Alice S. Fisher is an American attorney with extensive experience in federal prosecution and white-collar defense. She began her career as a law clerk for Judge James C. Cacheris of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, followed by a 14-year tenure as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the same district (1989-2003), where she prosecuted significant cases including public corruption, organized crime, and post-9/11 terrorism matters such as the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui confidant Zacarias Essabar. Fisher then moved to the Department of Justice's headquarters, serving as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division's Litigation Unit, Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General, and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General before her appointment as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division in 2005. Her DOJ leadership was overshadowed by controversies, including her role in the 2006 dismissal of nine U.S. Attorneys, which led to investigations revealing politicized hiring practices; Fisher admitted to approving a policy requiring career applicants to disclose political donations and volunteer work. She also faced scrutiny over the DOJ's handling of CIA interrogation tape destruction in 2005. Fisher resigned in August 2008. Post-government, she became a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, focusing on white-collar crime and regulatory compliance, and later held compliance roles at major financial institutions, including at Deutsche Bank where she oversaw anti-money laundering efforts amid regulatory probes.