C.J. Mahoney

Curtis Joseph "C.J." Mahoney is an American attorney. Previously a partner at Williams & Connolly, Mahoney currently serves as the Deputy United States Trade Representative (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere).[1] In January 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Mahoney as the State Department Legal Adviser.[2]

C.J. Mahoney
Deputy United States Trade Representative
Assumed office
March 13, 2018
PresidentDonald Trump
Personal details
Born
Curtis Joseph Mahoney

Russell, Kansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
Rebecca Iverson
(
m. 2005)
EducationHarvard College (BA)
Yale Law School (JD)

Biography

Mahoney was born in Russell, Kansas and attended Russell High School.[3] He has an A.B. in government from Harvard College, where he was Phi Beta Kappa and graduated magna cum laude.[4][5][6] In 2006, he received his J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Yale Law Journal.[7][8][9] Mahoney clerked for Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He also clerked for United States Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy from 2007 to 2008.[10]

Mahoney is also a visiting clinical lecturer at Yale Law School, where he teaches a course on international arbitration.[11] His legal practice includes international commercial arbitration, white-collar defense, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, legal malpractice, and First Amendment law.[12][13]

Personal life

On August 13, 2005, Mahoney married Rebecca Ann Iverson in Washington, D.C.[14]

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See also
  • List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States

References
  1. Lawson, Alex (July 21, 2017). "Trump Fleshes Out USTR Team With Arbitration Specialist". Law360. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. Bellinger, John (13 January 2020). "A New Legal Adviser Nominee". Lawfare. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. Elliott, David. "Russell Native Nominated for US Ambassador's Position". KRSL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  4. "Student To Help Endorse Nominee". Harvard Crimson. August 13, 1996. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  5. Zweifach, Daniel A. (November 23, 1998). "Harvard Republicans Elect New Leaders". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  6. Resnick, Scott (May 1, 1998). "SIWP Offers Students Social and Professional Perks". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  7. "Masthead, Vol 115". Yale Law Journal. 2006. Retrieved September 19, 2017. Curtis J. Mahoney, editor in chief
  8. Liptak, Adam (November 15, 2005). "Yale Law Frets Over Court Choices It Knows Best". New York Times. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  9. Carter, Terry (July 10, 2006). "Revising Law Review". ABA Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  10. Finger, Stan (July 20, 2017). "President Trump nominates Kansan to ambassador's position". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  11. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". The White House. July 20, 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  12. Stempel, Jonathan (January 3, 2017). "Bond trader faces retrial as U.S. cracks down on Wall Street abuses". Reuters. Retrieved September 7, 2017. C.J. Mahoney, a lawyer for Litvak, declined to comment.
  13. Scarcella, Mike (August 8, 2017). "Williams & Connolly Partner Pay Gets Close-Up From Trump Trade Nominee". Law.com. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  14. "Rebecca Iverson and Curtis Mahoney". New York Times. August 14, 2005. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

Selected publications
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