Donald M. Remy is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. He has broad experience in complex litigation, having litigated cases involving constitutional, employment, mass torts, product liability, government contracts, mortgage finance and securities issues. In addition to litigation, Mr. Remy's practice includes conducting internal investigations and providing counseling and training to corporations and their boards of directors on legal and regulatory compliance issues.
From 1997-2000, Mr. Remy served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he handled numerous cases, including those arising out of the events at Waco and Ruby Ridge. As a senior lawyer and business executive at Fannie Mae from 2000-2006, prior to joining Latham, Mr. Remy gained a unique perspective of the needs and challenges of providing legal services to a large public company. At Fannie Mae, Mr. Remy served as the Deputy General Counsel, the Senior Vice President of Housing and Community Development, the Senior Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer and the Vice President for Litigation. Throughout his tenure, he provided direction, management and advice on corporate law matters in multiple practice areas including: corporate governance, internal investigations, legal and regulatory compliance, litigation, employment, antitrust, government contracts and insurance coverage. In his last assignment, Mr. Remy coordinated Fannie Mae's initial humanitarian and business response to the 2005 hurricanes along the US Gulf Coast.
In addition to Mr. Remy's practice experience, he currently serves in a management role at the firm as a member of the Global Training and Career Enhancement Committee.
During his legal career, Mr. Remy also served as Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Nathaniel R. Jones on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Assistant to the General Counsel for the Department of the Army. Mr. Remy has published, lectured and testified before Congress on legal topics relating to Torts, Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Diversity, Government Contracts, Litigation and Compliance. In 2005, Mr. Remy was recognized by Black Enterprise as one of America's most powerful executives under 40.