Kathleen Sullivan (lawyer)

Kathleen Sullivan
Sullivan in 2014
11th Dean of Stanford Law School
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byPaul Brest
Succeeded byLarry Kramer
Personal details
Born (1955-08-20) August 20, 1955 (age 69)
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S.
EducationCornell University (BA)
Wadham College, Oxford (MA)
Harvard University (JD)

Kathleen Marie Sullivan (born August 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and senior counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a global, litigation-only law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Based in the firm's New York City office, Sullivan chairs its national appellate practice group. She was the first and only female name partner at an Am Law 100 law firm.[1] Previously, Sullivan served as dean of Stanford Law School, where she was the Stanley Morrison Professor of Law.[2]

  1. ^ "Outstanding Women Lawyers". The National Law Journal. May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Sullivan Named Partner at Quinn Emanuel". Stanford Lawyer. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2015.