Lisa S. Blatt is a Partner with Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC, where she is Chair of the Supreme Court and Appellate practice. She has argued 37 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, prevailing in 34. In the Court’s October Term 2019, Ms. Blatt is Counsel of Record for the Petitioner in Atlantic Richfield v. Christian. After serving as a law clerk to Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Ms. Blatt began her career at Williams & Connolly as an associate before working in the Department of Energy’s General Counsel’s office. She then worked for thirteen years in the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States. In July, Washington Legal Foundation appointed Ms. Blatt to be a member of its volunteer Legal Policy Advisory Board.
More about speakerPratik A. Shah is a Partner with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Washington, D.C., where he is Co-head of the Supreme Court and Appellate practice. He has argued 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, prevailing in all but 3. Before joining Akin Gump in 2013, Mr. Shah served for more than 5 years in the Office of the Solicitor General. Prior to that, he was a law clerk to Justice Stephen G. Breyer and to Judge William A. Fletcher of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
More about speakerJay B. Stephens is Counsel to Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Washington, D.C. and is Chair of Washington Legal Foundation’s Legal Policy Advisory Board. Prior to joining Kirkland & Ellis, Mr. Stephens served for nearly 13 years as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Raytheon Company. Prior to joining Raytheon, Mr. Stephens had a distinguished career in the public and private sectors, serving as Associate Attorney General of the United States (2001-2002); United States Attorney for the District of Columbia (1988-1993); Deputy Counsel to the President of the United States (1986-1988); Deputy General Counsel of Honeywell International; and as a partner in the Washington office of a national law firm.
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