Corporate Governance

U.S. v. Nacchio: Government Chooses New Attorney for Rehearing En Banc

By Laura Almquist

The Race to the Bottom previously followed Joe Nacchio?s trial. Earlier this year a Tenth Circuit panel overturned Nacchio?s conviction. As covered by the Race to the Bottom, the Tenth Circuit recently decided to hold an en banc review of that decision, which is scheduled to begin next month.

Last week, U.S. Attorney Troy Eid announced that Edwin Kneedler, Principal Deputy Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice, will argue the government?s case before the Tenth Circuit. According to Eid, the government wanted Kneedler because he is considered the best attorney to handle the appeal. In March, Kneedler argued his 100^th case in front of the Supreme Court: Philipinnes v. Pimental. Other Supreme Court cases Kneedler has participated in include INS v. Chadha, Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain, Bowsher v. Synar, and the recent First Amendment case Morse v. Frederick. He was also involved in the Elian Gonzalez case in 2000.

Kneedler is a 1974 graduate of the University of Virginia Law School. He clerked for Judge Browning of the Ninth Circuit from 1974 to 1975 before joining the Department of Justice?s Office of Legal Counsel in 1975. Kneedler joined the Solicitor General?s office in 1979, becoming Deputy Solicitor General in 1993.

Full post as published by The Race to the Bottom on August 20, 2008 (boomark / email).