Washington, DC
Washington, DC
Connor Suozzo is a member of the firm’s Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation and Government & Regulatory Litigation Practice Groups. He focuses on high-stakes appellate matters and has authored dozens of briefs in federal and state courts of appeal. At the trial-court level, he litigates dispositive motions, with a particular emphasis on challenges brought under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Connor’s experience covers a broad range of substantive areas, including constitutional, administrative, patent, tax, and healthcare litigation. In his pro bono practice, Connor has won appeals involving First Amendment claims, qualified immunity, and habeas corpus.
Results
- Prevailed in an appeal involving the pleading standard for ERISA claims (Ninth Circuit)
- Won reversal of a district court’s invalidation of patent claims in an Abbreviated New Drug Application appeal (Federal Circuit)
- Won an appeal challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman’s authority to act unilaterally under the Department of Energy Organization Act (Sixth Circuit)
Recognitions
- District of Columbia Courts, Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2023-2025
Capabilities and industries
Regional markets
Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, JD, magna cum laude
- Roberts Wesleyan College, BA
Admissions
- District of Columbia
Courts / Agencies
- US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
Languages
- English
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