Brandon Lang / Brandon L. Van Grack appears in the December 1, 2017 Flynn plea transcript as “Brandon Lang Van Grack, Esq.” for the United States, on Manafort Eastern District signature blocks with Andrew Weissmann, and on the May 7, 2020 Flynn withdrawal as “Chief, FARA Unit, National Security Division.” Morrison Foerster lists him as a partner (National Security and Crisis Management). No second equally notable public Brandon L. Van Grack was found for this file. This page is identity only.
Identity
About Brandon L. Van Grack
This site is case-file commentary on documented official acts of a public figure. He is a former Mueller Special Counsel’s Office and DOJ National Security Division prosecutor who later served as Chief of the FARA Unit. He is not a judge. Identity confidence: high (Flynn plea transcript + Manafort EDVA filings + MoFo bio). No usable Commons / U.S. government portrait found. Episodes live on the home case file.
Documented roles
- DOJ NSD. CES / Counsel to AAG National Security; Deputy Chief, CES; Chief, FARA Unit (firm bio + ECF title).
- 2017–2018. Special Counsel’s Office — Flynn plea appearance; Manafort EDVA counsel of record.
- Mar 2019–. Named to lead revamped FARA enforcement (Demers / Covington contemporaneous); title on May 2020 withdrawal.
- May 7, 2020. Withdrew from Flynn (ECF 197) — filing states no reason; not “resigned from DOJ” on that date.
- ~2021–. Partner, Morrison Foerster (firm bio / Politico Influence timing).
What this site is not
It is not a court and not a finding that Van Grack committed a personal crime. A plea appearance is not a Brady adjudication. A transition counsel letter is not a misconduct judgment. A Manafort signature is not a Flynn conspiracy. Brady/Powell disputes stay Claims unless a primary filing upgrades them. He is a prosecutor in these records — not a judge. Read the case file and the disclaimer.