John H. Shenefield
{{short description|American attorney}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = John Shenefield
| image = JohnHShenefield (cropped).jpg
| caption = Shenefield in 2012
| office = United States Associate Attorney General
| president = Jimmy Carter
| term_start = 1979
| term_end = 1981
| predecessor = Michael J. Egan
| successor = Rudy Giuliani
| office1 = United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
| president1 = Jimmy Carter
| term_start1 = 1977
| term_end1 = 1979
| predecessor1 = Donald I. Baker
| successor1 = Sanford Litvack
| birth_date = January 23, 1939
| birth_place = Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|9|1939|1|23}}
| education = Harvard University (AB, LLB)
| branch = {{Flag|United States Army}}
| serviceyears = 1961–1962
}}
John Hale Shenefield (January 23, 1939–December 9, 2024){{Cite web|title=Department of Justice Nomination of John H. Shenefield To Be Associate Attorney General. {{!}} The American Presidency Project|url=https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/department-justice-nomination-john-h-shenefield-be-associate-attorney-general|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.presidency.ucsb.edu}}[https://www.pymnts.com/cpi-posts/renowned-antitrust-expert-and-former-morgan-lewis-chair-john-shenefield-passes-away/ Renowned Antitrust Expert and Former Morgan Lewis Chair John Shenefield Passes Away, Competition Policy International] Accessed December 12, 2024. was an American attorney who served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1979 to 1981 and as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division from May 1977 to February 1979.
Early life and education
Shenefield was born in Toledo, Ohio. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School. He served in the United States Army in 1961 and 1962.{{Cite web|title=A Conversation with John H. Shenefield|url=https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/a-conversation-with-john-h-shenefield/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=American Enterprise Institute - AEI|language=en-US}}
Career
After graduating from law school, Shenefield practiced antitrust law at Hunton & Williams in Richmond, Virginia for 12 years. He also worked as an economics professor at the University of Richmond. From May 1977 to February 1979, he served as the Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division.{{Cite news|title=People and Business|date=May 5, 1977|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/05/archives/shenefield-moves-closer-to-heading-antitrust-unit.html|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0362-4331}} He then served as the United States Associate Attorney General from 1979 to 1981.{{Cite news|title=Performance of Antitrust Official Sharply Questioned by Senators|date=December 8, 1979|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/08/archives/performance-of-antitrust-official-sharply-questioned-by-senators.html|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0362-4331}} After the end of the Carter administration, Shenefield became a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius,{{Cite news|title=Favretto Gets Antitrust Post|date=April 6, 1979|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/06/archives/favretto-gets-antitrust-post.html|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0362-4331}} where he served as chair from 1996 – 1999, retiring in 2008.