John Elwood
USA Guide 2023
Band 2 : Appellate Law
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Provided by John Elwood
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John has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and appeared before most of federal courts of appeals. He has successfully argued cases across a broad cross-section of subjects, with particular experience in environmental law, the False Claims Act, administrative law, government contracting, and federal criminal law. He has won mandamus three times. A published academic study identified him as one of “the most successful petitioning attorneys” before the Supreme Court in recent years.
Career
Senior Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Department of Justice, 2005-2009; Assistant to the Solicitor General, 2002-2005; Law clerk to Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, 1996-1997.
Personal
Yale Law School, JD; King’s College, MA with distinction; Princeton University, AB summa cum laude.
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