Kathleen Marie Sullivan (b. 1955)

Kathleen Marie Sullivan (b. 1955) served on the Harvard Law School faculty from 1984 to 1993. She was an Assistant Professor of Law 1984-1989; and Professor of Law 1989-1993.  

Research: Constitutional law, appellate advocacy.   

Education: Cornell University B.A. 1976; University of Oxford B.A. 1978; Harvard Law School J.D. 1981. 

Selected Scholarship / Representative Publications: “Constitutional Law” casebook (first edition with Sullivan as co-author, 1997); “New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution” (co-author, 1997); “First Amendment Law” casebook (co-author, first published 1999).  

Noteworthy Appointments: Dean, Stanford Law School, 1999-2004; The American Lawyer, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2021; Partner: Quinn, Emanuel, Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, retired 2025.