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Provided by Morgan L Ratner
Litigation; Supreme Court and Appellate
Morgan Ratner is a partner in Sullivan & Cromwell’s Litigation Group and is a member of the Firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice. She has argued nine cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Before joining the Firm, Ms. Ratner served in the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice. During her tenure there, she argued Supreme Court cases involving areas of federal law such as securities regulation, bankruptcy, employment, intellectual property, criminal law, and elections law. While at the Solicitor General’s Office, Ms. Ratner also filed over 150 Supreme Court briefs at the merits and certiorari stages. She received a John Marshall Award, the Department of Justice’s highest award offered to attorneys, for exceptional service to the Office of the Solicitor General and the Department of Justice. In private practice, Ms. Ratner regularly briefs and argues appeals and dispositive motions; provides strategic guidance for trial and administrative proceedings; and counsels clients confronting high-stakes legal issues. She has had particular success helping clients navigate—and challenge—federal regulations.
Ms. Ratner is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court and is a volunteer with Street Law, Inc.
Harvard Law School, J.D., (2012); University of Maryland, B.A., (2009); After graduating Harvard Law School—where she was awarded the Fay Diploma as the top student in her class—Ms. Ratner clerked for Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court and then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Provided by Chambers
Provided by Chambers
She writes in a direct style that's sharp, strong and well written. Orally it's similar, she's so effective because she's projects confidence and trust.
We've been really impressed with her oral advocacy skills, the written skills and her ability to turn around excellent work product in a quick period of time.
She's quick on her feet and articulate, she'd get tough hypotheticals and dealt with them terrifically. She's incredibly smart, a great writer, and she works well with other attorneys.
She has a knack for understanding what judge's question is trying to get at and responding in a satisfying and beneficial way, which is the real magic. She really has that talent and that touch.
She writes in a direct style that's sharp, strong and well written. Orally it's similar, she's so effective because she's projects confidence and trust.
We've been really impressed with her oral advocacy skills, the written skills and her ability to turn around excellent work product in a quick period of time.
She's quick on her feet and articulate, she'd get tough hypotheticals and dealt with them terrifically. She's incredibly smart, a great writer, and she works well with other attorneys.
She has a knack for understanding what judge's question is trying to get at and responding in a satisfying and beneficial way, which is the real magic. She really has that talent and that touch.