David N. Kelley (born December 1, 1959) is an American attorney and a former interim

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and Deputy

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(SDNY). He was also a co-chair of the

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’s nationwide investigation into the

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. Kelley, who served as chief of the organized crime and terrorism unit in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the SDNY, is noted for leading the investigations of the

2000 millennium attack plots A series of Islamist terrorist attacks linked to al-Qaeda were planned to occur on or near January 1, 2000, in the context of millennium celebrations, including bombing plots against four tourist sites in Jordan, the Los Angeles International A ...

and the October 2000 attack on the USS ''Cole'' in Yemen, and for prosecuting Ramzi Yousef for his role in the

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. He was named Special

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in the Eastern District of Virginia acting as co-lead prosecutor of John Walker Lindh. Kelley is also noted for obtaining convictions of WorldCom CEO

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in his prosecution for accounting fraud and

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in the ImClone stock trading case. Kelley was raised in

East Hampton, New York The Town of East Hampton is located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York. At the time of the 2020 United States census, it had a total ...

, and has lived in the New York metropolitan area for most of his life. He earned his A.B. degree from The

College of William & Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III ...

and his J.D. degree in February 1986 from

New York Law School New York Law School (NYLS) is a private law school in Tribeca, New York City. NYLS has a full-time day program and a part-time evening program. NYLS's faculty includes 54 full-time and 59 adjunct professors. Notable faculty members include E ...

. Kelley was a policeman and a fireman while attending law school. After leaving the U.S. Attorney's office in 2005, Kelley joined Wall Street law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel as a partner in its litigation and corporate investigations practice. He is currently a partner and co-leader in the White Collar and Securities Litigation practice group at Dechert.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelley, David N. 1959 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from East Hampton (town), New York College of William & Mary alumni New York Law School alumni American prosecutors Assistant United States Attorneys People associated with Cahill Gordon & Reindel