Sullivan & Cromwell has announced the appointment of Viet D. Dinh, former Chief Legal and Policy Officer of Fox Corporation.

Based in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Dinh will advise corporations, boards of directors and senior executives on complex matters including high-stakes transactions, corporate governance, regulatory and public policy issues, litigation and investigations.

Prior to joining Sullivan & Cromwell, Dinh served as head of venture capital firm Palanquin Advisors. Before that, he spent many years at Fox Corporation, where he held the position of Chief Legal and Policy Officer starting in September 2018, overseeing the company’s legal, compliance, regulatory, governmental affairs and public affairs functions. After stepping down at the end of 2023, he continued to act as special advisor to Fox through the end of 2025.

Earlier in his career, Dinh was a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and founded Bancroft PLLC, a Washington, D.C.-based litigation boutique. He also served as outside general counsel for Strayer Education from 2009 to 2018. In addition, Dinh served as Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice from 2001 to 2003, with responsibility for major legal policy and national security matters.