总法律顾问。[4]他还曾任美国司法部民事部门助理总检察长,负责监督该部门的诉讼工作。[5]

在司法部任职期间,韦斯特在政府决定停止捍卫《捍卫婚姻法案》(DOMA) 的过程中发挥了关键作用,因他认为该法律违宪。[6]他还参与了司法部从大型金融机构追回370亿美元的工作,[7]并在2013年重新授权的《暴力侵害妇女法》(VAWA) 中,推动包含改善印第安人公共安全的部落条款。[8][9][10] 2014年8月21日,韦斯特宣布与美国银行达成166.5亿美元的和解协议,以解决联邦和州政府对美国银行及其子公司的索赔。[11][12]

韦斯特还是美国副总统贺锦丽的妹夫。

个人生活

1998年7月,韦斯特与贺锦丽的妹妹马娅·哈里斯结婚,成为她女儿米娜·哈里斯的继父。在此之前,玛雅是米娜的单亲母亲[13][14]韦斯特与马娅·哈里斯均为1992年斯坦福大学法学院的毕业生。[15]两人在学期间结为好友,但直到毕业后才开始交往。[16]

参考资料

  1. ^ Leadership Profiles and Board of Directors | Uber Newsroom US. Uber Newsroom. [2020-06-25]. 
  2. ^ Romm, Tony. Uber has hired PepsiCo's Tony West as its new chief legal officer. Vox. 2017-10-27 [2020-06-25] (英语). 
  3. ^ Horwitz, Sari. Justice Dept. lawyer Tony West to take over as acting associate attorney general. Washington Post. February 27, 2012. 
  4. ^ Tony West: From Student Body President to PepsiCo General Counsel. Bloomberg Law. [2017-07-07]. 
  5. ^ Meet the Associate Attorney General. justice.gov. 
  6. ^ Jonathan Capehart, "Tony West, straight hero in fight for gay marriage, to leave Justice Department", The Washington Post (September 14, 2014)
  7. ^ Ben Protess, "Tony West, Top Nemesis of Big Banks, Is Leaving Justice,", The New York Times, (September 3, 2014)
  8. ^ Sari Horwitz,"Tony West, third-ranking official at Justice Department, to step down," The Washington Post, (September 3, 2014).
  9. ^ Acting Associate Attorney General Tony West Speaks at the 20th Annual Four Corners Indian Country Conference - OPA - Department of Justice. justice.gov. [2015-06-26]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-06). 
  10. ^ Remarks by Associate Attorney General Tony West at the Four Corners Conference - OPA - Department of Justice. justice.gov. 2014-08-26. 
  11. ^ Bank of America to Pay $16.65 Billion in Historic Justice Department Settlement for Financial Fraud Leading up to and During the Financial Crisis. justice.gov. 2014-08-28. 
  12. ^ Los Angeles Times. Bank of America to pay record $16.65 billion to settle mortgage claims. Los Angeles Times. 2014-08-21. 
  13. ^ Ruggiero, Anthony. Tuesday's Juice. Politico. 2017-06-20 [2017-07-07]. 
  14. ^ Maya Harris: senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton - Fortune. Fortune. 
  15. ^ Driscoll, Sharon. Tony and Maya: Partners in Public Service. Stanford Lawyer. 2010-05-17 [2020-03-11]. 
  16. ^ Horwitz, Sari. Justice Dept. lawyer Tony West to take over as acting associate attorney general. The Washington Post. 2012-02-27 [2020-03-11]. 

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