Noteworthy
Acting Director and Acting Deputy Director, Community Relations Service, U.S. Department of Justice (2024–2025); Deputy Chief of Riverside Branch & Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California, Criminal and National Security Divisions, Public Corruption and Civil Rights, Terrorism and Export Crimes, and Criminal Appeals Sections (2015–2018, 2019–2024); Senior Counsel (detail), Office of Legislative Affairs & Office of Legal Policy, U.S. Department of Justice (2021–2022, 2023); Associate, Morrison & Foerster LLP (2018–2019).
Education and Honors
UCLA School of Law (J.D., 2012); Editor-in-Chief, UCLA Law Review (2011–2012); Andrews University (B.A. Religion, 1990, magna cum laude; M.A. Religion, 1992, magna cum laude; Ph.D. Religion, 2005).
Clerkships
Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2014–2015), United States District Court for the Central District of California (2012–2014).
Bar Admissions
California (2013); United States District Court, Central District of California; United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
The following are a few of Mr. Nam’s representative matters:
Securities Fraud
- Represented a major bank accused of failure to disclose material information to shareholders in a class action.
Other Matters
- Represented, on a pro bono basis, asylum applicants from Central America before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and immigration court.
General Fraud Cases
- Conducted multiple federal criminal investigations of complex, multi-million fraud schemes involving several thousand victims
- Coordinated multi-agency federal criminal investigations into federal and state benefits fraud
Public Corruption Investigations
- Conducted federal criminal investigation involving members of law enforcement involving public corruption in performance of duties.
Bribery and Extortion Investigations
- Conducted federal criminal investigation involving members of law enforcement involving receipt of bribes and extortion conduct.
Civil Rights and Hate Crimes Investigations
- Conducted wide-ranging of federal civil rights and obstruction of justice conduct by federal and state law enforcement officers, including excessive use of force, sexual abuse, and false reporting conduct.
- Conducted multiple federal hate crimes investigations involving assault, threats, and sexual abuse by individuals.
National Security Investigations
- Conducted federal terrorism investigations into all matters connected to the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack.
- Conducted multiple international terrorism investigations involving ISIS and other radical terrorist groups.