Neal Katyal

Neal Katyal
Katyal in 2023
Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States
In office
June 9, 2011 – August 26, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byLeondra Kruger (acting)
Succeeded bySri Srinivasan
In office
February 3, 2009 – May 17, 2010
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDaryl Joseffer
Succeeded byLeondra Kruger (acting)
Solicitor General of the United States
Acting
May 17, 2010 – June 9, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byElena Kagan
Succeeded byDonald B. Verrilli Jr.
Personal details
Born
Neal Kumar Katyal

(1970-03-12) March 12, 1970 (age 54)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic[1]
RelativesSonia Katyal (sister)
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Yale University (JD)
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Neal Kumar Katyal (born March 12, 1970) is an American lawyer and legal scholar. 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.[2][3]

During the Obama administration, Katyal served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States from May 2010[4] until June 2011.

Previously he served as a lawyer in the Solicitor General's office and as Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the United States Department of Justice.

  1. ^ Shiffman, John (December 8, 2014). "The Echo Chamber". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile Neal Katyal – Georgetown Law". Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Prof. Neal K. Katyal". Archived from the original on December 9, 2014.
  4. ^ Rajghatta, Chidanand (May 19, 2010). "PIO Neal Katyal poised to become US solicitor general". The Times of India. Times News Network. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved December 9, 2010.