Chair of the Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation Practice, Kannon Shanmugam is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top appellate lawyers. Kannon has argued 36 cases before the Supreme Court, including 28 cases in private practice. He has also argued over 100 appeals in courts across the country, including arguments in all thirteen federal courts of appeals and in numerous state courts. Kannon also serves as chair of the Washington office and co-chair of the firm’s Litigation Department.

One study found that, over a five-year period, Kannon had the highest rate of successful petitions for review of any Supreme Court practitioner. He was lead counsel in the successful constitutional challenge to the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, described by the Wall Street Journal as the “constitutional case of the year.”

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