Morgan V. Manley is an Associate in the Litigation Practice of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Manley was a Commercial Division Law Clerk to the Honorable Marcy S. Friedman in the Supreme Court of the state of New York, NY County, Commercial Division. The docket was composed of complex commercial cases, including cases involving mergers and acquisitions, restrictive covenants, landlord/tenant, and insurance and construction contracts.
Ms. Manley received her undergraduate degree in International and Global Studies, and in Art History from Brandeis University in 2011, where she graduated Summa Cum laude. She earned her J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2016. At Fordham, Morgan was a Notes and Articles Editor for the Fordham International Law Journal, a position for which she was co-recipient of the annual Outstanding Notes and Articles Editor Award. She was also the 2015 recipient of the William O’Connor Award for her student note, “The (Inter)National Strategy: An Ivory Trade Ban in the United States and China,” 38 Fordham Int’l L.J. 1511 (2015).
In her personal time, Ms. Manley is an avid horseback rider/pacer and is fond of cooking.
New York American Inn of Court
“The Photographer Plays Big Brother: The Legal Implications of “Surveillance Art,” 26 Ent. Arts & Sports L. J. 30 (Spring 2015)
“The (Inter)National Strategy: Legal and Policy Implications of the Ivory Trade Ban in the United States & China,” 38 Fordham Int’l L. J. 1511 (2015)