Sri Srinivasan

Partner

Sri Srinivasan is a partner in O’Melveny's Washington DC office, and his focus is on appellate litigation and complex litigation. Sri has argued 12 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, and has represented clients in numerous other cases involving a broad range of legal and constitutional issues in the Supreme Court and in intermediate appellate courts and trial courts.

In 2008, The National Law Journal recognized Sri as one of the 50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America, and noted that he is “widely recognized for his successes” in the appellate arena. Sri rejoined O’Melveny in 2007 after five years in the Solicitor General’s Office.

Sri’s arguments in the Supreme Court have encompassed such areas as federal preemption, banking law, federal contracting law, federal court jurisdiction, criminal law and procedure, and immigration law. Among the recent cases Sri successfully argued before the Supreme Court, and on behalf of the United States, are two significant cases for business: Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. in the 2007 Term, and Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. Schmidt in the 2006 Term. The Supreme Court held in Watters that state regulation of operating subsidiaries of national banks is preempted by the National Banking Act, and the Comptroller of the Currency has hailed the ruling as a landmark victory for the national banking system. Schmidt concerned whether, for purposes of diversity jurisdiction, national banks are citizens solely of the State in which their main office is located or instead are citizens of every State in which they maintain a branch location. While in the Solicitor General’s office, Sri received two awards for his government service—the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Furthering the Interests of U.S. National Security in 2003 and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Award for Excellence in 2005.

Sri has given presentations on appellate advocacy, preemption law, and other matters in various forums including the ABA Section of Litigation National Annual Conference.

Sri is the Hiring Partner for O’Melveny’s Washington, DC, office.

Professional Activities

Law Clerk, Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor, U.S. Supreme Court; Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Bristow Fellow, Office of the Solicitor General