Tony West (attorney), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American lawyer
Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1965
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Tony West (attorney)
- Derek Anthony West (born August 12, 1965) is an American lawyer who currently serves as general counsel of Uber.
- Before joining Uber, West served as executive vice president of government affairs, general counsel, and corporate secretary for PepsiCo.
- He also served as president of the PepsiCo Foundation.
- In addition to supporting the growth and sustainability of PepsiCo's global business for its shareholders, West focused on promoting an ethical and inclusive culture at PepsiCo.
- He emphasized that a company must start with an ethical culture to be a long-term, sustainable company.
- During his tenure, PepsiCo continued to be recognized as one of the world's most ethical companies, increased diversity in both its Office of General Counsel and among its suppliers of outside legal services, and signed both the White House Fair Chance Business Pledge and the White House Equal Pay Pledge.West previously served as the Associate Attorney General of the United States, the third highest-ranking official in the United States Department of Justice; and Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division, the largest litigating division in the Department of Justice.
- In September 2014, when Attorney General Eric Holder announced his intention to step down, West was speculated as being a potential successor as the next United States Attorney General.During his time at the department, West played an integral role in the Obama administration's decision to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) after concluding that the statute was unconstitutional.West also secured nearly $37 billion for American consumers and investors harmed by the financial crisis and elevated the department's efforts to improve public safety in Indian country, including the landmark tribal provisions in the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
- On August 21, 2014, West secured a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America – the largest settlement with a single entity in American history – to resolve federal and state claims against Bank of America and its former and current subsidiaries, including Countrywide Financial Corporation and Merrill Lynch.On November 30, 2016, Senator-elect Kamala Harris announced that West, her brother-in-law, would co-chair her transition team.
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