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Jeff Lamken has argued 23 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and briefed scores more on topics as diverse as administrative law, the First Amendment, antitrust, bankruptcy, civil rights, criminal procedure, energy, intellectual property, separation of powers, and telecommunications. Mr. Lamken regularly argues in the courts of appeals and handles critical motions. Before founding MoloLamken, Mr. Lamken headed Baker Botts’ Supreme Court and Appellate Practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lamken has served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General in the U.S. Department of Justice and was a partner at Kellogg, Huber & Hansen. He clerked for the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Honorable Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Since 2005, Mr. Lamken has been recognized as a top appellate practitioner each year by the Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Business Lawyers (Nationwide). The 2017 edition heralds him for “exquisite” draftsmanship, while the 2015 edition describes him as “outstanding,” “incredibly knowledgeable and quick to understand issues”—“a fierce advocate” with a “very detailed” approach. Mr. Lamken received his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he was Nathan Abbott Scholar (highest cumulative GPA), Order of the Coif, Senior Editor of the Stanford Law Review, and “Best Oral Advocate” in the Kirkwood Moot Court competition. Mr. Lamken has a B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, from Haverford College, where he received the Department Prize in Mathematics, the Kurzman Prize in Political Science, and was Phi Beta Kappa.