Ben Snyder

Ben Snyder is a partner in the Litigation Department at Paul Hastings and chair of the firm’s Appellate Litigation practice. An experienced appellate litigator, Ben has argued nine cases before the Supreme Court of the United States and has handled matters in nearly every federal court of appeals. Ben also has extensive experience representing clients before trial courts, including through the preparation of dispositive motions and affirmative challenges to government regulations.

A former Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States, Ben has significant experience in a broad range of civil and criminal subject areas. He has worked on dozens of False Claims Act matters, both within the government and on behalf of private clients in the healthcare and defense industries. Ben also has extensive experience litigating Administrative Procedure Act cases, particularly in the context of banking, consumer finance, and Medicare/Medicaid regulations. In addition, he has represented clients in numerous appeals involving federal antitrust and securities laws, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), the Federal Arbitration Act, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Earlier in his career, Ben served as a law clerk for Chief Justice John Roberts and the Honorable Jeffrey Sutton of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.