Neal Katyal
Neal Kumar Katyal (born March 12, 1970) is an American corporate lawyer and academic. He is a partner at Hogan Lovells and the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of National Security Law at Georgetown University Law Center. During the Obama administration, Katyal served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States from May 2010 until June 2011. Previously, Katyal served as an attorney in the Solicitor General's office, and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the U.S. Justice Department.
Neal Katyal | |
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Katyal in 2023 | |
| Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States | |
| In office June 9, 2011 – August 26, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Leondra Kruger (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sri Srinivasan |
| In office February 3, 2009 – May 17, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Daryl Joseffer |
| Succeeded by | Leondra Kruger (acting) |
| Solicitor General of the United States | |
| Acting May 17, 2010 – June 9, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Elena Kagan |
| Succeeded by | Donald B. Verrilli Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Neal Kumar Katyal March 12, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Sonia Katyal (sister) |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Katyal has argued more U.S. Supreme Court cases than any other minority lawyer in American history. He has described himself as an "extremist centrist".
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