Neal Katyal

Neal Kumar Katyal (born March 12, 1970) is an American appellate lawyer and professor of law. He is a partner at the Hogan Lovells law firm and is 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 a lawyer in the Solicitor General's office and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice.

Katyal has argued more cases in the Supreme Court of the United States than any other minority group lawyer. He has described himself as an "extremist centrist". Provided by Wikipedia