Leslie Caldwell spent the last decade defending Fortune 500 companies and CEOs in criminal matters. On Tuesday, the Senate takes up her nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, where she’d be on the other side of the courtroom.
If she’s confirmed, Caldwell will leave behind a $2.8 million partnership income at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius—plus bonuses, such as the estimated $250,000 to $500,000 last year—as co-chairwoman of the corporate investigations and white-collar practice group, according to her nomination papers on file at the U.S. Senate.
