Trump Names IP Czar

President Donald Trump has named Vishal J. Amin, senior counsel on the House Judiciary Committee, to be the next White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. The position was created in 2008 to better organize the government’s effort to combat piracy. Amin must be confirmed by Congress. He would succeed Daniel Marti, who served in the position during President Obama’s second term. Amin also served in the George W. Bush administration as associate director for domestic policy, and at the U.S. Department of Commerce as special assistant and associate director for policy in the Office of the Secretary. Amin has a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis.