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Mayer Brown’s more than 55 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, our lawyers have argued hundreds of cases in federal
and state appellate courts across the nation.
| 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 second 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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| 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 federal administrative 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.
| Federal Appellate Practice Teleconference Series |
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To coincide with BNA Books' publication of Mayer Brown's Federal Appellate Practice, our Supreme Court & Appellate practice is pleased to offer a complimentary weekly teleconference series focusing on topics of interest to counsel dealing with appeals in the federal courts. Each 30-minute session, led by various authors of the book, will offer an inside look at how to successfully navigate the federal appeals process. Audio of each presentation will be posted.
February 17
Federal Appellate Practice Teleconference: Amicus Curiae Briefs
Speaker: Dan Himmelfarb
February 10
Effective Brief Writing
Speakers: Evan M. Tager and Miriam R. Nemetz
March 24, 2009
Presenting Your Oral Argument
Speakers: Andy Frey and Eileen Penner
March 17, 2009
Preserving Issues on Appeal
Speaker: Lauren Goldman
March 10, 2009
Review of Administrative Agency Decisions
Speaker: David Gossett and Erika Jones
March 3, 2009
Considering Supreme Court Review
Speakers: Kenneth Geller and Timothy Bishop
February 24, 2009
Appellate Procedure in The Federal Circuit
Speakers: Donald Falk and Sharon Israel
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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 |
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2009 Term, January 10, 2010
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 January 15, 2010, discusses the following case in which the Court granted certiorari:
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Decision Alert
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Decision Alert -
January 20, 2010 |
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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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| Recent Oral Arguments |
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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 218 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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