Appellate
Parties in high-stakes litigation involving issues critical to their business often end up in appellate courts after trials or summary judgment rulings. Effectively handling briefing and oral arguments in federal and state court appeals requires counsel to have meaningful appellate court experience and sophisticated insights and knowledge regarding the appellate process, the various appellate courts, and the judges.
Attorneys in Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr’s Appellate Practice advise clients on an array of post-trial options, including potential post-trial motions and prospective appeals, and provide detailed analyses and recommendations regarding possible outcomes, risks, and benefits. Our appellate attorneys have extensive experience serving as lead counsel in a wide variety of appeals in federal and state appellate courts across the United States. Throughout the past 10 years, we have been lead counsel and presented oral argument in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, D.C. Circuit, and the Second, Third, Fourth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits, as well as in state appellate courts in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. As a result of our experience, our team has developed finely tuned appellate advocacy skills that anticipate and facilitate careful comprehension and response to the judges’ questions with an appreciation for the nuances of the judges’ questions and comments. We also employ cutting-edge technologies and rely upon analytical tools to help maximize the probability of strategy success with a particular judge or court.
We advise clients that we have represented before trial courts and regulatory agencies and serve as special appellate counsel in cases involving a wide range of substantive law areas, including class actions, constitutional law, energy, environmental, higher education, intellectual property, negligence and nuisance law, patents, piercing the corporate veil/alter ego law, successor liability law, and white collar and administrative law.
Our appellate lawyers work together with counsel at the trial level to frame and preserve issues when anticipating an appeal. In addition, we prepare and file amicus briefs on behalf of our clients.
Recognition
The group includes attorneys who have received the following recognition:
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