Shan Wu

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Shan Wu
Born
Shanlon Wu

(1959-05-13) May 13, 1959 (age 59)
Westchester County, New York
Nationality Chinese-American
Citizenship United States
Alma mater Georgetown University Law School, Vassar College , Sarah Lawrence College
Occupation Criminal defense lawyer.
Years active1991-Present
Known for CNN Legal Analyst during the Manafort's Trial,
Website www.shanlonwu.com

Shanlon "Shan" Wu (Born May 13, 1959) is a Chinese-American criminal defense lawyer. [1] [2] He was the CNN Legal Analyst during the Manafort's Trial [3] [4] and a member of Rick Gates legal team. [5] [6]

CNN American news channel

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Trials of Paul Manafort

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Early life and education

Wu was born in Westchester County NY where he attended and graduated in Scarborough Day School in 1976.

Westchester County, New York County in New York, United States

Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is the second-most populous county on the mainland of New York, after the Bronx, and the most populous county in the state north of New York City. According to the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 949,113, estimated to have increased by 3.3% to 980,244 by 2017. Situated in the Hudson Valley, Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles (1,200 km2), consisting of six cities, 19 towns, and 23 villages. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The county seat is the city of White Plains, while the most populous municipality in the county is the city of Yonkers, with an estimated 200,807 residents in 2016.

Scarborough Day School

The Scarborough Day School was a private school in Scarborough-on-Hudson, in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Frank and Narcissa Cox Vanderlip established the school in 1913 at their estate, Beechwood. The school, a nonsectarian nonprofit college preparatory day school, taught students at pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade levels and had small class sizes, with total enrollment rarely exceeding 150 students. Since 1980, the buildings and property have been owned by The Clear View School, which runs a day treatment program for 83 students. The current school still uses the Scarborough School's theater, which was opened in 1917. The school campus is a contributing property to the Scarborough Historic District.

Wu received his law degree from Georgetown University; [7] prior to that, he obtained a BA in English Literature from Vassar College and an MFA in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. [8]

A law degree is an academic degree conferred for studies in law. Such degrees are generally preparation for legal careers; but while their curricula may be reviewed by legal authority, they do not themselves confer a license. A legal license is granted and exercised locally; while the law degree can have local, international, and world-wide aspects- e.g., in Britain the Legal Practice Course is required to become a British solicitor or the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) to become a barrister.

Georgetown University private university in Washington, D.C., United States

Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789 as Georgetown College, the university has grown to comprise nine undergraduate and graduate schools, among which are the School of Foreign Service, School of Business, Medical School, and Law School. Located on a hill above the Potomac River, the school's main campus is identifiable by its flagship Healy Hall, a National Historic Landmark. Georgetown offers degree programs in forty-eight disciplines, enrolling an average of 7,500 undergraduate and 10,000 post-graduate students from more than 130 countries.

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Career

From 1991-2001, Wu served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in the United States Department of Justice as well as Counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno, a role in which he advised on various criminal and civil law investigations, before becoming a founding member of Wu, Grohovsky & Whipple, a Washington, D.C.-based law firm in 2010. [9] [10]

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Janet Reno former Attorney General of the United States

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Wu's primary area of practice is representing college students accused of violations like those involving drugs, plagiarism, and sexual assault. [11] [ not in citation given ] This involvement with college students led him to help create the DC Student Defense website and blog, which is featured on the American Bar Association website. [12] [13]

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Sexual assault is an act in which a person intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence which includes rape, groping, child sexual abuse or the torture of the person in a sexual manner.

In 2018, Wu was part of the legal team that defended former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort in his much publicized trial. [14] Wu also represented Manafort's former protégé Rick Gates. [15]

Donald Trump 45th president of the United States

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Paul Manafort American political consultant and criminal

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Wu is a part-time professor at George Washington University, and a former Federal Prosecutor. [16]

Boxing

Prior to law school, Wu tried his hand as an amateur boxer. While studying at Vassar he studied and trained with two-time heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. [17]

Awards and honors

Wu is one of the top rated Criminal Defense attorneys in Washington, DC. [18] He has received numerous Special Achievement Awards from the Justice Department as well as awards from law enforcement agencies and community groups. [19]

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  2. ↑ "Jury to weigh ex-Trump aide Manafort's fate for a third day". cnbc.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Report on Abuse in Catholic Church; Manafort Defense Rests; Pentagon Spokeswoman Under Investigation". cnn.com. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Manafort's Trial Continues". npr.org. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Polantz, Katelyn (8 February 2018). "Lawyers for Rick Gates say they have 'irreconcilable differences' with client". cnn.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Samuelsohn, Darren (1 February 2018). "Lawyers for Rick Gates withdraw from Russia case". politico.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "Georgetown University Law School". utexas.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Alums Remember Boxing". vq.vassar.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ↑ Del Quentin Wilber, Keith L. Alexander (29 May 2009). "2 Current, 3 Former Federal Prosecutors Are Finalists for U.S. Attorney for D.C." washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ↑ David Willman, Chris Megerian (15 July 2018). "Trump resists Mueller interview, leaving difficult decision on subpoena before fall elections". latimes.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Singapore man extradited to D.C. in export case over roadside bombs in Iraq". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "The DC Student Defense Blog". abajournal.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Singapore man extradited to US charged with illegal exports to Iran". scmp.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  14. ↑ Trish Turner, Katherine Faulders (15 August 2018). "Meet the legal team defending former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort". abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  15. ↑ Hsu, Spencer (7 February 2018). "Lawyers for Rick Gates ask to leave Mueller-probe case, citing 'irreconcilable differences' with their client". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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  17. ↑ Bergon, Frank. "Boxing at Vassar". vq.vassar.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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