Kathleen Sullivan (lawyer)
Kathleen Sullivan | |
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Sullivan in 2014 | |
| 11th Dean of Stanford Law School | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Brest |
| Succeeded by | Larry Kramer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1955 Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) Wadham College, Oxford (MA) Harvard University (JD) |
Kathleen Marie Sullivan (born August 20, 1955) is an American lawyer and former senior counsel at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a global, litigation-only law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Based in the firm's New York City office, Sullivan chaired its national appellate practice group until her retirement in 2025. She was the first and only female name partner at an Am Law 100 law firm. Previously, Sullivan served as dean of Stanford Law School, where she was the Stanley Morrison Professor of Law.