2011 Supreme Court Round-Up

The Piedmont Triad Lawyers Chapter

Speaker:

• Gregory Katsas, Partner, Jones Day

Speaker:

• Gregory Katsas, Partner, Jones Day

Mr. Katsas is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, where he served as Executive Editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating from law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Edward Becker and to Justice Clarence Thomas. Between 2001 and 2009, Mr. Katsas served in many senior positions in the United States Department of Justice, including Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division and Acting Associate Attorney. During this time, Mr. Katsas argued or supervised most of the leading civil appeals brought by or against the federal government. He has argued almost 50 appeals, including cases in every federal appellate court and the U.S. Supreme Court. His cases have involved such topics as the detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; national security letters; the state secrets privilege; the Defense of Marriage Act; partial-birth abortion; physician-assisted suicide; the Pledge of Allegiance; and Obamacare. Mr. Katsas is currently a litigation partner in the Washington office of Jones Day.

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