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Sarah M.L. Bender

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Sarah M.L. Bender

Associate

New York + 1 212 295 6561

Sarah Bender focuses her practice on complex litigation matters at both the trial and appellate levels. 

Ms. Bender first joined the firm as a summer associate in 2022 and returned as an associate in 2023, working on commercial litigation and government investigations. She recently re-joined the firm after clerking for Judge Susan L. Carney of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and, before that, Judge Michael P. Shea of the US District Court for the District of Connecticut. 

While in law school, Ms. Bender interned with the Civil Rights Division of the US Department of Justice and successfully argued two cases before the Michigan Court of Appeals. She has presented her research on the use of artificial intelligence in election administration to international audiences, including the Council of Europe. Before law school, Ms. Bender served as a legislative aide to US Senator Doug Jones and drafted legislation related to health care, education, child welfare and other issues.

Credentials

  • Education

    • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2023

      magna cum laude

      Henry M. Bates Memorial Scholarship Award; Craig Spangenberg Oral Advocacy Award; Paul R. Dimond Prize; Order of the Coif

      Notes Editor, Michigan Journal of Law Reform

    • BA, Public Policy, Duke University, 2016

      cum laude

  • Admissions

    • New York

  • Government Experience

    • Department of Justice

      Civil Rights Division

      Policy and Strategy Section, Legal Intern

    • Federal Legislative Branch

      US Senate

      Office of US Senator Doug Jones, Legislative Aide

    • Federal Legislative Branch

      US Senate

      Office of US Senator Doug Jones, Legislative Correspondent

Credentials

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