David Aufhauser

David Aufhauser is an American lawyer. He served as general counsel of the United States Treasury Department from 2001 to 2004 during the George W. Bush administration. After 9/11, Aufhauser was a key player in disrupting and freezing further terrorist activity against the U.S. He is best known for running the federal government's programs to go after terrorist financing, a major strategy in the war on terror. He ran the National Security Council Committee on Terrorist Financing; oversaw the legal departments of important agencies and divisions within the U.S. Treasury Department including International Banking, Domestic Banking, the U.S. Customs Service, IRS criminal and civil divisions, ATF, Financial Crimes and Money Laundering, and United States Secret Service; and supervised the federal government's multi-agency antiterrorism task force. In his numerous briefings before the House and Senate, he emphasized the importance of teaching tolerance and respect, often making clear distinctions between the vast majority of peaceful people in the Middle East and the practitioners of “counterfeit religion” who preyed on hopelessness to recruit terrorists.

He began his legal career in 1977 at Williams & Connolly. After completing his government service, he worked in investment banking and returned to Williams & Connolly in 2008.

In 2010 and 2011, he was named one of Washington's best attorneys. Provided by Wikipedia