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Home Professionals Brian A. Sutherland

Brian is a member of the firm’s Appellate Group. He has argued more than 55 appeals in cases involving a wide range of constitutional, statutory, and class action-related 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 class action litigation.

Credentials

  • New York University School of Law, 2006, J.D., cum laude, NYU Law Review
  • University of Iowa, 1998, B.A., Economics and Spanish

  • California
  • New York

  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York

  • Honorable Reena Raggi, U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit, 1 October 2007 to 1 October 2008
  • Honorable Alvin K. Hellerstein, U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York, 1 October 2006 to 1 September 2007

  • Spanish

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Appellate Practice, 2023-2024
  • Ranked in Chambers USA for California Litigation: Appellate, 2023