Carlyle Thorsen

Carl Thorsen joined American Continental Group as a Partner in 2005, bringing expertise and experience from Capitol Hill and the Department of Justice. His extensive legislative and legal knowledge provides the firm and clients with an influential resource. Mr. Thorsen served as General Counsel to U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. He worked closely with the Chairman and staff of the House Committee on the Judiciary and the Select Committee on Homeland Security. In addition, he directed operations in the Majority Leader’s congressional office, supervising staff and maintaining principal responsibility for all matters related to the Leader’s interests in Texas. During 2004, Mr. Thorsen spent five months working for the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad, Iraq, as the Senior Advisor for Border Enforcement to the Civilian Policing Advisory Training Team. In this capacity, he served on a team led by Coalition military officials primarily responsible for rebuilding the Iraqi Police Service and Border Police. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Thorsen served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs. During this time, he was one of the Justice Department’s key liaisons with Congress. Mr. Thorsen received the Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service, the Department’s highest commendation, for his work on The Patriot Act of 2001. From 1999 to 2001, after service as Legislative Counsel to U.S. Representative Bill McCollum (R-FL) and U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Mr. Thorsen served as Counsel to the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, advising Members of Congress and staff on legislative and policy issues related to the Committee’s legislative agenda. Mr. Thorsen earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a minor in English Literature from the University of Scranton, and a Juris Doctor from the Temple University School of Law. Mr. Thorsen is a Member of the Maryland Bar Association.