On October 10, 2007, ACS hosted a panel of distinguished former Department of Justice officials to discusses principles and best practices to guide the Department of Justice under the next Attorney General. In addition to the transcript accessible below, video of this event is also available.

The panel included:

• Dawn Johnsen - Professor of Law and Ira C. Batman Faculty Fellow, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington; former Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice
• Joseph D. Rich - Director of Fair Housing and Community Development, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law; former Chief of the Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• James K Robinson - Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; former Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice; former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan
• Moderator Ronald Klain - Former Chief of Staff to the Attorney General; former Associate Counsel to the President
• Note: Bruce Fein, former Department of Justice official, was unable to attend because of a last-minute court appearance.

Video of the event is available here.