What Clement & Murphy does

Clement & Murphy PLLC is a Washington, D.C.-based boutique appellate litigation firm founded in June 2022 by Paul Clement (former 43rd Solicitor General of the United States) and Erin Murphy following their departure from Kirkland & Ellis. The firm specializes in Supreme Court, federal appellate, and strategic litigation, with three integrated service lines: Supreme Court practice (merits arguments, certiorari petitions, Solicitor General interactions), courts of appeals practice across all federal circuits and state appellate courts, and strategic litigation counseling including pre-litigation constitutional and statutory analysis. Collectively, the firm's partners have argued over 150 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, and the firm has secured landmark decisions including overturning 40-year-old Chevron deference precedent in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and the Second Amendment victory in NYSRPA v. Bruen.

The firm serves a diverse client base spanning large corporations (Sanofi, TransUnion, health insurers), religious organizations (LDS Church), Native American groups, criminal defendants, trade associations (social media companies), and government entities (U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin State Legislature). Clement & Murphy has achieved the highest possible industry recognition within its first three years: Chambers & Partners Band 1 ranking for three consecutive years (2023-2025), Law360 Appellate Group of the Year every year since founding (2022-2024), and National Law Journal Appellate Hot List (2023-2024). The firm has approximately 20 attorneys including 9 partners with credentials from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Georgetown law schools, and prior government service at the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Offices, and the Solicitor General's office.

The firm generates revenue through professional legal services fees, billed hourly or through alternative fee arrangements for complex litigation matters, with premium rates reflecting partner-level Supreme Court advocacy expertise. Client acquisition is driven entirely by partner reputation, word-of-mouth referrals within the legal community, and earned media recognition rather than traditional sales or marketing channels. Services are delivered through direct attorney-client engagements with no intermediary distribution, and the firm represents clients nationally across all federal and state appellate jurisdictions.

Name

Clement & Murphy

Legal name

Clement & Murphy, PLLC

Website

https://clementmurphy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clement & Murphy PLLC is a Washington, D.C. boutique appellate litigation firm specializing in Supreme Court, federal appellate, and strategic litigation for corporations, religious organizations, government entities, and trade associations. Founded in 2022 by former Solicitor General Paul Clement and leading appellate advocate Erin Murphy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Appellate and Supreme Court Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Lawyers (54111), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Litigation Support & Expert Witness Services (BPAHALAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Litigation & Dispute Valuation (damages, shareholder disputes) (FSAEAHAI)

Keywords

• Appellate litigation services
• Supreme court practice
• Strategic litigation counseling
• Constitutional litigation
• Courts of appeals

Headquarters

HQ city

Alexandria

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Appellate Litigation: The firm generates revenue through legal fees for representing clients in Supreme Court matters, courts of appeals, and strategic litigation counseling. Fees are likely billed hourly or through alternative fee arrangements for complex, high-stakes litigation matters. As a boutique litigation firm handling high-profile constitutional and appellate cases, revenue is derived from professional legal services rather than product sales or subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Clement & Murphy is a boutique litigation firm that provides elite appellate advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court, federal and state courts of appeals, and trial courts. The firm handles high-stakes constitutional, statutory, and regulatory matters for clients including corporations, religious organizations, trade associations, government entities, Native American groups, and criminal defendants, with partners collectively having argued over 150 Supreme Court cases.

Product overview

Clement & Murphy is a boutique law firm offering a unified legal services portfolio centered on Supreme Court, appellate, and strategic litigation. The firm operates three integrated service lines: Supreme Court Practice (handling merits cases, certiorari petitions, and Solicitor General interactions), Courts of Appeals Practice (litigating across all federal and state appellate courts), and Strategic Litigation Counseling (trial-level advocacy and pre-litigation legal analysis). Collectively, the firm's attorneys have argued over 150 cases before the Supreme Court.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supreme Court Practice Handling all aspects of Supreme Court practice including briefing and arguing merits cases, petitioning for and opposing certiorari, original and appellate jurisdiction matters, and interactions with the Office of the Solicitor General. For clients facing high-stakes constitutional, statutory, and regulatory matters before the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Courts of Appeals Practice Litigating high-stakes appeals in every federal court of appeals and many state supreme and intermediate courts, covering matters involving antitrust, arbitration, bankruptcy, class actions, constitutional issues, and more. For clients with substantial appellate issues in federal and state appellate courts.
• Strategic Litigation Counseling Trial practice and pre-litigation counseling including constitutional and statutory challenges to major federal and state initiatives, white papers, memoranda, and consultation on legal issues before litigation is underway. For clients needing strategic legal analysis in conjunction with anticipated or ongoing trial court proceedings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 150 Supreme Court cases argued collectively by firm partners
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bancroft PLLC: Premier appellate and Supreme Court boutique founded by former Assistant Attorney General Viet Dinh. Directly comparable as an elite appellate practice with strong Solicitor General and Big Law alumni bench, serving similar high-stakes corporate and government clients on appellate matters. Bartow Farr was previously a partner at Bancroft before joining Clement & Murphy.
• Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC: Conservative-leaning appellate boutique founded by former clerks to Justice Thomas. Directly comparable elite appellate practice handling constitutional challenges at the Supreme Court, with overlapping client base among ideological causes and corporate challengers of administrative agencies.
• Schaerr | Jaffe LLP: Constitutional and appellate boutique founded by former Solicitor General Gene Schaerr. Direct competitor in the elite Supreme Court and appellate advocacy niche, with overlapping clientele of corporations, religious organizations, and ideological causes seeking top-tier constitutional litigation counsel.
• Goldstein & Russell, P.C. Appellate boutique specializing in Supreme Court and federal appellate practice. Comparable as a small, talent-dense boutique focusing exclusively on appellate work for sophisticated clients including amicus briefs and merits cases.
• Onek Klein & Farr (now Farr): Appellate boutique co-founded by H. Bartow Farr before he joined Clement & Murphy. Direct peer in the elite appellate niche with overlapping bench of former Solicitor General alumni and a similar focus on Supreme Court and federal appellate matters.

Broad incumbents

• O'Melveny & Myers LLP: AmLaw 100 firm with a well-regarded appellate practice led by former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal. Comparable for major appellate work as part of a broader full-service firm competing for marquee appellate clients across industries.
• Kirkland & Ellis LLP: Global AmLaw 5 firm and the former employer of Clement & Murphy's founding partners. Represents the legacy platform Paul Clement and Erin Murphy left to found the boutique; competes for high-stakes appellate and Supreme Court work as part of a far broader corporate, litigation, and transactional platform.
• Mayer Brown LLP: International law firm with a distinguished Supreme Court and appellate practice (including multiple former Solicitors General). Overlaps with Clement & Murphy on high-profile appellate matters as part of a broader corporate, litigation, and regulatory practice.
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP: Global AmLaw 50 firm with a premier appellate practice featuring former Solicitor General Theodore Olson and other SG alumni. Comparable for high-stakes appellate and Supreme Court work but as a broader full-service platform; competes with Clement & Murphy for marquee appellate engagements.
• Hogan Lovells US LLP: Global law firm with a strong Supreme Court and appellate practice. Competes for major appellate matters as part of a broader international platform that includes regulatory, transactional, and litigation capabilities beyond Clement & Murphy's specialized scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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