APABA-PA Annual Banquet - October 25, 2021
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Neal Katyal is the Paul and Patricia Saunders Professor of Law at Georgetown University and a Partner at Hogan Lovells. He previously served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States. He has argued 44 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States, with 41 of them in the last decade. His cases include successfully striking down the Guantanamo military tribunals, successfully defending the constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act, successfully defending the Peace Cross in Maryland, and a landmark personal jurisdiction win for Bristol Meyers Squibb. At the age of 51, he has already argued more Supreme Court cases in U.S. history than has any minority attorney, recently breaking the record held by Thurgood Marshall. His numerous distinctions include: the Edmund Randolph Award (the highest civilian award given by U.S. Department of Justice), The Litigator of the Year by American Lawyer (2017 and 2018, chosen as the sole Grand Prize Winner of all the lawyers in the United States), Appellate MVP by Law360 numerous times (most recently in 2017), winner of Financial Times Innovative Lawyer Award in two different categories (both private and public law) (2017), one of GQ’s Men of the Year (2017), 40 Most Influential Lawyers of the Last Decade Nationwide by National Law Journal (2010), and 90 Greatest Washington Lawyers Over the Last 30 Years by Legal Times (2008). He has appeared on virtually every major American news program, as well as on Stephen Colbert and House of Cards on Netflix (where he played himself).
During our event, Mr. Katyal will be interviewed by Professor Karen Tani of the University of Pennsylvania Law School on various topics including:
- His argument before the Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld regarding military tribunals in Guantanamo;
- His decision to issue an apology on behalf of the U.S. Solicitor General’s Office for its representations in the litigation of Korematsu;
- His argument before the Supreme Court regarding the Muslim Travel Ban;
- Defending the City of Philadelphia’s “Sanctuary City” policy; and
- Connections between recent incidents of anti-Asian violence and the treatment of Asian Americans in the law.
There will be opportunities for questions from attendants, all of whom are eligible for one CLE credit.
Also Presenting the Attorney of the Year Award
Su Ming Yeh
and
the 2021 Marutani Fellowship scholars
Livia Luan and Tue Ho
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