Glen D. Nager
Partner

Practice Leader
Issues & Appeals

Contact

(T) +1.202.879.5464
(F) +1.202.626.1700

Education

  • Stanford University (J.D. 1982; Order of the Coif; President, Law Review); The University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A. with highest honors 1979)

Bar Admissions

  • District of Columbia

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk to: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Supreme Court (1983 Term) and Judge J. Skelly Wright, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (1982 Term)

Government Service

  • Chair of the Board of Directors, Office of Compliance, U.S. Congress (1995-2000) and Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice (1986-1988)

Glen Nager chairs the Firm's Issues & Appeals Practice. He has argued 12 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as other appeals in a wide range of practice areas, including 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, Cablevision, IBM, and Sodexho. Glen successfully argued Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007) on behalf of Goodyear.

Glen serves as an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches administrative and constitutional law. He is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate American Inn of Court. Glen is also a member of the Executive Committee of the United States Golf Association and 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.


Honors & Distinctions

  • Legal 500 2008 — "‘fantastically able litigator’" who "‘see[s] around a problem’" and "‘hone[s] in on the solution’"; Chambers 2008 — recent Supreme Court victory "further enhanced his reputation"; Legal Times 2004 — Top 12 D.C. employment lawyers; American Lawyer 2003 — Top 45 lawyers under 45 nationwide; College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
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