mayer brown appointed him to be the director of public works, and he spent several years as city administrator. i never would have thought that ed lee would be mayor of san francisco. because he is such a can-do kind of person, such a great problem solver, but i never thought of him as someone running a political institution, and san francisco is certainly that. but he has shown tremendous prowess in the job. i think he is perfect for it. most recently, his move to keep twitter headquartered in san francisco was a big thing and showed a major commitment to keep jobs here, and i want to thank mayor lee for stepping up and doing that. obviously, as san francisco goes, and in many ways, so goes the region. i really appreciate the work that ed lee is doing. if there is some way we can often -- if there is some way we can convince him to stay on, your suggestions are welcome. ladies and gentlemen, without further read too, welcome s.f. mayor, ed lee. [applause] mayor lee: good morning. thank you for that wonderful introduction. i just want to preface it by saying, when you get a call in your in hon

the next is andrew pincus, a partner at the firm mayer and brown. he frequently are those you for the supreme court and is well-known to the court. he previously served as the assistant attorney general. mr. pinkas, glad to have year. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, ranking member grassley. it's an honor to appear before the committee today. to assess the impact and corporate behavior under recent decisions come i looked at the outcome in the court court cases involving private plaintiff seeking damages from businesses. and this year, there is a tie. is this party/just as many times as they won in such cases this year, nine wins for business parties, nine wins for plainness suing businesses. and deep in the cases involving sensitive interpretation, business parties and every court. i know some of the business when the most important cases, but i wonder if their perception of the importance is that colored by their outcome. according the case had said claims under the federal antidiscrimination laws complaints must always be in writing, i think