托尼·韦斯特
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]
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
- ^ Leadership Profiles and Board of Directors | Uber Newsroom US. Uber Newsroom. [2020-06-25].
- ^ Romm, Tony. Uber has hired PepsiCo's Tony West as its new chief legal officer. Vox. 2017-10-27 [2020-06-25] （英语）.
- ^ Horwitz, Sari. Justice Dept. lawyer Tony West to take over as acting associate attorney general. Washington Post. February 27, 2012.
- ^ Tony West: From Student Body President to PepsiCo General Counsel. Bloomberg Law. [2017-07-07].
- ^ Meet the Associate Attorney General. justice.gov.
- ^ Jonathan Capehart, "Tony West, straight hero in fight for gay marriage, to leave Justice Department", The Washington Post (September 14, 2014)
- ^ Ben Protess, "Tony West, Top Nemesis of Big Banks, Is Leaving Justice,", The New York Times, (September 3, 2014)
- ^ Sari Horwitz,"Tony West, third-ranking official at Justice Department, to step down," The Washington Post, (September 3, 2014).
- ^ 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）.
- ^ Remarks by Associate Attorney General Tony West at the Four Corners Conference - OPA - Department of Justice. justice.gov. 2014-08-26.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Los Angeles Times. Bank of America to pay record $16.65 billion to settle mortgage claims. Los Angeles Times. 2014-08-21.
- ^ Ruggiero, Anthony. Tuesday's Juice. Politico. 2017-06-20 [2017-07-07].
- ^ Maya Harris: senior policy adviser to Hillary Clinton - Fortune. Fortune.
- ^ Driscoll, Sharon. Tony and Maya: Partners in Public Service. Stanford Lawyer. 2010-05-17 [2020-03-11].
- ^ Horwitz, Sari. Justice Dept. lawyer Tony West to take over as acting associate attorney general. The Washington Post. 2012-02-27 [2020-03-11].