George Thomas Conway III (born September 2, 1963) is an American attorney.
He was on the short list of candidates considered by President Trump for U.S. Solicitor General prior to the nomination in March 2017 of Noel Francisco, he was subsequently considered for a post as an Assistant Attorney General heading the Civil Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, but withdrew himself from consideration.
Conway argued the 2010 case Morrison v. National Australia Bank before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court unanimously ruled in favor of Conway's client and the opinion was authored by Justice Antonin Scalia.
In 1984, Conway was graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude with an A.B. degree in biochemistry.
Three years later, he obtained his J.D. degree from Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and president of the school's chapter of the Federalist Society.
In 1987 and 1988, Conway served as a law clerk to Judge Ralph K. Winter Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
In September 1988, Conway joined the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz where he is of counsel in the Litigation Department.
His practice focuses on litigation involving securities, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and antitrust.
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