Theodore Boutrous and Kristin Linsley Appointed to the Advisory Board of the Ninth Circuit

January 3, 2023

Los Angeles partner Theodore J. Boutrous Jr. and San Francisco partner Kristin A. Linsley have been appointed to serve a three-year term on the Advisory Board of the Ninth Circuit, which advises Chief Circuit Judge Mary H. Murguia regarding proposed matters relating to effective administration of the courts in the Ninth Circuit. The appointments were made in December 2022.

Theodore Boutrous has represented clients in federal and state appellate courts throughout the nation in a wide spectrum of cases. He has argued hundreds of appeals, including before the Supreme Court of the United States, 12 different federal circuit courts of appeals, and 10 different state supreme courts (including 12 arguments in the California Supreme Court), and he has led a multitude of other complex civil, constitutional and criminal matters.

Kristin Linsley specializes in complex business and appellate litigation across a spectrum of areas, including water and energy law, cybersecurity and technology law, international and transnational law, data and privacy, and complex financial litigation. She has an active appellate practice representing clients in a wide range of industries before the federal and state appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court.