After a year clerking for a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Philip Alito, son of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito Jr., will begin as an associate at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher this fall.

“Phil Alito is a smart, talented and hard-working young lawyer with impressive credentials," Thomas Dupree Jr., hiring partner at Gibson Dunn's Washington D.C. office, said in a statement. "We are delighted that he has chosen to begin his career with Gibson Dunn and look forward to welcoming him this fall.”