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Jonathan Rusch Adjunct Professor WCL Adjunct Faculty

Contact
Jonathan Rusch
WCL | Online Partner Programs (OLP)
Yuma Building Y343
Degrees
JD, University of Virginia Law School
M.A., University of Virginia
B.A., Princeton University

Bio

Jonathan J. Rusch is Director of the U.S. and International Anti-Corruption Law Program and Adjunct Professor at American University Washington College of Law, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, a practicing lawyer in Washington, D.C., and Principal of DTG Risk & Compliance LLC.  Previously, Mr. Rusch was Senior Vice President and Head of Anti-Bribery & Corruption Governance at Wells Fargo & Company, and a federal prosecutor for 26 years in the Fraud Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, most recently as Deputy Chief for Strategy and Policy; Director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Enforcement; Counsel to the President’s Commission on Organized Crime; and an associate with the Washington, D.C. office of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.  His awards include the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, the Attorney General’s Award for Fraud Prevention, and the United Kingdom Serious and Organised Crime Agency Director-General’s Commendation.



Mr. Rusch also serves as a Senior Fellow with the Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement at New York University Law School, and a member of the Advisory Board of ComplianceNet.  He has previously been Adjunct Professor at Washington and Lee Law School, Lecturer in Law at the University of Virginia Law School, and a visiting professor at the China University of Political Science and Law.

Areas of Specialization
Corporate Governance
Ethics
For the Media
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Teaching

2024 Term 4

  • LGLS-623 Anti-Corruption Law