Floyd Abrams
Floyd Abrams | |
|---|---|
Abrams in 2006 | |
| Born | July 9, 1936 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) Yale University (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Employer | Cahill Gordon & Reindel |
| Known for | First Amendment litigation |
| Spouse |
Efrat Surasky (m. 1963) |
| Children | |
| Family | Elliott Abrams (cousin) |
Floyd Abrams (born July 9, 1936) is an American lawyer. A member of Cahill Gordon & Reindel since 1963 and currently senior counsel, he has argued in 13 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Abrams was co-counsel to The New York Times in the 1971 Pentagon Papers case, and represented Judith Miller in the CIA leak grand jury investigation, Standard & Poor's, and Lorillard Tobacco Company among others. He also represented Senator Mitch McConnell in the Citizens United 2010 Supreme Court case. Two of Abrams' clients had been on death row for crimes, and their convictions were overruled by the Supreme Court.