Mark Filip

Biography

Mark Robert Filip (born June 1, 1966) is an American lawyer who served as Deputy Attorney General of the United States from March 2008 to February 2009. He is currently a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Education

Filip attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, graduating summa cum laude with bachelor’s degrees in economics and history in 1988. He earned a B.A. in law from Christ Church College, University of Oxford, in 1990.

Legal Clerkships

Filip served as a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge Stephen F. Williams at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Early Career

From 1995 to 1999, Filip worked as an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago, prosecuting cases involving violent crimes, political corruption, judicial corruption, police corruption, health care fraud, and international narcotics trafficking. He received a Department of Justice Director’s Award for Superior Performance.

Federal Judiciary

On April 28, 2003, Filip was nominated by President George W. Bush to be a United States District Court judge for the Northern District of Illinois. The Senate confirmed his nomination 96–0 on February 4, 2004, and he served on the bench until 2008.

Deputy Attorney General

As Deputy Attorney General, Filip was second-in-command of the Justice Department and oversaw all criminal and civil enforcement efforts. He represented the Justice Department in interactions with Congress, the White House, and foreign governments. He briefly served as acting Attorney General from January 20 to February 3, 2009, during the presidential transition.

Connection to Epstein Case

In May 2008, Epstein’s defense attorneys Kenneth Starr and Jay Lefkowitz wrote letters to Filip requesting that his office conduct an independent review of the proposed federal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, arguing the case was politically motivated.

Notes

Mark Filip appears in the Epstein Files as the recipient of correspondence from Epstein’s defense team seeking to halt or review the federal prosecution.