Six Outstanding Legal Minds from Top Law Firms, Corporations, and the Academy Join WLF’S Advisory Board

(Washington, DC)—Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) and the Chairman of its Legal Policy Advisory Board, Jay B. Stephens of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, are pleased to announce the addition of six new members to the Board:

• Lisa S. Blatt, a Partner with Williams & Connolly LLP. A former law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ms. Blatt is Chair of the firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice.
• Michael J. Lotito, a Shareholder with Littler Mendelson LLP. Mr. Lotito is also Co-Chair of the firm’s Workplace Policy Institute.
• Leah L. Lorber, Assistant General Counsel of GlaxoSmithKline.
• Stephen McManus, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.
• Maureen K. Ohlhausen, a Partner with Baker Botts L.L.P. and Practice Group Chair – Antitrust and Competition Law. Ms. Ohlhausen is a former Acting Chairman and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
• Joshua D. Wright, University Professor of Law at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia School of Law. Professor Wright is also Executive Director of the Global Antitrust Institute and is a former Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission.

WLF’s Legal Policy Advisory Board includes nearly fifty distinguished professionals from the legal, academic, and public-policy communities who offer WLF valuable, informal guidance on a volunteer basis.