Sarah M. Whitfield
Partner · Whitfield & Cole LLP · Washington, D.C.
Constitutional Law
Appellate Practice
Supreme Court Bar
Partner · Whitfield & Cole LLP · Washington, D.C.
Sarah Whitfield has argued three cases before the Supreme Court and more than forty before the federal courts of appeals, focusing on Fourth Amendment digital-privacy claims and separation-of-powers challenges to agency rulemaking. She clerked for a judge on the D.C. Circuit before entering private practice, and now leads Whitfield & Cole's constitutional and appellate group.
Counsel of record on the cert petition; case remains a leading citation on digital Fourth Amendment questions.
Argued the nondelegation challenge that narrowed agency rulemaking authority over consumer protection rules.