Kannon Shanmugam is a partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He is chair of the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice and managing partner of the Washington office. Kannon is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top appellate litigators. Kannon has argued 35 cases before the Supreme Court, including 15 cases in the last five years. In all, he has argued over 100 appeals in courts across the country, including arguments in all thirteen federal courts of appeals and in numerous state courts. Prior to private practice, Kannon served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and to Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Lunch and Keynote
2024 North Carolina Chapters Conference
Raleigh Marriott City Center500 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
SCOTUS Roundup feat. Kannon Shanmugam
Kansas Lawyers Chapter
Old Supreme Court Room, Kansas Capitol300 SW 10th St.
Topeka, KS 66612
An Evening with Kannon K. Shanmugam and Annual Bill of Rights Holiday Party
Kansas City Lawyers Chapter
Historic Stevens House3223 Gladstone Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64123
U.S. Supreme Court Roundup and Preview
Indianapolis Lawyers Chapter
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LL300 N Meridian St, Central #2500
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Supreme Court Term Review with Kannon Shanmugam and Guy-Uriel Charles
Harvard Student Chapter
Harvard Law SchoolWCC
Cambridge, MA 02138
Supreme Court Roundup (October Term 2022)
Alaska Lawyers Chapter, Federal Bar Association (Alaska Chapter)
Petroleum Club of Anchorage3301 C Street
Anchorage, AK 99503
Showcase Panel III: Lawyers, the Adversarial System, and Social Justice
2022 National Lawyers Convention
ABA Model Rule of Professional Responsibility 1.2(b) states: “A lawyer's representation of a client, including...
Showcase Panel III: Lawyers, the Adversarial System, and Social Justice
2022 National Lawyers Convention
ABA Model Rule of Professional Responsibility 1.2(b) states: “A lawyer's representation of a client, including...
Supreme Court Preview: What Is in Store for October Term 2021?
Co-Sponsored by the Faculty Division and Practice Groups
On September 22, 2021, the Federalist Society's Faculty Division and Practice Groups hosted a panel at the Mayflower...
The Future of the Past: Stare Decisis
2018 National Lawyers Convention
Stare decisis – “to stand by things decided” – is the doctrine under which courts...
The Future of the Past: Stare Decisis
2018 National Lawyers Convention
Stare decisis – “to stand by things decided” – is the doctrine under which courts...