Webinar: U.S. Supreme Court Round-Up

Hear about the 2019 Supreme Court from practitioners and scholars who argued a combined six cases this past Term from the Solicitor General’s Office, private practice, and academia. This webinar features a powerhouse group of presenters who have argued a combined 30 Supreme Court arguments and published articles in the highest echelons of law journals for the past decade. The panel of regulars before the Supreme Court will synthesize the most important cases of the Term, provide insights into Court practice in a time of COVID prevention, and offer their perspectives on what to expect from the Court in the near future.  Bring your questions for this extraordinary group of attorneys.

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About the Presenter

Roman Martinez, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP (Moderator)

Roman Martinez is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. As a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice, he focuses primarily on appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts. Mr. Martinez has handled civil and criminal matters involving a wide range of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law issues, and he has argued cases in the Supreme Court and the D.C., Second, Sixth, Ninth, and Federal Circuits, among other courts. Mr. Martinez has personally argued nine cases in the Supreme Court, including important cases in the fields of patent law, criminal law, civil rights, and civil procedure. He has filed more than 75 briefs in the Supreme Court involving a wide range of issues spanning administrative, tax, securities, intellectual property, criminal, environmental, education, civil rights, and First Amendment law. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Mr. Martinez clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts of the Supreme Court of the United States and to then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit. His commentary has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other publications, and he has appeared on the PBS NewsHour and other television programs to discuss the Supreme Court.

Jonathan Ellis, Assistant to the Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice 

Jonathan Ellis is an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice.  In that capacity, he has filed more than 85 briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court on a host of issues including various aspects of constitutional law, immigration law, copyright law, patent law, administrative law, and others.  He has argued six times in the Supreme Court on topics such as copyright law, patent law, ERISA, international organization immunity, criminal procedure, and international arbitration.  Before joining the Office of the Solicitor General, Jonathan practiced at Latham & Watkins in its Supreme Court and Appellate Group.  Prior to Latham, he clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., of the U.S. Supreme Court and Judge A. Raymond Randolph of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General.  Jonathan is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and North Carolina State University.

Sarah Harrington, Partner, Goldstein & Russell P.C.

Sarah Harrington is a partner at Goldstein & Russell P.C and among the most experienced Supreme Court specialists practicing today.  She has argued 21 cases in the Supreme Court and has served as counsel or co-counsel in dozens of others. She has also argued dozens of cases in the federal courts of appeals.  Sarah is a Chambers USA-ranked appellate litigator, known for her skill at oral argument and her tremendous judgment as an advocate. She has handled a wide range of topics before the Supreme Court, including bankruptcy, constitutional law, criminal law, tax law, preemption, trademark, civil procedure, environmental law, and federal statutory questions. Sarah is an instructor in the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at Harvard Law School and frequently speaks at conferences and with national news outlets about the Supreme Court. Before joining Goldstein & Russell, Sarah worked as an Assistant to the U.S. Solicitor General and an appellate attorney in the Civil Rights Division at the U.S. Department of Justice. A graduate of Harvard Law School and Yale College, Sarah clerked for the Honorable Rosemary Barkett of the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Sarah serves on the Board of Advisors of the Institute of Judicial Administration at NYU and is a Master in the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. Sarah was previously recognized by the National Law Journal as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” rising stars in the Washington, D.C. region.

Kevin C. Walsh, Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law 

Professor Kevin C. Walsh is a professor at the University of Richmond School of Law. Professor Walsh teaches and writes in the areas of federal jurisdiction and constitutional law. His scholarship focuses on doctrines that define the scope of federal judicial power, and has appeared in the Stanford Law Review, New York University Law Review, the University of Chicago Law Review, and the Notre Dame Law Review, among other venues. Prior to joining the Richmond Law faculty in 2009, Professor Walsh was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Villanova University School of Law. He also clerked for Associate Justice Antonin Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States and for Judge Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Professor Walsh is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School.

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