Appeals & Advocacy

Our appellate team combines deep knowledge of industries and substantive law with a well-earned reputation for excellence in appellate advocacy. We help clients win cases and shape the long-term development of the law in their interest.

We bring to bear extensive experience in:

• Diverse industries, from transportation, energy, and insurance to Internet and telecommunications, manufacturing, and retail
• Evolving areas of the law, such as constitutional jurisprudence, white-collar defense, intellectual property, taxation, ERISA and public pension plans, labor and employment, tribal jurisdiction, international trade, and environmental torts
• Cross-cutting issues, including class actions, punitive damages, administrative process, federal pre-emption, jurisdiction, and abstention

We appear in every circuit and numerous states, from discrete matters in intermediate appellate courts to high-stakes disputes and precedent-setting US Supreme Court cases.

Our lawyers excel at pitching specialized issues to judges, telling a compelling story, and explaining technically complicated facts in simple language.

We also participate at the trial level, to assure that key legal issues are persuasively presented and fully preserved. We bring a fresh and independent perspective in observing and advising during trial, preparing and arguing pretrial dispositive and procedural motions, motions in limine, trial briefs, jury instructions, and post-trial motions.

We emphasize collaborating with trial counsel, whether at Steptoe or other firms, while offering clear-eyed evaluations of the merits, potential strategies, and client prospects.