Sean Coffey
Sean Coffey | |
|---|---|
| General Counsel of the Navy | |
| In office February 16, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Secretary | Carlos Del Toro |
| Preceded by | Robert Sander |
| Succeeded by | David Denton Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John P. Coffey 1956 (age 69–70) New York City, U.S. |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Georgetown University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1978–2004 |
| Rank | Captain |
John Patrick "Sean" Coffey is an American attorney, businessman, retired U.S. Navy captain, and political candidate who served as general counsel of the Navy from 2022 until early 2025. He led a lawsuit against WorldCom on behalf of investors. In the case, his team recovered over $6 billion from Wall Street banks and responsible parties paid millions of dollars in compensation.
In 2009, Coffey retired from his partnership at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann to seek the Democratic nomination for New York attorney general; he finished third in a five-way primary. In 2011, Coffey co-founded BlackRobe Capital Partners, which closed one and a half years later.
As the General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy and its chief legal officer Coffey led more than 1,100 attorneys and support staff in 140 offices worldwide. Further in this position, Coffey provided legal advice to the Secretary of the Navy, the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and their staffs, and the multiple components of the department, including the Navy and the Marine Corps.