Jay Lefkowitz

lawyer, Educator, and Public Speaker in New York

Jay P. Lefkowitz is an American lawyer whose career has spanned private litigation, senior U.S. government service, and legal education. He served for more than three decades as a litigation partner at Kirkland & Ellis and held several senior positions in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush, including serving as the U.S. Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea. He is a Lecturer in Law at Columbia Law School.

  • Education
    • Columbia University
    • Columbia Law School