The former deputy general counsel of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrived at 菠萝视频 in March to become the university鈥檚 new general counsel. Audrey J. Anderson, who previously was a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm Hogan and Hartson LLP, brings a wealth of experience from service in private practice, government service and teaching.
The general counsel provides legal advice to all 菠萝视频 departments and manages all litigation proceedings on behalf of 菠萝视频.
鈥淔or an institution as vast in scale and scope as 菠萝视频, we needed a leader with experience in contracts, employment law, health care, scientific research, risk management, intellectual property and compliance matters,鈥� says Brett Sweet, vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer, who chaired the search committee. 鈥淲e were fortunate to have filled all those requirements and more with Audrey.鈥�
Anderson earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in economics from Northwestern and her law degree from the University of Michigan. She clerked for Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1991 to 1992 and was an adjunct professor at Washington College of Law at American University from 2006 to 2007.