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Kannon K. Shanmugam

Kannon K. Shanmugam

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  • Appeals & Appellate
  • District of Columbia, Kansas, Virginia
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Appeals & Appellate
Additional Practice Areas
  • Pro Bono
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
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Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
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Virginia
Virginia State Bar
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Professional Experience
Partner
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
- Current
Partner
Williams & Connolly LLP
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Assistant to the Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
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Associate
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
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Law Clerk, Justice Antonin Scalia
United States Supreme Court
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Law Clerk, Judge J. Michael Luttig
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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Education
Harvard Law School
J.D.
Honors: magna cum laude
Activities: Executive Editor, Harvard Law Review
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University of Oxford
M. Litt.
Honors: Marshall Scholar
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Harvard University
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
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Awards
One of the top 500 lawyers in the nation
Lawdragon magazine
One of the top 10 lawyers in Washington
Super Lawyers
Appellate MVP
Law360
2017, 2018, and 2021
Litigator of the Week
The American Lawyer
Professional Associations
Kansas State Bar
Member
Current
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Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court
President
Current
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board of Thurgood Marshall Academy
Member
Current
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Bard Association of the Shakespeare Theatre
Member
Current
Activities: Management Committee
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District of Columbia Bar
Member
- Current
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