Recorded Briefing—The U.S. Supreme Court: How Free Enterprise Fared in October Term 2020

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Speakers:
Sarah M. Harris, Williams & Connolly LLP
Roman Martinez, Latham & Watkins LLP
Erin E. Murphy, Kirkland & Ellis

Description:
The Supreme Court’s “business docket” this Term featured both prominent companies and lesser-known enterprises contesting cases that implicate such major areas of law as antitrust, copyright, securities fraud, Article III standing, and environmental regulation. Our trio of appellate advocates will offer insights on specific Court decisions as well as the broader direction of the Court, the impact of President Trump’s appointees, and Chief Justice Roberts’ role and leadership.

Speakers' Biographies

Sarah M. Harris

Sarah M. Harris is a Partner with Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC. She has represented clients in high-stakes appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts across the country. She has argued before the federal courts of appeals and state supreme courts. Ms. Harris’ cases have covered a wide range of topics, including commercial litigation matters, constitutional law, administrative law, class actions, antitrust, False Claims Act litigation, products liability, and federal civil procedure. Ms. Harris clerked for Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Judge Sandra Lynch, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and Judge Laurence Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

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Roman Martinez

Roman Martinez is the Deputy Office Managing Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins LLP. As a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Practice, he focuses primarily on appeals in the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Courts of Appeals, and state appellate courts. He rejoined the firm in 2016 after serving as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the US Department of Justice. Mr. Martinez previously served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts and to then-Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of the D.C. Circuit.

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Erin E. Murphy

Erin E. Murphy is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Her practice focuses on Supreme Court, appellate, and constitutional litigation. Ms. Murphy’s work before the Supreme Court has included briefing such high-profile and high-impact cases as Maine Community Health Options v. United States, American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo, Bond v. United States, and NFIB v. Sebelius. She previously served as a law clerk to Chief Justice John G. Roberts and to Seventh Circuit Judge Diane S. Sykes.

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Recorded Briefing—The U.S. Supreme Court: How Free Enterprise Fared in October Term 2020

Media Briefing

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Speakers' Biographies

Sarah M. Harris

Roman Martinez

Erin E. Murphy

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