Amy Saharia focuses her practice on appellate litigation. She represents corporate and individual clients in high-stakes appeals in the U.S. Supreme Court and federal and state appellate courts. She has argued twice in the U.S. Supreme Court. She has represented clients in every federal court of appeals and has argued in a majority of the federal courts of appeals. Amy’s appellate matters have involved a broad range of subject matters, including intellectual property, criminal law, product liability, preemption, civil procedure, and administrative law. Amy clerked for Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the U.S. Supreme Court from 2010 to 2011. Amy’s appellate practice has been nationally recognized. In 2024, Forbes named Amy to its inaugural list of “Top 200 Lawyers in the U.S.” Amy has also been recognized in the appellate field as a “Next Generation Partner” by The Legal 500, as well as a "National Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation.
Amy also advises clients on legal strategy in trial-level proceedings. Clients frequently call on Amy to help position cases in trial courts for a future appeal. Amy has served as appellate counsel at multiple federal jury trials, where she has argued dispositive, pre-trial, and evidentiary motions, all with an eye to developing the record for appeal.
Amy has significant experience in the area of criminal law, and frequently represents criminal defendants both at trial and on appeal, including most recently on conspiracy, wire fraud, health care fraud, false statements, and bribery charges.
Amy focuses her pro bono practice on criminal law and immigration law. Amy has represented criminal defendants and noncitizens in matters before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal courts of appeals, and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Amy also advises FAMM on amicus strategy related to federal sentencing law.
Amy grew up in Maine and graduated with honors from The Johns Hopkins University in 1999. Between college and law school, she was a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State. Amy graduated summa cum laude from Duke University School of Law in 2005. Before joining Williams & Connolly in 2007, Amy clerked for Judge Jon O. Newman on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and Judge Robert N. Chatigny on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Amy rejoined Williams & Connolly in 2012 following her clerkship on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Amy is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. She is a member of the firm’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Updated Sep 2024
