Danielle Conley represents clients in high-stakes, multifaceted legal challenges at the intersection of law, government policy, and business. She leads the firm’s Anti-Discrimination & Civil Rights practice. Conley helps companies, educational institutions, and other large organizations navigate challenging regulatory, enforcement, and internal matters that involve substantial reputational risk.

Prior to joining Latham, Conley served as Deputy Counsel to the President in the Office of White House Counsel. In that role, she advised the President, Vice President, and other senior White House officials on a wide array of legal issues related to voting and democracy, policing and criminal justice reform, reproductive rights, tech accountability, and judicial nominations.

She established and led the first-ever White House Counsel’s Office team dedicated to civil rights and advancing racial, gender, and LGBTQ equity. Under her leadership, the team worked closely with senior officials at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and agency general counsels on policy, regulatory, and litigation matters related to the administration’s equity agenda. Conley also helped shepherd Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic nomination and confirmation to the US Supreme Court. Conley earned her JD from Howard University School of Law and her BA from Tulane University.