Glen D. Nager

Partner

Glen Nager chairs the Firm's Issues & Appeals Practice. He has argued 13 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as other appeals in subject areas such as antitrust, civil rights, employment, environmental law, government contracts, and intellectual property. He also defends employers in class action discrimination and employee benefits cases and conducts mediations and neutral case evaluations.

Glen represents clients such as General Electric, CBS, IBM, and Sodexho. Glen recently argued the American Needle case against the National Football League and won Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007).

Glen serves as an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches administrative and constitutional law. He belongs to the Edward Coke Appellate American Inn of Court. Glen is also vice president and a member of the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association. He served as its general counsel from 2006 to 2008.

From 1995 to 2000, by joint appointment of the majority and minority leaders of the House and Senate, Glen chaired the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance of the U.S. Congress. This board is responsible for promulgating regulations and adjudicating cases under the Congressional Accountability Act, a federal statute that made 11 employment laws applicable to the legislative branch.