Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Sullivan
Kathleen Marie Sullivanis an American lawyer who is a name partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, a global, litigation-only white shoe law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Sullivan is a partner in the firm's New York City office and chairs the firm's national appellate practice group. She is the first and only woman name partner at an Am Law 100 law firm. Previously, Sullivan served as Dean of Stanford Law School, where she was the Stanley Morrison Professor...
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth17 May 1953
CityPasadena, CA
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We'll never know how effective it was. ... Sununu won by a bigger margin than anyone expected. But that's not the point. It was wrong. ... We have 400 (state) legislative races. The intent may have been to influence one election, but it may have affected hundreds of races.
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We need to decrease front-loading, increase diversity, recognize Iowa and New Hampshire laws and traditions and have a calendar that will let us elect a Democrat to the White House.
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The party is just one small piece of the larger prevention effort, but it is vital to teach young people that having fun does not need to involve alcohol,
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I have been fortunate to be granted permission to sign briefs in the California Supreme Court twice in the past based on 'special expertise' in an area of law. I look forward to doing so again in the future.
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I have a hard time believing they didn't discuss this.
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The most frustrating thing of all to me is there is no need for this dispute. We've always worked well in Iowa and could have in this instance,
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The wheels have come off the Bush bus. People are mad. We could win Congress. But Democrats need to explain why we can do a better job.
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It's a clear warning shot across the bow not to apply the regulation in nit-picking cases. Though the SEC says it wants more disclosure to investors, Regulation FD in fact chills corporate speech and puts executives in fear that a variation in verb tense or body language will lead to charges of a violation.
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Instead of focusing on electing a president in 2008, this commission appears to be heading down a precipitous path. If you have all theses caucuses front-loaded, Democrats will end up with a nominee by the middle of January.
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It is clear, based on the Court's ruling today, that Siebel Systems did not violate the spirit or letter of Regulation FD. We contested the SEC's claims in order to exonerate the company and its executives and to bring clarity to an important issue that was mishandled by the regulators. This was a win not only for Siebel but for all public companies trying to do the right thing.
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You just keep going and going. You go as fast as you want. I just like coming out here and doing it,
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I had every confidence we could get a Feb. 8 primary approved. When it comes to Feb. 1, I don't have the same level of confidence at all,
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Howard's been raising money, energizing the troops, organizing the party. Is he passionate? Yes. But I'd rather have someone who is blunt and passionate.