Milbank LLP Litigation & Arbitration partner Neal Katyal, who leads Milbank’s Supreme Court and Appellate practice, has once again been named to Washingtonian’s list of the 500 Most Influential People in Washington, DC. The annual list recognizes Washington, DC’s top experts and advocates outside of the government who play a central role in shaping policy. Neal was previously named to the list in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Neal focuses on appellate and complex litigation, with extensive experience in all sorts of matters of federal and state law. He is one of a few living individuals to have argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States and recently secured a landmark victory in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. In a 6–3 decision that The New York Times described as “the most important Supreme Court decision this century,” the Court held that the president lacked authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs without clear congressional authorization, striking down the tariff regime and reaffirming constitutional limits on executive power. Before entering private practice, Neal served as Acting Solicitor General of the United States.
