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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Creative Litigation Strategies Before the Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Student Chapter
University of Pennsylvania Law School3501 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
2024 Kansas City Lawyers Chapter: An Evening with Kannon K. Shanmugam and the Annual Bill of Rights Holiday Party
Kansas City Lawyers Chapter
Historic Stevens House3223 Gladstone Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 34123
Practice Groups: The Continued Independence of the Judiciary
2024 National Lawyers Convention
The Washington Hilton1919 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009
Reflecting on the Legitimacy of the Supreme Court
Yale Student Chapter
SLB 122127 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Lunch and Keynote
2024 North Carolina Chapters Conference
Raleigh Marriott City Center500 Fayetteville St
Raleigh, NC 27601
Practice Groups: The Continued Independence of the Judiciary
2024 National Lawyers Convention
Recent times have seen growing criticism of the Supreme Court's legitimacy, with some claiming that...
Practice Groups: The Continued Independence of the Judiciary
2024 National Lawyers Convention
Recent times have seen growing criticism of the Supreme Court's legitimacy, with some claiming that...
Is the Supreme Court ‘Illegitimate'?
Duke Student Chapter
Event Audio: Is the Supreme Court ‘Illegitimate'?
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...