Stephen Wirth focuses on complex questions of constitutional and statutory interpretation before the federal district courts, the courts of appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States. In the Supreme Court, Mr. Wirth has represented clients at both the petition and merits stages.
Mr. Wirth served as a law clerk to the Hon. Carlos T. Bea on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Hon. Paul A. Crotty on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Wirth graduated magna cum laude from Cornell Law School, where he served as an Article Editor of the Cornell Law Review.
Perspectives
May 31, 2023
Arnold & Porter Discusses Supreme Court Decision Easing Prosecution of Foreign States in U.S.
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
May 5, 2023
The Supreme Court Removes Two Obstacles to the Criminal Prosecution of Foreign States in U.S. Courts
Advisory
January 26, 2021
Can You Be Sued Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act?: A Primer for Foreign Governments and Their Agencies
Advisory
Winter 2020
When Cell Phones Cross Borders: Protecting Employees' Sensitive Data from Suspicionless Cell Phone Searches at International Airports (pdf)
Employee Relations Law Journal, Vol. 46, No. 3
July 23, 2020
Consider the Fourth Amendment Before Your Employees Travel Overseas
Enforcement Edge: Shining Light on Government Enforcement
Recognition
Best Lawyers
"Ones to Watch" — Appellate Practice (DC) (2023-2024)
The Legal 500 US
Appellate: Courts of Appeal/Supreme Courts (2021)
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Cornell Law School, 2014, magna cum laude
- B.A., Music, Yale College, 2009, magna cum laude
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Clerkships
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, The Honorable Carlos T. Bea
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, The Honorable Paul A. Crotty
Activities
- Board of Directors, Yspaniola