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Mayer Brown’s more than 60 appellate lawyers have argued over 200 cases before the United States Supreme Court, representing either parties or amici in approximately 15 cases each Term for the past several years, and arguing an average of four per Term. In addition, lawyers in the practice have argued over 500 cases in other appellate courts throughout the nation, including in every federal court of appeals and in the appellate or supreme courts of a majority of the states.
Spotlights |
Clients interviewed by Legal 500 US call Mayer Brown an "analytical powerhouse" and "praise the practice for being 'unbelievably responsive and client-oriented,' and for 'advancing reasonable business interests.'" |
Chambers USA observes that our “broad assembly of talented advocates is well known for its sophisticated work across a range of areas and disciplines, including securities, antitrust, IP, environmental and tax." |
Legal 500 US reports that "Six of the Supreme Court cases that the firm took on in 2008 were distributed between four of the firm's lawyers, which demonstrates an egalitarian policy and depth of bench within the practice that contrasts with the 'star-centric' status quo in some Supreme Court practices." |
Clients expressed to Legal 500 2009 that Mayer Brown's Supreme Court and Appellate attorneys are "master strategists," and the "best at what they do - high-quality appeals'." |
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Chambers USA and Legal 500 US have again recognized our Supreme Court & Appellate group's preeminence in the field: for the third year in a row, both Chambers USA and Legal 500 US rank us as a top tier practice, with Chambers noting that our "heavyweight appellate team...is widely regarded as one of the best in the USA." The publications' comments illustrate Mayer Brown's dominance in the field of appellate advocacy.
Also, for the third year in a row, the National Law Journal named Mayer Brown to its "Appellate Hot List," recognizing firms that practice "exemplary, cutting-edge appellate advocacy."
Here, we have collected information and links relevant to Supreme Court and appellate practice, as well as information about our attorneys and the cases we have handled in recent years. We hope you enjoy exploring the site.
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After the Argument: Assessing US Supreme Court Business Cases
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Mayer Brown’s Supreme Court & Appellate practice is pleased to present “After the Argument: Assessing US Supreme Court Business Cases.” In this video series, we will discuss the oral arguments in some of the important business cases currently pending before the US Supreme Court this Term. Each edition will include a summary of the questions presented to the Court, a recap of the oral argument (including questions asked and the tone of the Justices), and a discussion of how a decision might affect businesses.
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Federal Appellate Practice |
Over two dozen members of the Supreme Court & Appellate practice worked together to author Federal Appellate Practice, which publisher BNA Books describes as “[a] practical manual on handling federal appellate matters, especially civil appeals and cases involving review of federaladministrative agencies.” The result is a very impressive volume, which practitioners will greatly appreciate. It makes a perfect companion to Supreme Court Practice, highlighted below and also published by BNA Books, for which several partners at the firm have been responsible for many years.
To view the table of contents or find out more information on the treatise, please
click here.
To coincide with the launch of the book, our Supreme
Court & Appellate hosted a teleconference series focusing on topics of interest to counsel dealing
with appeals in the federal courts. Please click below to access recordings for each of the events:
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Recent Oral Arguments |
Mayer Brown's Supreme Court and Appellate Practice group has a depth
and breadth of Supreme Court experience without equal in the
private bar. To see and listen to representative recent
arguments by the members of the group, please visit our oral
arguments page. To see a complete list of the 222 cases our
lawyers have argued in the Supreme Court, click here. |
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| Recent Briefs |
We file hundreds of briefs in the Supreme Court and
other federal and state courts of appeals a year.
We post a wide selection of these briefs on this site.
Briefs, sorted by case name, subject matter, court, or
attorney, can be viewed here. |
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Recent Articles |
Our lawyers frequently write articles on important
appellate decisions, Supreme Court and appellate
practice, and other topics. To read a variety of
recent articles by our lawyers, click here. |
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Focus On The Supreme Court |
Mayer Brown boasts one of the premier Supreme Court practices in the country.
The following are some resources about the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Docket Reports |
2010 Term, March 7, 2011
Mayer Brown prepares a newsletter
describing all cases of interest to the business community in which the Supreme
Court grants certiorari. The most recent docket report, issued March 7, 2011, discusses the following cases in which the Court granted certiorari:
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This docket report is available here.
All other docket reports from the last several years are available here.
Click here to request email delivery of future docket reports. |
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Decision Alert - March 29, 2011 |
The Supreme Court issued one decision, described below, of interest to the business community. |
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Supreme Court Reference Material |
The following are some useful charts and Mayer Brown publications on the Supreme Court and Supreme Court practice:
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Supreme Court
Practice Treatise |
With three
current members of Mayer Brown's
appellate litigation group among its coauthors, the
leading treatise on Supreme Court litigation -- Supreme
Court Practice by Eugene Gressman,
Stephen M. Shapiro, Kenneth S. Geller, Timothy S.
Bishop, and Edward A. Hartnett -- is written
from the authors' firsthand knowledge and experience. A
new, ninth edition was released in December 2007
incorporating changes in practice resulting from the
Court's new rules, which became effective October 1,
2007. The
preface and table of contents are available on this site. To order the book from its publisher,
BNA, click here.
Book Reviews
Click here to read the review of the ninth edition that originally appeared in the February 11, 2008 issue of
Legal Times
Click here to read the review of the eight edition that originally
appeared in the Summer 2002 issue of The Appellate
Practice Journal
Click here to read the review of the eight edition that appeared in the
Autumn 2002 issue of The
Green Bag
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The Yale Law School Supreme Court Clinic |
In addition to their duties at Mayer Brown, Andy Pincus and Charles Rothfeld helped found and are
co-directors of the Yale Law School Supreme Court
Clinic. The clinic provides clients with the highest quality pro bono representation
before the United States Supreme Court, and is in addition to Mayer Brown's
other pro bono efforts in the Supreme Court. More information about the Clinic
is available at its web site.
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The Oyez Project |
Northwestern
University's Oyez Project is a multimedia site with information
on the Supreme Court and online recordings of most
recent Supreme Court arguments. Mayer Brown is a proud sponsor of the Oyez Project. |
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