NAFUSA Board Member Jenny Durkan, who served as the United States Attorney for the WD of Washington (2009-2014), announced her candidacy on May 11, 2017, for Mayor of the City of Seattle. See The Seattle Times May, 11, 2017.

Durkan heads the Seattle office of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP.  She serves as Global Chair of the Cyber Law and Privacy Group, and is a member of the firm’s White Collar & Corporate Investigations practice. Durkan was in the first group of six U.S. Attorneys nominated by President Obama in May 2009; she was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate in September 2009. During her five years as U.S. Attorney, Durkan was a member of the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee, and chaired its sub-committee on Cybercrime and IP Enforcement. She served on the DOJ’s Cyber Advisory Committee and IP Enforcement Taskforce, and co-chaired the Taskforce’s criminal and civil enforcement working groups.

Durkan is Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Washington. Before serving as the U.S. Attorney in Seattle, Durkan was known for her work in noteworthy litigation, including serving as trial counsel to defend Washington Governor Christine Gregoire in the disputed election re-count of 2004.