Nelson, William L

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.