▁from ▁Corn ell ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁a ▁juris ▁doctor ate ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁May op oul os ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Amy ▁Le f k of , ▁and ▁they ▁have ▁two ▁children . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁After ▁law ▁school , ▁May op oul os ▁cl erk ed ▁for ▁the ▁Honor able ▁William ▁C . ▁Con ner ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Southern ▁District ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( 1 9 8 4 - 1 9 8 6 ). ▁He ▁then ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁Davis ▁Pol k ▁& ▁Ward ell ▁( 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 4 ), ▁before ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁White water ▁investigation ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Coun sel ▁( 1 9 9 4 - 1 9 9 6 ). ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 0 0 , ▁May op oul os ▁was ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁associate ▁general ▁coun sel ▁at ▁Donald son , ▁L uf kin , ▁& ▁Jen ret te , ▁Inc . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁senior ▁deput y ▁general ▁coun sel ▁at ▁Amer icas ▁of ▁Cred it ▁Suisse ▁First ▁Boston ▁( 2 0 0 0 - 2 0 0 1 ) ▁and ▁as ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁general ▁coun sel ▁for ▁Amer icas ▁of ▁De ust che ▁Bank ▁AG ' s ▁Corpor ate ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁Bank ▁(