Associate Director of OMB Michael Bopp Joins Gibson Dunn's DC Office.

WASHINGTON -- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that Michael Bopp has joined the firm's Washington, D.C. office as a partner. At Gibson Dunn, Bopp will join the Public Policy and White Collar Defense and Investigations groups, focusing on governmental affairs and congressional and other investigations.

Bopp returns to private practice with a tremendous amount of government experience, most recently serving as Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), where he oversaw budgets and coordinated and helped set policy for approximately $150 billion worth of spending for various government agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, and Commerce.

Bopp's practice will encompass congressional investigations and policy consulting. He has more than 10 years of investigative experience, including leading investigative bodies and major investigations in both the Senate and House. He will work closely with Gibson Dunn litigators on investigative and crisis management matters.

"Michael will be a great addition to the firm," said Ken Doran, Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. "He is well-regarded on the Hill, and his unique background in both the Executive Branch and Senate will be very valuable to our clients."

"Michael is a smart policy professional who knows how to navigate Capitol Hill," said Mel Levine, Chair of the Public Policy group. "He has the ability to operate in both the executive and legislative arenas to help shape policy and law reform. In addition, with his extensive experience with investigative and oversight hearings, he can provide a level of counsel and insight that few can match."

"I'm looking forward to my return to private practice," said Bopp. "With thriving regulatory, public policy and white collar practices, Gibson Dunn has a very strong platform for me and my background in investigations and governmental affairs. It will be a great opportunity for me to work with a number of highly regarded attorneys across various practices."

Bopp will be joined by Nikesh Jindal, former Associate General Counsel of OMB, who joins Gibson Dunn as an associate. Jindal graduated from Yale Law School in 2002, and then clerked on the Ninth Circuit for Judge O'Scannlain.

About Michael Bopp

Prior to joining the firm, Bopp served since 2006 as Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget, responsible for overseeing budgets and coordinating policy for approximately $150 billion worth of spending, including the budgets of U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and U.S. Department of Treasury, among others.

From 2003 to 2006, he served as Staff Director and Chief Counsel of the Committee of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, one of the Senate's largest committees and most expansive in terms of jurisdiction. He oversaw more than 100 hearings, led numerous investigations and was a primary drafter of key reform, including the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the most significant reform of the intelligence community in more than 50 years, and 2006 legislation strengthening port security and overhauling the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He also directed a 50-person investigation of the failure of preparations and response to Hurricane Katrina.

Bopp served as Legislative Director and General Counsel to Senator Susan Collins of Maine from 1999 to 2003. He was Chief Counsel to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Education and the Workforce in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1998 to 1999. Before that, he worked on the Congressional investigation of campaign finance abuses as senior investigative counsel to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and as counsel for the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. He also previously served as counsel on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and practiced litigation with Kutak Rock.

He graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1992, where he was Articles Editor of the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University in 1987.

About Gibson Dunn's Public Policy Group

Gibson Dunn's Public Policy group is comprised of a deep bench of lawyers who have served in a wide range of government positions, including former members of Congress, Federal Judges, Directors or Solicitors of federal agencies, and Counsel to the President.

The Public Policy group provides counsel to develop broad strategies, including in-depth information and analysis pertaining to potential government actions which may affect clients' businesses and prepares clients to testify before Congressional committees. The group also provides experienced advocacy before the legislative and executive branch of government in order to attain a particular public policy objective in support of clients' interests.

The group is grounded in a solid, bipartisan team of Gibson Dunn advocates, providing cross-disciplinary counsel in multiple governmental forums. There is a commitment to assist a broad range of clients in enhancing the clients' interests, reputations and successes.

About the Firm

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