Kwaku Affawua Akowuah
  • Appeals & Appellate, Business Law, Entertainment & Sports Law
  • District of Columbia, New York
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Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate
Business Law
Entertainment & Sports Law
Additional Practice Area
  • Privacy and Cybersecurity
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
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New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
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2nd Circuit
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4th Circuit
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10th Circuit
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11th Circuit
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D.C. Circuit
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Federal Circuit
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U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court, E.D. of New York
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U.S. District Court, S.D. of New York
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Professional Experience
Attorney
Sidley Austin LLP
Current
Law Clerk to Stephen G. Breyer
United States Supreme Court
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Attorney-Adviser, Office of Legal Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice
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Litigation Associate, Appellate & Supreme Court Litigation Practice
Mayer Brown LLP
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Law Clerk to Robert A. Katzmann
U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
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Law Clerk to Nicholas G. Garaufis
U.S. District Court, E.D. of New York
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Education
Harvard Law School
J.D. (2004)
Honors: magna cum laude
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Princeton University
A.B. (1999)
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Awards
Named one of 2016’s top “40 Under 40” business leaders
Washington Business Journal
D.C. Rising Star
The National Law Journal
Professional Associations
District of Columbia Bar  # 992575
Member
- Current
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New York State Bar  # 4523999
Member
- Current
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Sidley Austin LLP
1501 K St NW
Washington, DC 20005
US
Telephone: (202) 736-8000
NY, US
Telephone: (212) 506-2500