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In The Spotlight

Introducing John “Sean” Coffey, a Special Friend to CFU and Newest Board Member.

Sean Coffey and his wife Anne were honored at Council for Unity’s 2011 Champions for Children Gala on May 4th, 2011 at the Harvard Club in New York City.

Born in the Bronx to Irish immigrant parents, John P. (“Sean”) Coffey is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and Georgetown University Law Center. A retired Navy Captain, Sean’s naval career included assignments as personal military assistant to Vice President George H.W. Bush and commanding officer of a reserve aircraft squadron. As a lawyer, Sean served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, a partner at the international law firm Latham & Watkins, and a partner at the boutique plaintiffs litigation firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP. While at Bernstein Litowitz, Sean led teams that recovered over $10 billion for defrauded securities investors and was dubbed “Wall Street’s New Nemesis” by Bloomberg Markets magazine. Sean ran for the Democratic nomination for New York Attorney general last year, finishing third in a field of five candidates. Sean and Anne live in Westchester with their three children.