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David William Ogden, known professionally as David W. Ogden (born November 12, 1953) is an American lawyer who served as the deputy attorney general of the United States. An American lawyer, Ogden was also a high-ranking official in the
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and the
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during the administration of President
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.


Early life and education

Ogden is the son of Horace G. "Hod" Ogden (1925–1998), who was the first director of the Bureau of Health Education at the
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(and previously had worked for the
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), and Elaine C. Ogden, an elementary school teacher. Ogden earned an A.B. ''
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'' from the
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in 1976 and a J.D. ''
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'' in 1981 from
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.Profile
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He served as an editor of the ''
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''.Profile
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In 1981–82, Ogden clerked for Judge
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of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and in 1982–83, he clerked for
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Associate Justice Harry A. Blackmun.


Career

Ogden began his career in
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, as an associate from 1983 until 1985 at the law firm of Ennis Friedman & Bersoff, and he served as a partner at that firm from 1986 until 1988. From 1988 until 1994, Ogden was a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of
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. From 1994 to 1995, he served as the deputy general counsel and legal counsel for the
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. From 1995 to 1997, he was an
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in the
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. From 1997 to 1998, Ogden was counselor to United States Attorney General Janet Reno, and from 1998–99, he was chief of staff to Attorney General Reno. From 1999–2000, he was acting
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and from 2000 to 2001, the Senate-confirmed assistant attorney general in charge of the Civil Division in the
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. As assistant attorney general, Ogden led the Justice Department's largest litigation division handling major constitutional, administrative law, false claims act, government contracts, consumer law, and tort matters. In September 1999, under his leadership, the Civil Division filed the United States' high profile lawsuit against the tobacco industry. From June 2001 until November 2008, and again since April 2010, Ogden has been a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm
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("WilmerHale"), leading the firm's Government and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group. In private practice, he has represented a wide range of businesses, trade associations, and individuals in litigation, arbitration and investigations against the United States government, state governments and foreign governments, and private parties, including cases under the Administrative Procedure Act, fair lending laws, the False Claims Act, fraud racketeering laws, international litigation, and arbitration.


Deputy attorney general

On January 5, 2009, President-elect
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announced he would nominate Ogden to be deputy attorney general.Carrie Johnson and Robert Barnes
"Solicitor General and Deputy Attorney General Named"
''
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'', January 5, 2009.
Ogden's nomination was criticized by conservative groups that objected to some of his previous legal work, such as litigation under the First Amendment on behalf of adult entertainment companies including
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and
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and amicus briefs on behalf of the American Psychological Association in constitutional litigation involving abortion and gay rights.Evan Perez
"Adult Entertainment: Fight Erupts Over Nominee’s Defense of Porn"
''
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'', March 12, 2009.
Associated Press
"Christian right challenging Obama's picks"
February 5, 2009.
However, the selection was praised and supported by the
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, the
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, the
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, the National District Attorneys Association, Larry Thompson,
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, the
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, and the
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. Ogden was confirmed by the
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on March 12, 2009, in a vote of 65–28.Associated Press
Senate confirms Ogden as deputy attorney general
March 12, 2009.
As deputy attorney general, Ogden set new Justice Department policy in connection with criminal and civil discovery to fulfill the department's obligations to disclose exculpatory information to criminal defendants; providing new law enforcement resources to help Native American tribal communities combat violence against women and children; redoubling federal efforts to combat health care fraud; and accommodating federal enforcement policy to laws in several states legalizing medicinal use of marijuana. On December 3, 2009, it was announced that he would be resigning his post and returning to private practice in February 2010.FBI National Press Offic

, (December 3, 2009).
Carrie Johnson

''
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'', December 4, 2009.
According to news accounts, Ogden stepped down in part because of disagreements with Attorney General
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over management issues.


Personal life

Ogden is married to Anne Harkavy and has three children; two by his first marriage.Ogden Testimony
/ref> Harkavy was formerly deputy general counsel for litigation, regulation and enforcement for the U.S. Department of Energy.


See also

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