January 25, 2005

Speaker Biographies

Robert R. Gasaway is a partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where his principle practice areas include trial and appellate constitutional law, administrative law, regulatory law, and class action litigation.  His recent publications and presentations include "The Problem of Tort Reform: Federalism and the Regulation of Lawyers," Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy (2002); "Ozone: Where We Stand and How We Got Here," Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Environmental Law Seminar (2002); and "The Federalism Symposium: A National Dialogue between Business and Government" (2001).

Michael S. Greve (moderator) is the John G. Searle Scholar at AEI, where he directs the Federalism Project and the Liability Project. His research and writing cover American federalism and its legal, political, and economic dimensions. Mr. Greve cofounded and, from 1989 to February 2000, directed the Center for Individual Rights, a public interest law firm that served as counsel in many precedent-setting constitutional cases, including United States v. Morrison and Rosenberger v. University of Virginia. He has written widely on constitutional and administrative law, federalism, environmental policy, and civil rights.

David M. McIntosh is a partner at Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP in their government practice.  From 1995 until January 2001, he represented the second district of Indiana in the House of Representatives, becoming chairman of the Subcommittee on Regulatory Relief, which had oversight of environmental, labor, and Food and Drug Administration regulations.  During the first Bush's administration, he served as executive director of the president's Council on Competitiveness and assistant to the vice president.  During the Reagan administration, he served as special assistant to the attorney general and as special assistant to the president for domestic affairs.

Stuart S. Taylor is a columnist for National Journal and a contributing editor for Newsweek writing about legal affairs, politics, and policy issues.  Formerly, Mr. Taylor was the New York Times Supreme Court correspondent and a senior writer for American Lawyer Media.  He has appeared on all of the major broadcast and cable networks.

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