Wifredo A. "Willy" Ferrer (born 1966) is the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. He was nominated on February 24, 2010, by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on April 22, 2010. He was sworn in on July 16, 2010, in Miami, Florida. As United States Attorney, he was the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District.[1] Ferrer is currently the Chair of Holland & Knight's Global Compliance and Investigations Team.
Ferrer was born in Hialeah, Florida in 1966, and attended Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School. After graduating law school in 1990, he clerked for then District Judge Stanley Marcus. Upon completing his clerkship in Fall 1991, he joined the Miami law firm of Steel, Hector & Davis where he remained for three years. Ferrer then returned to public service, first as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and later as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to then Attorney General Janet Reno.
After five years at the Department of Justice, Ferrer returned to Miami in 2000 to become an Assistant United States Attorney. While at the United States Attorney's Office, he served in the Public Integrity and National Security Section, the Economic Crimes Section, the Major Crimes Section and the Appellate Division of the Office. As an Assistant United States Attorney, he handled and tried numerous high-profile matters, including international money laundering, health care fraud, narcotics, international human rights abuses, immigration and firearms offenses.
In 2006, Ferrer joined the Miami-Dade County Attorney's office, where he was an Assistant County Attorney and chief of the Federal Litigation Section.[2]
In March 2017, Ferrer stepped down from his position as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida[3] and joined the law firm of Holland & Knight in its Miami office as a partner and head of the firm's Global Compliance and Investigations Team.[4]
During his career, Ferrer has been recognized as one of the Top Government Attorneys by both South Florida Legal Guide and Florida Legal Elite. In addition, he received the Attorney General's Medal in 2000, and Superior Performance and Special Merit Awards for his work as an Assistant U.S. Attorney.[5]
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^Miami-Dade County - County Attorney - Welcome to the County Attorney Website
^Weaverjweaver, Jay (2017-02-15). "U.S. Attorney Ferrer to step down after long run as South Florida's top law enforcement official". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^Dahlberg, Nancy (2017-03-27). "Florida's former top federal prosecutor, Wifredo Ferrer, joins Holland & Knight". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
^. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2011-01-18.
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
wifredo, ferrer, wifredo, willy, ferrer, born, 1966, former, united, states, attorney, southern, district, florida, nominated, february, 2010, president, barack, obama, confirmed, senate, april, 2010, sworn, july, 2010, miami, florida, united, states, attorney. Wifredo A Willy Ferrer born 1966 is the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida He was nominated on February 24 2010 by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the Senate on April 22 2010 He was sworn in on July 16 2010 in Miami Florida As United States Attorney he was the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District 1 Ferrer is currently the Chair of Holland amp Knight s Global Compliance and Investigations Team Wifredo A FerrerUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of FloridaIn office July 16 2010 March 3 2017PresidentBarack ObamaDonald TrumpPreceded byAlexander AcostaSucceeded byBenjamin Gerald GreenbergPersonal detailsBorn1966 age 56 57 Hialeah FloridaResidence s Miami Florida United StatesAlma materUniversity of Miami University of Pennsylvania Contents 1 Education 2 Early life and career 3 References 4 External linksEducation editFerrer earned a B A in Economics from the University of Miami in 1987 He then continued his education in law at the University of Pennsylvania graduating cum laude in 1990 Early life and career editFerrer was born in Hialeah Florida in 1966 and attended Hialeah Miami Lakes High School After graduating law school in 1990 he clerked for then District Judge Stanley Marcus Upon completing his clerkship in Fall 1991 he joined the Miami law firm of Steel Hector amp Davis where he remained for three years Ferrer then returned to public service first as a White House Fellow and Special Assistant to the Secretary of the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD and later as Deputy Chief of Staff and Counsel to then Attorney General Janet Reno After five years at the Department of Justice Ferrer returned to Miami in 2000 to become an Assistant United States Attorney While at the United States Attorney s Office he served in the Public Integrity and National Security Section the Economic Crimes Section the Major Crimes Section and the Appellate Division of the Office As an Assistant United States Attorney he handled and tried numerous high profile matters including international money laundering health care fraud narcotics international human rights abuses immigration and firearms offenses In 2006 Ferrer joined the Miami Dade County Attorney s office where he was an Assistant County Attorney and chief of the Federal Litigation Section 2 In March 2017 Ferrer stepped down from his position as U S Attorney for the Southern District of Florida 3 and joined the law firm of Holland amp Knight in its Miami office as a partner and head of the firm s Global Compliance and Investigations Team 4 During his career Ferrer has been recognized as one of the Top Government Attorneys by both South Florida Legal Guide and Florida Legal Elite In addition he received the Attorney General s Medal in 2000 and Superior Performance and Special Merit Awards for his work as an Assistant U S Attorney 5 References edit 111th Congress U S Attorneys Archived from the original on 2011 01 17 Retrieved 2011 01 18 Miami Dade County County Attorney Welcome to the County Attorney Website Weaverjweaver Jay 2017 02 15 U S Attorney Ferrer to step down after long run as South Florida s top law enforcement official Miami Herald Retrieved 2018 09 19 Dahlberg Nancy 2017 03 27 Florida s former top federal prosecutor Wifredo Ferrer joins Holland amp Knight Miami Herald Retrieved 2018 09 19 Southern District of Florida the United States Attorney Archived from the original on 2011 01 01 Retrieved 2011 01 18 External links editUnited States Attorney for the Southern District of FloridaThis article includes text from the United States Department of Justice which is public domain as a work of the United States federal government Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wifredo A Ferrer amp oldid 1182856106, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
