Patrick Fitzgerald - "Eliot Ness with a Harvard degree"

He is a 46-year-old, no-nonsense Brookylinite with a rising reputation as a legal star.

In the Conrad Black trial, he supervised a team of four assistant attorneys, in his second major corruption case victory. Black was convicted of four counts, including obstruction of justice. Black is now facing years in jail and a restittution order. This is a victory for the small shareholder and institutional shareholders and warning to all the fat cats at the top who do not serve the interests of shareholders. This a victory for true capitalism which of late has produced a lot of losers.

It follows his successful prosecution in early March of former key White House official, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, who was found guilty of lying to the FBI and a grand jury over revelations about the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame.

"We cannot tolerate perjury. The truth is what drives our judicial system," Mr Fitzgerald said after the conviction.

"If someone knowingly tells a lie under oath during any investigation, it is every prosecutor's duty to respond by investigating and proving that if you can."

In his blog, "From the Desk of Patrick J. Fitzgerald", Mr Fitzgerald describes himself as a long-time opponent of corruption, listing among his interests rugby and "prosecuting evil doers".