U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
Melissa Holyoak was nominated by President Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah on January 29, 2026. Holyoak was appointed on November 17, 2025 by Attorney General Pam Bondi to serve as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah.
Prior to that, Holyoak served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from March 25, 2024 until her appointment as U.S. Attorney. During her FTC tenure, Commissioner Holyoak strove to vigorously enforce the antitrust and consumer protection laws while acting within the agency’s constitutional and statutory remit. She spoke widely about a range of FTC priorities, including improving competition enforcement, effectively applying existing laws to emerging trends in technology, and protecting children and teens online. She also published numerous statements about FTC matters.
Holyoak brings extensive experience as a litigator and leader. She served as Solicitor General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office where she oversaw the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions. She also managed multistate matters including those involving consumer protection and antitrust claims.
Before taking on that role, she served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm and in other public interest attorney positions with the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness. Holyoak represented class members challenging unfair class actions and consumers fighting regulatory abuse in federal district courts and appellate courts across the country.
Holyoak has argued in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits. She is a former prosecutor and attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and the Law Review. Holyoak is a member of the bars of Utah, D.C., and Missouri (inactive). Her husband Dr. Joshua Holyoak is a urologist and together they have four beautiful children.
Counsel, Lehotsky Keller LLP
Clayton Kozinski is experienced in managing legal and regulatory frameworks and complex litigation analysis.
Before joining Lehotsky Keller LLP, Mr. Kozinski was general counsel of the Cicero Institute, where he managed legal issues for five non-profit corporations in California and Texas. Mr. Kozinski was also a member of D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.’s initial class of litigation investment analysts. While there, he advised on over $100 million in capital deployment on issues of complex litigation.
Mr. Kozinski was a law clerk for Justices Anthony Kennedy and Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Managing Counsel, Privacy and Product, Cruise
Gabe Ledeen is a trusted in-house counsel with deep experience advising sophisticated technical and business leaders on privacy and issues related to artificial intelligence and machine learning. In 2019, he joined Cruise, a leader in the development of autonomous vehicle technology, to build and manage the privacy and product counseling functions. Prior to Cruise, Gabe was in-house at Facebook where he first counseled on privacy regulatory issues and later spent two years as lead product counsel for AI. Gabe began his legal career as an associate at Jones Day after clerking for Judge A. Raymond Randolph on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Gabe graduated cum laude from Rice University with a BA in Philosophy and Cognitive Science with a neuroscience concentration. He earned his law degree from Stanford Law School where he served on the Afghanistan Legal Education Project, was a senior editor for the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and was a founding member of the Stanford Law Veterans Organization.
Prior to law school, Gabe was a Marine logistics officer and deployed twice to al Anbar province, Iraq in 2006 and 2007 with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.
Managing Partner, venBio Partners
Aaron Royston, M.D., M.B.A. is a Managing Partner at venBio with a background in life science investing, healthcare strategy, and as an entrepreneur. Since joining venBio, he has been involved in launching and investing in a number of venBio companies including Apellis Pharmaceuticals (IPO 2017), Menlo Therapeutics (IPO 2018), Akero Therapeutics (IPO 2019), Harmony Biosciences (IPO 2020), RayzeBio, Artiva Biotherapeutics, Neurogastrx, Impel NeuroPharma, and Swift Health Systems. Prior to joining venBio, Dr. Royston was a member of the investment team at Vivo Capital, a life science venture capital firm. Previously, he worked at Bain & Company, where he advised biotechnology companies on a range of strategic and operational issues. Earlier in his career, he coordinated clinical research at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where his research has been published and presented in multiple medical journals and conferences.
Dr. Royston received his B.S. in biological sciences from Duke University, and his M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. While a student, he founded and launched a technology company that was acquired after receiving multiple awards and funding from the New York City Economic Development Corporation. In 2010, he was recognized by the United States White House as a Champion of Change for his work in Technology and Innovation. Dr. Royston is active in the community and serves on the board of SFBWS, an environmental non-profit authorized by Congress to support the education, interpretation, and research of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Co-Founder and CEO, Clearview AI
Hoan Ton-That is the CEO and co-founder of Clearview AI, which is based in New York City and has created the next generation of facial recognition technology. Clearview AI's bias-free algorithm can accurately find any face out of three billion images it has collected from the public internet. It is used by law enforcement to solve crimes, including financial fraud, human trafficking, and crimes against children.
A self-taught engineer, Mr. Ton-That is of Vietnamese and Australian heritage. His father's family was descended from the Royal Family of Vietnam. As a student, Mr. Ton-That was ranked #1 solo competitor in Australia’s Informatics Olympiad. He was ranked #2 guitarist under age 16 in Australia’s National Eisteddfod Music Competition.
At the age of 19, Mr. Ton-That moved from Australia to San Francisco to focus on his career in technology. He created over twenty iPhone and Facebook applications with over 10 million installations, some of which ranked in the App Store’s Top 10. Mr. Ton-That moved to New York City in 2016.
In 2017, Mr. Ton-That co-founded Clearview AI, where he developed the technology, raised capital, and built the team and product.
Pronouns: he/him.
U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah
Melissa Holyoak was nominated by President Trump to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah on January 29, 2026. Holyoak was appointed on November 17, 2025 by Attorney General Pam Bondi to serve as Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah.
Prior to that, Holyoak served as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from March 25, 2024 until her appointment as U.S. Attorney. During her FTC tenure, Commissioner Holyoak strove to vigorously enforce the antitrust and consumer protection laws while acting within the agency’s constitutional and statutory remit. She spoke widely about a range of FTC priorities, including improving competition enforcement, effectively applying existing laws to emerging trends in technology, and protecting children and teens online. She also published numerous statements about FTC matters.
Holyoak brings extensive experience as a litigator and leader. She served as Solicitor General with the Utah Attorney General’s Office where she oversaw the civil appeals, criminal appeals, constitutional defense and special litigation, and antitrust and data privacy divisions. She also managed multistate matters including those involving consumer protection and antitrust claims.
Before taking on that role, she served as president and general counsel of Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based public interest law firm and in other public interest attorney positions with the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness. Holyoak represented class members challenging unfair class actions and consumers fighting regulatory abuse in federal district courts and appellate courts across the country.
Holyoak has argued in the Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and D.C. Circuits. She is a former prosecutor and attorney with O’Melveny & Myers LLP. She graduated from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 2003 as a member of the Order of the Coif and the Law Review. Holyoak is a member of the bars of Utah, D.C., and Missouri (inactive). Her husband Dr. Joshua Holyoak is a urologist and together they have four beautiful children.
Counsel, Lehotsky Keller LLP
Clayton Kozinski is experienced in managing legal and regulatory frameworks and complex litigation analysis.
Before joining Lehotsky Keller LLP, Mr. Kozinski was general counsel of the Cicero Institute, where he managed legal issues for five non-profit corporations in California and Texas. Mr. Kozinski was also a member of D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P.’s initial class of litigation investment analysts. While there, he advised on over $100 million in capital deployment on issues of complex litigation.
Mr. Kozinski was a law clerk for Justices Anthony Kennedy and Neil Gorsuch on the Supreme Court of the United States and Judge Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Managing Counsel, Privacy and Product, Cruise
Gabe Ledeen is a trusted in-house counsel with deep experience advising sophisticated technical and business leaders on privacy and issues related to artificial intelligence and machine learning. In 2019, he joined Cruise, a leader in the development of autonomous vehicle technology, to build and manage the privacy and product counseling functions. Prior to Cruise, Gabe was in-house at Facebook where he first counseled on privacy regulatory issues and later spent two years as lead product counsel for AI. Gabe began his legal career as an associate at Jones Day after clerking for Judge A. Raymond Randolph on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Gabe graduated cum laude from Rice University with a BA in Philosophy and Cognitive Science with a neuroscience concentration. He earned his law degree from Stanford Law School where he served on the Afghanistan Legal Education Project, was a senior editor for the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and was a founding member of the Stanford Law Veterans Organization.
Prior to law school, Gabe was a Marine logistics officer and deployed twice to al Anbar province, Iraq in 2006 and 2007 with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment.
Managing Partner, venBio Partners
Aaron Royston, M.D., M.B.A. is a Managing Partner at venBio with a background in life science investing, healthcare strategy, and as an entrepreneur. Since joining venBio, he has been involved in launching and investing in a number of venBio companies including Apellis Pharmaceuticals (IPO 2017), Menlo Therapeutics (IPO 2018), Akero Therapeutics (IPO 2019), Harmony Biosciences (IPO 2020), RayzeBio, Artiva Biotherapeutics, Neurogastrx, Impel NeuroPharma, and Swift Health Systems. Prior to joining venBio, Dr. Royston was a member of the investment team at Vivo Capital, a life science venture capital firm. Previously, he worked at Bain & Company, where he advised biotechnology companies on a range of strategic and operational issues. Earlier in his career, he coordinated clinical research at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where his research has been published and presented in multiple medical journals and conferences.
Dr. Royston received his B.S. in biological sciences from Duke University, and his M.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. While a student, he founded and launched a technology company that was acquired after receiving multiple awards and funding from the New York City Economic Development Corporation. In 2010, he was recognized by the United States White House as a Champion of Change for his work in Technology and Innovation. Dr. Royston is active in the community and serves on the board of SFBWS, an environmental non-profit authorized by Congress to support the education, interpretation, and research of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Co-Founder and CEO, Clearview AI
Hoan Ton-That is the CEO and co-founder of Clearview AI, which is based in New York City and has created the next generation of facial recognition technology. Clearview AI's bias-free algorithm can accurately find any face out of three billion images it has collected from the public internet. It is used by law enforcement to solve crimes, including financial fraud, human trafficking, and crimes against children.
A self-taught engineer, Mr. Ton-That is of Vietnamese and Australian heritage. His father's family was descended from the Royal Family of Vietnam. As a student, Mr. Ton-That was ranked #1 solo competitor in Australia’s Informatics Olympiad. He was ranked #2 guitarist under age 16 in Australia’s National Eisteddfod Music Competition.
At the age of 19, Mr. Ton-That moved from Australia to San Francisco to focus on his career in technology. He created over twenty iPhone and Facebook applications with over 10 million installations, some of which ranked in the App Store’s Top 10. Mr. Ton-That moved to New York City in 2016.
In 2017, Mr. Ton-That co-founded Clearview AI, where he developed the technology, raised capital, and built the team and product.
Pronouns: he/him.
Panel I: Privacy for and from the Digital Person
Daniel A. Bojorquez, Melissa Holyoak, Clayton Kozinski, Gabriel Ledeen, Aaron Royston, Hoan Ton-That
A National Symposium on Law and Technology
Featuring: Melissa Holyoak, Solicitor General, State of Utah Clayton Kozinski, Counsel, Lehotsky Keller LLP Aaron Royston, Managing Partner,...
Panel I: Privacy for and from the Digital Person
Daniel A. Bojorquez, Melissa Holyoak, Clayton Kozinski, Gabriel Ledeen, Aaron Royston, Hoan Ton-That
A National Symposium on Law and Technology
Featuring: Melissa Holyoak, Solicitor General, State of Utah Clayton Kozinski, Counsel, Lehotsky Keller LLP Aaron Royston, Managing Partner,...