Prelogar to Cooley

Former US Solicitor General to Lead Cooley's SCOTUS, Appellate Practice

• She will lead Cooley's Supreme Court and appellate practices from Washington, D.C.
• The firm has noticed that many of its clients want the appellate aspect of their legal work involved earlier in the process than in previous iterations, making the arrival of Prelogar all the more valuable.

Elizabeth Prelogar, who served as the 48th solicitor general of the U.S. during the Biden administration, is joining Cooley to lead the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practices from Washington, D.C.
Prelogar had been a partner at Cooley for a little over a year before leaving to become the acting solicitor general and principal deputy solicitor general in January 2021. She was the solicitor general of the U.S. from October 2021 until January 2025.