Brian A. Sutherland

Brian, an attorney in the firm’s Appellate Group, has extensive experience in briefing and arguing appeals and class action matters in federal and state courts. He has argued more than thirty appeals in cases involving a wide range of constitutional and statutory issues, including in cases arising under the First Amendment, anti-fraud statutes, the bankruptcy code, and environmental laws. Before joining Reed Smith in July 2014, Brian was an Assistant Solicitor General in the Office of the New York State Attorney General. His experience also includes several years at a major law firm in New York, where he focused on securities and class action litigation.