Robert Charrow
American lawyer and government official
Robert Charrow | |
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| General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services | |
| In office January 2, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | William B. Schultz |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bagenstos |
| Principal Deputy General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services | |
| In office 1985–1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
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| Born | (1944-10-21) October 21, 1944 (age 79) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Education | Harvey Mudd College Stanford Law School |
Robert Phillip Charrow (born October 21, 1944)[1] is an American lawyer and government official.
Currently a shareholder at the law firm of Greenberg Traurig, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the General Counsel of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. He was confirmed on December 21, 2017.[2] He previously worked for the law firm of Crowell & Moring. In the Ronald Reagan administration, Charrow served as Deputy and then Principal Deputy General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.[3][4] In those roles, he supervised the chief counsel for the Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Inspector General, the Food and Drug Administration, and the United States Public Health Service.[5]
References
- ^ https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/30926.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "PN563 - Nomination of Robert Charrow for Department of Health and Human Services, 115th Congress (2017-2018)". www.congress.gov. December 21, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ Cassens Weiss, Debra (June 7, 2017). "Trump taps BigLaw lawyers for administration posts". ABA Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ Schneier, Cogan (June 6, 2017). "Trump Announces Slate of Big Law Nominees for DOJ, Agency Posts". The National Law Journal. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Personnel to Key Administration Posts". whitehouse.gov. June 5, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017 – via National Archives.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Further reading
- Derysh, Igor (September 18, 2020). "HHS lawyer pushed to gut testing safety rules to help "special interest friends": Watchdog group". Salon. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- Schmitt, Rick (June 25, 2020). "Robert Charrow: Solving Legal Challenges at HHS". Stanford Law School. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- Stein, Shira. "Trump HHS General Counsel Charrow Returns to Greenberg Traurig". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
External links
- Biography at U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- Biography at Greenberg Traurig
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