Neal Katyal on Raising Diversity in the SCOTUS Bar (Podcast)

Hogan Lovells senior associate Mitchell Reich argued before the Supreme Court Dec. 3 in a tax refund dispute case—a rare opportunity for a law firm associate.

Neal Katyal, former acting U.S. solicitor general and seasoned Supreme Court advocate, attended the arguments as a second chair while Reich argued the case. Advancing associates and strengthening diversity are high priorities for Katyal, he told Bloomberg Tax legal reporter Aysha Bagchi.

“We in my bar have a moral obligation to do everything we possibly can to try and create these opportunities and to make our Supreme Court bar reflective of the great diversity ...