Lindsay Clayton is an Assistant Chief with the Western Civil Trial Section of the United States Department of Justice’s Tax Division, where she reviews and consults on civil tax litigation in courts throughout the Ninth and Tenth Circuits. Prior to 2017, she served as a Tax Division Trial Attorney, handling a varied docket including complex estate and gift tax issues, research credits, the domestic production activities deduction, and the extraterritorial income exclusion regime. During her time as a Trial Attorney, Lindsay handled both jury and bench trials and engaged in extensive motions practice. In addition, she successfully obtained a writ of ne exeat republica, one of a handful historically sought by the Department of Justice. Lindsay graduated summa cum laude in 2004 from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. In 2007, she graduated from Yale Law School. Before joining the Department of Justice, Lindsay spent three years as an associate with the Washington, D.C. office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.