Partner, Jones Day
Don McGahn represents clients before government agencies, in enforcement matters, and in court disputes arising from government regulation or action. He handles litigation, crisis management, regulatory compliance, and political issues.
Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2019, Don served as Counsel to the President of the United States, advising Donald J. Trump on all legal issues concerning the President and his administration, including constitutional and statutory authority, executive orders, international agreements, tariffs, trade, administrative law, and national security. Don also managed the judicial selection process for the President. During Don's tenure, a historic number of judges were appointed to the federal bench, including two Supreme Court justices. In addition, he spearheaded President Trump's deregulation efforts, which resulted in deregulation at record rates. Following Don's departure from the White House, the President appointed him to the Council of the Administrative Conference of the United States, a nonpartisan, independent agency dedicated to promoting improvement to administrative agency processes.
Don's accomplishments have been recognized at the highest levels of government. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stated that Don concluded his tenure "not only as the best White House Counsel I've seen on the job, but more broadly, as one of the most successful and consequential aides to any President in recent memory."
Don was nominated by President George W. Bush in 2008, and confirmed in the Senate by unanimous consent, to serve as a member of the Federal Election Commission. He also served as outside Counsel to the Committee on House Administration during the 113th and 114th Congresses and as general counsel to the National Republican Congressional Committee.
White House Counsel
David Warrington is the current White House Counsel. Prior to this he was a corporate litigator and constitutional lawyer who represented corporations and individuals in high stakes litigation throughout the country. He is an experienced trial lawyer who has first chaired numerous bench and jury trials involving complex litigation where billions of dollars and clients' liberty were at stake.
He represents corporations and their officers and directors in both federal and state courts in a number of areas including: shareholder disputes, breach of fiduciary claims, business torts and contract claims, intellectual property and trade secret disputes, defamation, copyrights, and other complex litigation including white-collar investigations and criminal matters.
In addition to his litigation practice, he is recognized as one of the leading Republican lawyers in the nation. As General Counsel for the Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee he led the legal team for the $45 million 50 state campaign and led the legal team that fought the delegate challenges and Rules contest on behalf of Ron Paul delegates at 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida. He has been called the “Lawyer to the Liberty Movement.” In 2016 he successfully defended Republican delegates and the Republican Party in federal court from a challenge to the Republican Party rules and served as Counsel to the Trump campaign for the Credentials, Platform, and Rules Committees at the Republican Convention in Cleveland.
Mr. Warrington regularly represents and advises elected officials, non-profit advocacy groups, trade associations, political consultants, and political action committees on all aspects of participation in the political process at both the state and federal levels. He actively litigates cases involving political liberty based on the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Mr. Warrington is a proud veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
February 2025 DC Lunch with David Warrington
Washington, DC