Justice’s No. 2 Nominee Had Heavy Corporate Caseload at Kirkland (1)

Jeffrey Rosen, nominated for the Justice Department’s number two position, would come to the job with decades of experience as a white collar attorney representing companies such as General Motors, PG&E and Raytheon Corp.

Rosen, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Transportation Department, worked for almost 30 years as a trial and appellate litigator at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, overseeing antitrust cases, contract disputes and other corporate litigation. He testified April 10 before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which peppered him with questions about his time in government and in private practice.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), noted that Rosen hasn’t held ...