Our practice is recognized as among the very best nationwide. Clients retain us for the most complex and high-stakes matters, and our victories have helped shape the legal landscape in many arenas. Chambers USA has called our team a “bench of talent that is impressive beyond belief.” We have an equally wide-ranging practice in the federal courts of appeals and the state appellate courts; handle or assist with complex legal matters in the trial courts; and provide strategic advice to clients in a wide variety of industries and across a broad range of substantive legal areas.

A Deep Bench

Our practice is co-chaired by former US Solicitor General Seth Waxman, who has argued over 85 cases before the US Supreme Court, and Mark Fleming, who has argued eight Supreme Court cases. We have a remarkably deep bench: Debo Adegbile, Catherine Carroll, Tom Saunders and David Bowker have each argued multiple Supreme Court cases. Additionally, the group has argued several hundred appeals in the federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts.

In 2023, 26 different lawyers made 49 oral arguments in 17 different state and federal courts of appeal. This included two arguments at the US Supreme Court. In 2022, 24 different lawyers made 39 oral arguments in 14 different states and federal courts of appeals. This included three arguments in the US Supreme Court, 12 in the Federal Circuit, eight in the Ninth Circuit, and three each in the DC and Second Circuits. In 2021, we recorded an additional 56 arguments by 30 different lawyers in 17 courts.

We also have deep experience in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, having argued more than 71 cases between January 2020 and December 2023.