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Shanlon “Shan” Wu is a former federal prosecutor who defends college students in cases ranging from campus sexual assault to plagiarism and drug and alcohol violations. A founding member of Wu, Grohovsky & Whipple PLLC, a D.C.–based boutique law firm, his practice focuses on college student defense, criminal defense, white–collar defense and federal false claim (qui tam) cases. He has investigated and tried hundreds of criminal cases, argued appellate cases in the both local and federal court, led large-scale criminal investigations, litigated complex commercial cases, and counseled clients at all stages of criminal and civil investigations.

As a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C., Shan focused on sexual assault, domestic violence, public corruption and fraud cases. He pioneered the use of expert testimony in domestic violence cases and, along with co-counsel, secured the first life-without-parole sentence for a serial rapist ever imposed in the District of Columbia. His outstanding legal work in the government was recognized through numerous Special Achievement Awards from the U.S. Department of Justice as well as awards conveyed by law enforcement agencies and community groups.

From 1999-2000, Shan served as Counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno, advising her on criminal and civil investigations, E-Gov, E-Commerce (electronic signatures, internet gambling, internet telephony, privacy & public access issues in electronic court filings), congressional oversight, and legislative review. His responsibilities included serving as liaison to the FBI, DEA, Criminal Division, Executive Office of United States Attorneys, National Institute of Justice, and White House Counsel’s Office. In the private sector, Shan's tenacious defense of individuals and companies is aided by experience gained working at the exclusive boutique litigation firm of Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans and Figel where his practice included white-collar criminal defense, SEC enforcement actions, and complex civil litigation. Bi-lingual in Mandarin Chinese, Shan has worked extensively in China as a consultant to China's largest law firm and served as of counsel for them in matters before the International Trade Commission.

At the Georgetown University Law Center, Shan graduated Order of the Barristers, edited two different law reviews and was Co-Director of the Moot Court program. He was the first Asian American to win the Beaudry Cup first-year moot court competition, the first Asian American to win the Leahy Prize upper-class moot court competition and only the second person in the history of the law school to have won both the first-year and upper-class moot court competitions.

Following law school, he served a federal judicial clerk to the late Hon. Eugene A. Wright, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as well to the late Hon. Jerry A. Buchmeyer, Chief Judge, United States District for the Northern District of Texas.

Shan holds a M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and an A.B. in English Literature from Vassar College. His writing has been published in literary journals, the New York Times Sunday Magazine and he is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post where he writes on college student defense.

His personal interests include holistic health and nutrition. A former amateur boxer trained by two-time heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson, Shan also trained amateur and professional kickboxers.