The Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY) has selected Lee Dunst to serve as a magistrate judge for a term of eight years. He will serve on the bench at the Alfonse M. D’Amato United States Courthouse. Prior to his appointment, Judge Dunst was a litigation partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York City, where his practice focused on white collar criminal and civil investigations, as well as complex civil litigation. During his tenure of more than 20 years at Gibson Dunn, he represented numerous clients, including Fortune 500 companies, accounting firms, corporate executives, and special board committees in connection with a wide range of civil litigation and government investigations. From 1995 to 2000, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York and was involved in a series of significant criminal investigations and prosecutions. While in government service, Judge Dunst received the director’s award for superior performance from the department of justice and also served as the Deputy Chief of the narcotics section in Brooklyn. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, he worked as a litigation associate at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP. During his legal career, he has spoken and written extensively on white collar regulatory issues, as well as matters concerning civil commercial litigation. He also serves as an advisor to the American Law Institute’s Principles of the Law of Compliance Enforcement & Risk Management project and as a member of the Federal Bar Council American Inn of Court. He has been recognized for his legal representation over the years. In 2020, the National Law Journal cited him as one of their “Masters of the Courtroom: Our Winning 2020 Litigators” for his role in obtaining a successful civil jury verdict on behalf of a Fortune 250 company, and the Am Law Litigation Daily named him “Litigator of the Week” for that same successful case. He also has been recognized for his white collar defense and investigation work in The Legal 500 US and has been named a “litigation star” and “local litigation star” by Benchmark Litigation.
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