Ian Heath Gershengorn

Ian Heath Gershengorn (born February 21, 1967) is an American lawyer and former acting solicitor general of the United States under President Barack Obama.

Early life and education Born in New York, New York and raised outside of Boston, Gershengorn attended the Roxbury Latin School. He earned a bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1988 and a J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1993.

From 1993 until 1994, Gershengorn clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Amalya Kearse. From 1994 until 1995, Gershengorn worked as a law clerk for United States Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens. While at the firm, Gershengorn was very active in representing Indian tribes in Supreme Court and appellate litigation. Gershengorn is listed in a Halland v. Brackeen amicus brief with Kathryn Fort, former Ambassador Keith M. Harper, Matthew S. Hellman, Zachary C. Schauf, Loenard R. Powell, Victoria Hall-Palerm, and Keven J. Kennedy.

On April 13, 2009, it was announced that Gershengorn would be rejoining the United States Department of Justice as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Division with oversight of the Federal Programs Branch. which he remained until resigning at the end of Obama's term on January 20, 2017 because the Republican Senate majority did not act on any replacement.

Personal life On September 1, 1996, he married Gail Felice Levine in Dallas, Texas. Gershengorn's wife has worked as a lawyer for the United States Department of Justice, as have two of his sisters.