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| Name | Donald B. Verrilli, Jr. |
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June 29, 1957
(66 years)
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| Info | Donald B. Verrilli Jr. is an American lawyer and government official.
Verrilli was a senior litigator with Jenner & Block, a U.S. law firm. He specialized in telecommunications, media and First Amendment law. In 2005, he represented the music industry (RIAA) before the Supreme Court in MGM v Grokster. In 2007, he represented Viacom in the Viacom v. Google. During the same year, he also represented RIAA in Capitol v. Thomas and opposed the retrial of the case.
Verilli has argued ten cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition to Grokster, these include two pro bono cases that were notable in the area of defendants rights. In Wiggins v. Smith, Verrilli successfully argued that his client had been denied effective assistance of counsel. In Montejo v. Louisiana, he unsuccessfully argued that his client's Sixth Amendment rights had been violated when he was questioned after having counsel appointed to him.
In early 2009 he was appointed by Barack Obama to the position of Associate United States Deputy Attorney General within the U.S. Department of Justice. In that capacity, he helped to formulate rules for Justice department review of claims that lawsuits should be dismissed because they might expose state secrets. Subsequently, he moved to the White House as associate counsel to the president. He was considered a leading candidate to replace Elena Kagan as Solicitor General, since her confirmation as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
On January 24th, 2011, President Obama announced his intent to Nominate Verilli for the position of U.S Solicitor General.
Verrilli received his J.D. from Columbia Law School (1983) where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Law Review and a James Kent Scholar, and received a B.A. cum laude from Yale University (1979).[1]
After graduating from Yale, Mr. Verrilli attended Columbia University law school, where he was the law review editor in chief. He was also a clerk for Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan Jr. He is married to Gail Laster, a lawyer on the Democratic staff of the House Financial Services Committee. They have a 19-year-old daughter.
Cases
Montejo v. Louisiana (2009)
Baze and Bowling v. Rees (2008)
Schriro v. Landrigan (2007)
Howard Delivery Service v. Zurich American Insurance Company (2006)
Howard Delivery Service v. Zurich American Insurance Company (2006)
MGM Studios v. Grokster (2005)
General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. v. Cline (2004)
Verizon v. Trinko, LLP (2004)
Wiggins v. Smith (2003)
FCC v. Nextwave Communications, Inc. (2003)
Verizon Communications v. FCC (2002)
Lonchar v. Thomas (1996)
MCI Telecommunications Corp. v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (1994)
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