Overview
Sydney Bell is an Associate in the Litigation Department at McDonald Hopkins and part of the firm’s commercial litigation team. She focuses her practice on commercial litigation and general litigation matters and has additional experience advising on matters related to data privacy and security.
Before starting her legal career, Sydney spent several years as a strategy and business consultant with Deloitte, working primarily in partnership with the FBI Office of the Private Sector and Office of the Secretary of Defense. During her time at Deloitte, Sydney obtained top security clearance for her work and also served as a representative for the firm's diversity and inclusion programs.
Sydney earned her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where she was an Emmerich de Vattel International Law Scholar and was selected as an honors writing fellow. Sydney also served as the executive articles editor for Case Western's Journal of International Law and was selected as a member of Case Western’s inaugural Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development. Sydney's passion for making a difference in the community is evidenced by the work she performed to bring the 2030 Special Olympics Games to Cleveland. She earned her B.A. from Miami University.
Credentials
Clerkships
- Sherwin Williams, Law Clerk
- United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Criminal Division
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Miami University
Admissions – Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
Admissions – State
- Ohio
Professional & Civic
Community Involvement
Bridge Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio
College Now - Mentor
Academy for Inclusive Leadership Development, Case Western Reserve University School of Law (2022-2023)
Syrian Refugee Center in Oberkorn, Luxembourg, Volunteer/Translator (2016)