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Gorsche, Sam

Sam Gorsche

Managing Associate
  • Commercial Litigation and Disputes

Biography

SAM GORSCHE previously served as a law clerk for the Honorable Diane S. Sykes of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and for the Honorable Steven C. Seeger of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Sam graduated from Stanford Law School, where he received the Gerald Gunther Prize for outstanding academic performance in multiple courses and the Judge Thelton E. Henderson Prize for outstanding performance in Stanford’s Environmental Law Clinic. He also served as a managing editor of the Stanford Law Review. Sam earned his A.B. summa cum laude and with highest distinction from Washington University in St. Louis, where he majored in economics and political science and minored in finance. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a John B. Ervin scholar.

Before attending law school, Sam worked as a senior analyst at Cornerstone Research’s Silicon Valley office. He conducted economic and financial analyses for commercial litigation and regulatory proceedings in a variety of practice areas, including antitrust, securities, and products liability.

Credentials

Admissions & Certifications
  • U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois - General
  • Illinois
Education
  • Stanford Law School, J.D., 2021
  • Washington University, A.B., 2015, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Clerkships
  • Steven C. Seeger, U.S. District Court, N.D. of Illinois (2022-2023)
  • Diane S. Sykes, U.S. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit (2021-2022)