About Ellen A.
Ellen A. Scordino brings a scientific background to a long legal career. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Trinity College in 1995 and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2001. Those two degrees set the shape of her professional interests and inform how she approaches complex issues in the courtroom.
Her early years after law school are not recorded here, but she rose to partnership at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. As a partner she has worked in a national law firm environment where federal practice and large-scale litigation are routine. Her role involves managing matters that proceed in both state and federal forums and coordinating with teams across offices.
She is admitted to practice in multiple jurisdictions. State bar admissions include New York and Massachusetts. On the federal side, she is admitted to the Federal Circuit and to district courts in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of Massachusetts. She is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. Those admissions allow her to take cases through trial-level courts and, when necessary, to appellate venues.
Her undergraduate training in chemistry complements her legal education. That combination is useful in cases that present technical questions or complex evidence. It also makes her conversant with scientific experts and the kinds of proofs courts expect in technical disputes. She applies that background when evaluating expert reports and cross-examining technical witnesses.
Colleagues describe her work as methodical and detail-oriented. She prepares filings, handles court appearances and works with experts and outside counsel. She has experience in federal practice and in managing the practical demands of multi-forum litigation. The partnership role has required both case work and supervision of more junior lawyers.
Based in her firm office and admitted across several courts, she handles matters that require navigation of both state and federal procedures. Her current practice involves representing clients in proceedings before state courts, federal district courts and appellate tribunals, including appearances in the U.S. Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.
