Damian Williams (lawyer)
Damian Williams | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office October 10, 2021 – December 13, 2024 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Audrey Strauss |
| Succeeded by | Edward Kim (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andre Damian Williams Jr. 1980 (age 44–45) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) Emmanuel College, Cambridge (MPhil) Yale University (JD) |
Andre Damian Williams Jr. (born 1980) is an American lawyer who served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2021 to 2024. He has been involved in the prosecution of numerous high-profile individuals, including Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried, Sean Combs, Mayor Eric Adams, and U.S. Senator Bob Menendez.