Mr Kannon K. Shanmugam > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Offices
2001 K STREET, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1047
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Mr Kannon K. Shanmugam
Work Department
Litigation, Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation
Position
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School magna cum laude; M. Litt., University of Oxford Marshall Scholar; A.B., Harvard University summa cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
(Hall of Fame)Kannon K. Shanmugam – Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
The appellate group at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has the ‘talent and resources to handle any case’, according to sources. Certainly, the thriving practice is recognized for its representation of corporations, prominent individuals and pro bono clients in major appeals with nationwide implications. A prominent SCOTUS record–it secured five Supreme Court wins over the past two years alone–is complemented by strong activity in federal and state courts of appeals nationwide and it argued before almost all of the federal courts of appeal over the past year. Go-to department head Kannon K. Shanmugam, based in Washington DC, ranks among the leading appellate lawyers in the country and one source asserts, ‘you won’t find a more talented, sophisticated, compelling lawyer‘. Among Shanmugam’s recent cases, he is spearheading the defense of ExxonMobil Corporation in novel litigation filed by state and local governments concerning climate change liability. The group also draws on the experience of San Francisco’s Meredith Dearborn, who is particularly noted for technology-related disputes, New York-based Robert A. Atkins, who has an emphasis on antitrust and corporate litigation, and associate William Marks. Associate Aimee Brown left to become Assistant to the Solicitor General.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Real estate > Real estate
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: plaintiff
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)