Sutherland Asbill & Brennan

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Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP is an American law firm. Founded in 1924 by William Sutherland and Elbert Tuttle as Sutherland & Tuttle, the firm originally achieved prominence on tax issues. As of 2007, the firm has about 450 attorneys in 6 cities.^[1] While primarily focused on business law, the firm has handled some notable white collar criminal cases (see Billy Martin) and notable pro-bono cases as well, including Johnson v. Zerbst^[2] and recent litigation concerning detentions at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp^[2].

[edit] Notable partners and employees

• Alfred C. Aman, Jr. - former associate attorney, Dean of Suffolk University Law School
• Carolyn Chiechi - former partner, judge on the United States Tax Court
• David A. Gross - former partner, United States Ambassador
• Billy Martin - partner, has handled several high profile white collar criminal cases
• Jack Reed - former associate attorney, current United States Senator for Rhode Island
• Michael B. Thornton - former associate attorney, judge on the United States Tax Court
• Randolph W. Thrower - partner, former commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service
• Elbert Tuttle - founder, and later the chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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