Boutique law firm is talent pipeline for conservative lawyers
Lawyer C. Boyden Gray in October 2017 in Washington, D.C. Gray, formerly a White House counsel in the George H.W. Bush administration, founded the law firm Boyden Gray. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)
A boutique law firm in Washington, D.C., is advancing conservative causes by filing legal challenges to liberal policies, such as corporate diversity programs, environmental regulations and job protections for transgender people.
The firm is Boyden Gray, founded by C. Boyden Gray, formerly a White House counsel in the George H.W. Bush administration, Politico reports.
“Over the past four years,” Politico said, “the 15-person firm has emerged as one of the most visible law firms leading the charge to advance conservative policy priorities that have become a major focus of the second Trump administration.”
Three Boyden Gray lawyers have recently been named or nominated to executive branch positions. Another, partner Trent McCotter, appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in March.
McCotter urged the high court to revive the nondelegation doctrine, which bans Congress from delegating legislative power to federal agencies without an “intelligible principle” to guide the exercise of agency discretion.
Boyden Gray is playing a critical role as a talent pipeline, said Oren Cass, the founder of American Compass, a new-right group that is calling for investment in domestic industry and employment.
Boyden Gray has “established itself as the place for young legal talent to go” to become leaders in the conservative movement, Cass told Politico.
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