Sean Coffey

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In October 2009, Coffey retired from his partnership at Bernstein Litowitz to pursue the Democratic nomination for New York State attorney general. [21] [22] He reported that he raised over $1.65 million in the first two months of his campaign. [23] His campaign goals included minimizing political corruption and finding a way to advocate for veterans. [24] The Wall Street Journal cited Coffey as one of the top three contenders for the position. Most of the money he raised was from lawyers. [25]

By August 2010, he was lagging behind competitors in fundraising, and had invested $3 million of his own money in his campaign. [26]

Coffey was defeated by Eric Schneiderman in the Democratic primary, receiving 16% of the vote.

General Counsel of the U.S. Navy

On February 26, 2022, Coffey was sworn in as the 24th General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy. [27]

As the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy and its chief legal officer Coffey leads more than 1,100 attorneys and support staff in 140 offices worldwide. [1] Further in this position, Coffey provides legal advice to the Secretary of the Navy, the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and their staffs, and the multiple components of the department, to include the Navy and the Marine Corps. [2]

In this role in speaking to the Washington Post in reference to the Navy's exoneration of the African American sailors, the "Port Chicago 50" who mutinied over life and death working conditions with munitions during World War 2 following the Port Chicago disaster, in which he was instrumental, Coffey stated of the decades ago injustice ... [that] "The trial lawyers did not have time to properly prepare for the case,". [28] [29]

Further activities

Coffey was previously an adjunct professor of law at Fordham University. [30] In May 2011, Council for Unity honored Sean and Anne Coffey at their Annual "Champions for Children" dinner. [31] In October 2012, he received the Paul R. Dean award from Georgetown Law School, where he teaches trial practice as an adjunct professor. [32] In November 2011, he was honored by the American Jewish Committee Westchester County, New York Chapter with the Learned Hand Award for achievement and ethics as a lawyer and dedication to human rights. [33] In June 2012, he was honored by the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center (of Westchester County, New York) for his dedication to human rights and his service to the center as a director. [34]

Coffey has served or serves on the boards of Common Cause New York, Council for Unity, the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center, Greenhope Services for Women, and ThanksUSA. [35] [36]

BlackRobe Capital Partners

In late 2011, Coffey and Timothy Scrantom founded BlackRobe Capital Partners, a commercial claim investor based in New York City. [37] The firm shut down one and a half years later, in early 2013. [38] [39]

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