Jade Ford

Jade is an experienced litigator, appellate advocate and strategic advisor. As an associate in Cooley’s Supreme Court and appellate practice group, she represents clients in high-stakes litigation, with a particular focus on appellate matters. She has briefed significant cases in the US Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals.

Jade previously served as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the Solicitor General at the US Department of Justice. There, she assisted with briefing and argument preparation for more than a dozen cases before the Supreme Court and successfully argued a case in the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jade has particular experience in complex questions of constitutional law and statutory interpretation, but her litigation, advocacy and advising skills cut across industries and subject matters.

Jade clerked for Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the US Supreme Court, as well as Judge Cornelia T.L. Pillard of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and Judge Jesse M. Furman of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York. In law school, Jade served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal and a student director of Yale’s Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic. She also participated in the school’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic. Jade was awarded the Stephen J. Massey Prize for her clinical work.