Samuel M. Strongin

Samuel joined Cahill in September 2025.  Prior to that, he spent over seven years at the Washington, D.C. office of a major international law firm.

Samuel has extensive experience representing clients in a diverse array of industries at all stages of the litigation process, in both federal and state court, with a particular focus on major appeals.  Before joining Cahill, Samuel drafted merits briefs in cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits, and the intermediate and apex courts of multiple states, including New York, California, and New Jersey.  Samuel has also drafted numerous petition-stage briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as multiple amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, various federal courts of appeals, and state appellate courts in New York and California.  Many of these appeals involved novel issues of constitutional law, antitrust law, securities law, administrative law, bankruptcy law, preemption, and other complex areas of law.

In addition to his appellate experience, Samuel represents a variety of clients at the trial-court level.  He frequently drafts dispositive motions in federal district court, and has worked closely with trial teams to coordinate pre- and post-trial briefing, and to ensure that all necessary issues are preserved for appeal.  Among other matters, Samuel, prior to joining Cahill, was recently a principal drafter of a successful motion to dismiss an antitrust complaint filed against several educational institutions in the District of Connecticut.  Samuel, also prior to joining Cahill, recently represented a major financial technology company in a weeks-long administrative adjudication before the Federal Trade Commission, where he led the company’s briefing efforts before and after trial.

Beyond representing clients in ongoing litigation, Samuel provides strategic advice and counsel to clients faced with unforeseen, challenging, or novel legal issues.

Samuel has been recognized on Best Lawyers’ Ones to Watch list for the last four years for his appellate practice.