Joseph Sandler

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Joseph Sandler is a Washington, D.C. attorney who served as in-house general counsel for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 1993 to 1998 and continues to serve in that role through his law firm, Sandler Reiff & Young PC in Washington DC.

Sandler was born in 1953 in Baltimore MD, graduated from Harvard College (1975 scl) and Harvard Law School (1978 cl). He has served as counsel for the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Conventions; for the Democratic Governors Association; and through his law firm, for numerous Democratic state party committees and Democratic and progressive advocacy groups, PACs and candiddates.

During Sandler's tenure at the DNC, he defended several prominent Democrats and Democratic groups during controversies over alleged improprieties in fundraising and cooperation with 527 groups.