Elizabeth Prelogar, who served as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States under President Joe Biden, is set to rejoin Cooley LLP as a litigation partner in Washington, D.C. This move follows her recent tenure as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, where she co-taught a course on Supreme Court and appellate advocacy during the spring semester. ([news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/ex-solicitor-general-prelogar-takes-harvard-law-teaching-gig?utm_source=openai))
Prelogar’s legal career is distinguished by her extensive experience in appellate litigation. After earning her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, she clerked for Judge Merrick Garland on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and subsequently for Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan. ([hls.harvard.edu](https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/elizabeth-prelogar/?utm_source=openai))
From 2014 to 2019, Prelogar served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General, during which she argued seven cases before the Supreme Court and briefed over 75 cases at the merits and certiorari stages. ([cooley.com](https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2020/2020-01-03-preeminent-supreme-court-and-appellate-litigator-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley?utm_source=openai)) She also played a role as an Assistant Special Counsel in Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. ([ali.org](https://www.ali.org/members/member/457791/?utm_source=openai))
In 2020, Prelogar joined Cooley LLP as a litigation partner, focusing on Supreme Court and appellate litigation. ([cooley.com](https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2020/2020-01-03-preeminent-supreme-court-and-appellate-litigator-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley?utm_source=openai)) She returned to public service in 2021, serving as Acting Solicitor General before her confirmation as Solicitor General later that year. ([hls.harvard.edu](https://hls.harvard.edu/today/elizabeth-prelogar-08-confirmed-as-48th-solicitor-general-of-the-united-states/?utm_source=openai))
Prelogar’s return to Cooley is anticipated to bolster the firm’s appellate and white-collar litigation practices, given her extensive experience and deep understanding of Supreme Court litigation. ([cooley.com](https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2020/2020-01-03-preeminent-supreme-court-and-appellate-litigator-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley?utm_source=openai))
Elizabeth Prelogar, who served as the 48th Solicitor General of the United States under President Joe Biden, is set to rejoin Cooley LLP as a litigation partner in Washington, D.C. This move follows her recent tenure as a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, where she co-taught a course on Supreme Court and appellate advocacy during the spring semester. ([news.bloomberglaw.com](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/ex-solicitor-general-prelogar-takes-harvard-law-teaching-gig?utm_source=openai))
Prelogar’s legal career is distinguished by her extensive experience in appellate litigation. After earning her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, she clerked for Judge Merrick Garland on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and subsequently for Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Elena Kagan. ([hls.harvard.edu](https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/elizabeth-prelogar/?utm_source=openai))
From 2014 to 2019, Prelogar served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General, during which she argued seven cases before the Supreme Court and briefed over 75 cases at the merits and certiorari stages. ([cooley.com](https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2020/2020-01-03-preeminent-supreme-court-and-appellate-litigator-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley?utm_source=openai)) She also played a role as an Assistant Special Counsel in Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. ([ali.org](https://www.ali.org/members/member/457791/?utm_source=openai))
In 2020, Prelogar joined Cooley LLP as a litigation partner, focusing on Supreme Court and appellate litigation. ([cooley.com](https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2020/2020-01-03-preeminent-supreme-court-and-appellate-litigator-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley?utm_source=openai)) She returned to public service in 2021, serving as Acting Solicitor General before her confirmation as Solicitor General later that year. ([hls.harvard.edu](https://hls.harvard.edu/today/elizabeth-prelogar-08-confirmed-as-48th-solicitor-general-of-the-united-states/?utm_source=openai))
Prelogar’s return to Cooley is anticipated to bolster the firm’s appellate and white-collar litigation practices, given her extensive experience and deep understanding of Supreme Court litigation. ([cooley.com](https://www.cooley.com/news/coverage/2020/2020-01-03-preeminent-supreme-court-and-appellate-litigator-elizabeth-prelogar-joins-cooley?utm_source=openai))