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Catherine Carroll

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1 202 663 6072 CATHERINE.CARROLL@WILMERHALE.COM

Work Department

Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation ; Administrative Law ; Litigation ; Government and Regulatory Litigation

Position

Partner-in-Charge, Washington DC Office

Career

Catherine Carroll is a nationally recognized appellate litigator with more than 15 years of experience briefing and arguing cases on a wide range of issues in the US Supreme Court and the federal courts of appeals, representing clients in district court litigation, and counseling clients on matters raising complex legal questions. She has argued four cases and briefed dozens more before the US Supreme Court and argued numerous cases in federal appellate courts across the country.

Ms. Carroll serves as partner-in-charge of the Washington DC office.

Ms. Carroll’s practice spans a wide variety of statutory, regulatory and constitutional issues. Her recent matters have involved such diverse areas as data privacy, the Administrative Procedure Act, ERISA, insurance and reinsurance, antitrust law, First Amendment law, and criminal law and procedure. In addition, she frequently represents clients on a pro bono basis in cases raising significant issues of constitutional law and capital habeas procedure.

In recent years, Ms. Carroll has been recognized as a nationwide leader in appellate advocacy by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Legal 500 United States, and other legal publications.

Before joining the firm, Ms. Carroll served as a law clerk to Associate Justice David H. Souter of the US Supreme Court. Previously, she clerked for The Honorable Harry T. Edwards of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Professional Activities

Ms. Carroll serves as Chair of the Standing Committee on Amicus Curiae Briefs of the American Bar Association and is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court.

Memberships

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Education

JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2002

BA, Government, College of William and Mary, 1998

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

Ranking among the market leaders for high-stakes appellate work, WilmerHale is widely hailed for the depth of its bench and the reputation of its senior partners. Indeed, for some, the ‘experience and expertise of the appellate team at WilmerHale is unmatched’. The national group routinely appears before state and federal courts across the US, right up to Supreme Court level, and is a particularly dominant performer in the Federal Circuit. High-profile department head Seth Waxman is a former US Solicitor General, who has delivered over 80 oral arguments in the US Supreme Court alone. Waxman recently paired up with Daniel Volchok to successfully represent the justices of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and the members and executive director of the Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors, before the Tenth Circuit in a case concerning the association’s mandatory-dues requirement. The team also leans on experienced practice vice chairs Catherine Carroll, who has argued four cases before SCOTUS, and Boston-based Mark Fleming, who has argued before SCOTUS seven times. Other key contacts include IP specialist Thomas Saunders and New York-based Alan Schoenfeld. Named attorneys are based in Washington DC unless stated otherwise. Danielle Spinelli recently retired.

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