Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series with Don McGahn

The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law 
presents

A Conversation with

Donald F. McGahn

Former White House Counsel for President Donald Trump

Tuesday, April 9, 2019
4:00 PM
The Thomas and Mack Moot Courtroom
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

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Donald F. McGahn was named General Counsel for the Presidential Transition Team following the election of Donald Trump.  Mr. McGahn was then named White House Counsel for the President.  In that role, he was instrumental in the selection and confirmation of federal judges to the United States District Courts and the United States Courts of Appeal.  Mr. McGahn also played a central role in the nominations of Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court.  

Mr. McGahn worked in campaign finance law for several years in the Washington, D.C. office of Patton Boggs.  From 1999 to 2008, he was  chief counsel for the National Republican Congressional Committee.  President George W. Bush nominated Mr. McGahn to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) in 2008. He was confirmed by the United States Senate and served for five years including one year as Chair.  After leaving the FEC, Mr. McGahn returned to the law firm Patton Boggs.  In 2014, he joined the firm of Jones Day in Washington, D.C.