Shane T. Stansbury

Shane T. Stansbury is a Professor of the Practice of Law at Duke University School of Law and the Robinson Everett Distinguished Fellow in the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York (SDNY), specializing in terrorism, cybercrime, espionage, money laundering, and international public corruption cases. His notable prosecutions include former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo and AQAP operative Minh Quang Pham.

• Past Roles: Assistant U.S. Attorney (SDNY), litigator at WilmerHale, Supreme Court advocate for Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act.
• Education: J.D. from Columbia Law School, M.P.A. from Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School, A.B. from Duke University.

His research and teaching focus on national security law, cybercrime, and prosecutorial ethics. Shane has received numerous awards, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award and the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation’s Prosecutor of the Year Award.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award
  • Federal Law Enforcement Foundation’s Prosecutor of the Year Award