The Justice Department has hired Jones Day attorneys Yaakov Roth and Harry Graver to serve in the civil division, expanding the Trump-aligned firm’s presence at an office responsible for protecting the president’s agenda in court.
Roth, a partner who’s argued high profile cases before the Supreme Court, is set to begin his role as the principal deputy assistant attorney general for the civil division next week, while Graver, previously a Jones Day associate, has already joined as a counsel and made an appearance in court on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The civil division’s additions provide ...