Simon Chin

Associate

He / Him

Office

Washington, DC

Phone

+1 202 639 3855


Simon Chin is an associate in the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. He helps clients navigate high-stakes appellate and trial litigation involving complex issues of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has co-authored briefs at every level of the federal courts and counsels clients on regulatory and administrative challenges across a range of subject areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Simon was a legal fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center and an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of another Washington, DC law firm. At Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter and research assistant to Dean Heather K. Gerken and published a note in the Yale Law Journal on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He received the Burton H. Brody Prize for Best Paper on Constitutional Privacy and the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for Best Paper by a First-Year Student. Before law school, Simon worked as a national security analyst and as a classical music critic for The Washington Post.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Yale Law School, JD, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, MA, 2010
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil, 2006
  • Harvard College, AB, summa cum laude, 2005

  • Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024-2025
  • Hon. J. Paul Oetken, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2023-2024

Service / Recognition

  • Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023

Simon Chin is an associate in the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. He helps clients navigate high-stakes appellate and trial litigation involving complex issues of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has co-authored briefs at every level of the federal courts and counsels clients on regulatory and administrative challenges across a range of subject areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Simon was a legal fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center and an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of another Washington, DC law firm. At Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter and research assistant to Dean Heather K. Gerken and published a note in the Yale Law Journal on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He received the Burton H. Brody Prize for Best Paper on Constitutional Privacy and the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for Best Paper by a First-Year Student. Before law school, Simon worked as a national security analyst and as a classical music critic for The Washington Post.

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Yale Law School, JD, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, MA, 2010
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil, 2006
  • Harvard College, AB, summa cum laude, 2005

  • Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024-2025
  • Hon. J. Paul Oetken, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2023-2024

  • Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023

Overview

Simon Chin is an associate in the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. He helps clients navigate high-stakes appellate and trial litigation involving complex issues of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has co-authored briefs at every level of the federal courts and counsels clients on regulatory and administrative challenges across a range of subject areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Simon was a legal fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center and an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of another Washington, DC law firm. At Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter and research assistant to Dean Heather K. Gerken and published a note in the Yale Law Journal on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He received the Burton H. Brody Prize for Best Paper on Constitutional Privacy and the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for Best Paper by a First-Year Student. Before law school, Simon worked as a national security analyst and as a classical music critic for The Washington Post.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2023

Education

  • Yale Law School, JD, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, MA, 2010
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil, 2006
  • Harvard College, AB, summa cum laude, 2005

Clerkships

  • Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024-2025
  • Hon. J. Paul Oetken, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2023-2024

Service / Recognition

Awards

  • Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023

Simon Chin is an associate in the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. He helps clients navigate high-stakes appellate and trial litigation involving complex issues of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has co-authored briefs at every level of the federal courts and counsels clients on regulatory and administrative challenges across a range of subject areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Simon was a legal fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center and an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of another Washington, DC law firm. At Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter and research assistant to Dean Heather K. Gerken and published a note in the Yale Law Journal on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He received the Burton H. Brody Prize for Best Paper on Constitutional Privacy and the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for Best Paper by a First-Year Student. Before law school, Simon worked as a national security analyst and as a classical music critic for The Washington Post.

Credentials

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Yale Law School, JD, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, MA, 2010
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil, 2006
  • Harvard College, AB, summa cum laude, 2005

  • Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024-2025
  • Hon. J. Paul Oetken, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2023-2024

Service / Recognition

  • Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023

Simon Chin is an associate in the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. He helps clients navigate high-stakes appellate and trial litigation involving complex issues of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has co-authored briefs at every level of the federal courts and counsels clients on regulatory and administrative challenges across a range of subject areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Simon was a legal fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center and an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of another Washington, DC law firm. At Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter and research assistant to Dean Heather K. Gerken and published a note in the Yale Law Journal on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He received the Burton H. Brody Prize for Best Paper on Constitutional Privacy and the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for Best Paper by a First-Year Student. Before law school, Simon worked as a national security analyst and as a classical music critic for The Washington Post.

  • District of Columbia, 2023

  • Yale Law School, JD, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, MA, 2010
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil, 2006
  • Harvard College, AB, summa cum laude, 2005

  • Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024-2025
  • Hon. J. Paul Oetken, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2023-2024

  • Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023

Overview

Simon Chin is an associate in the firm’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice. He helps clients navigate high-stakes appellate and trial litigation involving complex issues of constitutional, statutory, and administrative law. He has co-authored briefs at every level of the federal courts and counsels clients on regulatory and administrative challenges across a range of subject areas.

Prior to joining the firm, Simon was a legal fellow at the Constitutional Accountability Center and an associate in the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice of another Washington, DC law firm. At Yale Law School, he served as a speechwriter and research assistant to Dean Heather K. Gerken and published a note in the Yale Law Journal on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He received the Burton H. Brody Prize for Best Paper on Constitutional Privacy and the Edgar M. Cullen Prize for Best Paper by a First-Year Student. Before law school, Simon worked as a national security analyst and as a classical music critic for The Washington Post.

Credentials

Admissions

  • District of Columbia, 2023

Education

  • Yale Law School, JD, 2022
  • Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, MA, 2010
  • University of Cambridge, MPhil, 2006
  • Harvard College, AB, summa cum laude, 2005

Clerkships

  • Hon. Raymond J. Lohier, Jr., US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 2024-2025
  • Hon. J. Paul Oetken, US District Court, Southern District of New York, 2023-2024

Service / Recognition

Awards

  • Capital Pro Bono High Honor Roll, 2023