Josh Hsu
Josh Hsu | |
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Kamala D. Harris | |
Preceded by | Gregory Jacob |
Succeeded by | Erica Songer |
Personal details | |
Born | 1979 (age 44–45) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Georgetown University (BA, JD) |
Josh M. Hsu (born 1979) is an American attorney and political advisor who served as
Early life and education
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Hsu was raised by two immigrant Taiwanese parents who ran a jewelry wholesale business in New York City.[4]
Hsu earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and English from
Career
Hsu began his legal career as an associate at O'Melveny & Myers and focused on complex class action litigation. After his clerkship with Judge Denny Chin, Hsu worked as a First Amendment legal fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union, where he worked on challenges to Connecticut's campaign finance law and represented clients in federal district court in matters involving suppression of speech. In 2008, Hsu joined the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, where he continued to work on complex litigation matters in both federal and state courts.
In 2011, Hsu worked as counsel for the
In 2017, Hsu was named general counsel to then-Senator Kamala Harris, where he advised her on policy related to campaign finance, gun violence, voting, criminal justice reform, civil rights, law enforcement, and tech policy. In 2019, Hsu served as Harris's deputy chief of staff.
In September 2019, Hsu was named national policy director for
In November 2022, Hsu announced that he was leaving the Biden-Harris Administration at the end of the year.[5] He left office on January 5, 2023[6] and will join Jenner & Block as a partner in its Government Controversies Practice.[7]
Awards
In 2015, Hsu was recognized as one of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's (NAPABA) Best Lawyers Under 40.[8]
References
- ^ "White House Personnel | President-Elect Joe Biden". January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Georgetown Law Faculty and Alumni Tapped to Serve in Biden-Harris Administration". Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Biden team announces new staff picks, highlighting effort to 'build an administration that looks like America'". PBS NewsHour. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "Vice President Kamala Harris Turns the Spotlight Over to Her AAPI Staffers". Glamour. July 4, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Cai, Sophia (November 23, 2022). "Kamala Harris' top legal counsel departing White House". Axios. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ Stein, Sam; Egan, Lauren; Stokols, Eli (January 19, 2023). "West Wing Playbook: 'Do everything that Trump did not'". Politico. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ Thomsen, Jacqueline (January 19, 2023). "Kamala Harris advisor joins Jenner & Block law firm in D.C." Reuters. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ "NAPABA Congratulates Josh Hsu". NAPABA. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2021.