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Overview
Wiley Rein’s Appellate Group stands out for its strategic acumen, creative thinking, clear and concise writing, and persuasive oral advocacy skills. A Wiley Rein brief, whether filed before the Supreme Court of the United States, a federal circuit court, or a state court of appeals, is thoughtful, crisp, well-written, and persuasive. We are the voice of the client in litigation and our work always reflects the client’s values and a keen sense of the client’s litigation and business goals.
Described by The Legal 500 US as “hugely effective,” Wiley Rein’s Appellate Group has a tremendous record in courts at all levels throughout the country. Our “elite cadre of appellate lawyers” (Legal Times) is frequently called upon for “bet the company case[s]” or to reverse a lower court, regulatory, or legislative defeat, as we have done many times. The Group often takes the lead for an entire industry on a critical issue in litigation across the country. Wiley Rein’s Appellate Group also has extensive experience acting as a “private solicitor general” for its clients, moving issues across forums and finding the correct venue and timing for victory. Wiley Rein can also keep clients outside Washington up to date on the latest decisions that may affect them from the Supreme Court and the D.C. and Federal Circuits.
Our Team
The Appellate Group is headed by Claire J. Evans. Ms. Evans is a former law clerk to Associate Justice Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, Judge David B. Sentelle on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Judge Michael Chertoff on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and Judge Jerome B. Simandle on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
At the core of Wiley Rein’s appellate capabilities is a deep bench of former judicial clerks and appellate practitioners. Firm founder and name partner Bert W. Rein, who served as a law clerk to Associate Justice John M. Harlan (1966-1967), provides guidance and expertise to the Group. Our litigators include more than 40 attorneys who have served as clerks in federal and state courts across the country and several former Supreme Court clerks, along with a broad range of lawyers with substantial appellate experience.
Approach
In building our reputation for handling cases of national significance and representing the interests of entire industries, our Team continues to be intimately involved in the litigation of myriad questions of first impression and national importance. These matters frequently involve novel questions in key areas:
- Preemption: Our Appellate Group regularly deploys the full spectrum of federal preemption arguments on behalf of diverse clients in a variety of substantive legal areas. We have used preemption strategically to invalidate state and local laws and regulations, securing important precedents from numerous federal and state appellate courts.
- Constitutional and Administrative Law: Our appellate matters often involve complex questions of constitutional and administrative law. In addition to our significant federal preemption experience, we regularly confront difficult issues under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). We also have extensive experience in First Amendment protection for commercial speech and our Team often litigates First Amendment and Fifth Amendment issues in challenges to federal and state regulations or in response to class actions.
- Class Actions: Our Team successfully defends class actions in a variety of industries, often using creative legal theories to defeat the lawsuit at the motion-to-dismiss stage, yielding victories that we then have defended successfully on appeal.
- Arbitration: Wiley Rein is at the forefront of district court, appellate and Supreme Court litigation over the use of individual arbitration clauses to replace class actions in federal and state court. The Group has written and defended such clauses across the country with near uniform success.
- Intellectual Property and Insurance Law: We are often called upon to handle cutting edge issues in patent law in district court and the Federal Circuit. We have a nationally-renowned Insurance Group that regularly works with our Appellate Group to represent both individual insurers and leading industry trade groups in issues of national import for the insurance industry.
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Strategic Amicus Work: We help our clients vindicate their interests by coordinating amicus briefs and strategies to bring industry and scholarly perspective to bear in important cases. We have filed critical, complementary amicus briefs on behalf of coalitions, major trade associations and professors that reinforce industry goals and perspectives.
Representative Experience
In keeping with the firm’s interdisciplinary approach, our Appellate Group often partners with our deep bench of subject matter expertise in over a dozen key areas of law. The Legal 500 US notes that Wiley Rein’s “fusion of a highly rated regulatory group” with its “litigation expertise” is a strategy that “manifests itself in the flexibility of its lawyers and the firm’s prolific record of success in contentious matters.”
Some representative appellate matters include:
- CTIA-The Wireless Association v. City and County of San Francisco (9th Cir.). Wiley Rein acted as lead counsel for CTIA in federal trial and appellate court against San Francisco in a First Amendment and federal preemption challenge to the first-in-the-nation Cell Phone Right-to-Know Ordinance. The ordinance would have required retailers to display posters and offer “fact sheets” warning customers about cell phones’ radio frequency (RF) energy. We obtained a partial preliminary injunction in the district court, and then secured an injunction pending appeal of the entire regime from the Ninth Circuit. On review, the Ninth Circuit fully enjoined the ordinance, finding that the City mandates violated the First Amendment. Wiley Rein lawyers presented oral argument at every stage of the case, which involved heavy motions practice, expert evidence, consumer surveys, and the coordination of multiple amicus briefs.
- AstraZeneca AB v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Fed. Cir.). Wrote and submitted an amicus brief on behalf of The Generic Pharmaceutical Association, supporting Mylan’s interlocutory appeal challenging the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware’s exercise of personal jurisdiction. This issue has far-reaching implications for the pharmaceutical industry.
- Pom Wonderful LLC v. The Coca-Cola Company (S. Ct.). Represented the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Grocery Manufacturers Association as amicus curiae, supporting dismissal of claims against Coca-Cola. The brief advocates maintaining the primacy of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in food labeling and restricting collateral attacks on FDA-compliant labels under the Lanham Act.
- New York. S.M.S.A v. Town of Clarkstown (2d Cir.). Wiley Rein briefed, argued, and won an important federal preemption case of first impression in the Second Circuit. The court recognized field and conflict preemption in the area of technical standards for wireless transmission facilities. Wiley Rein represented the entire industry and succeeded in striking down a local ordinance that impeded wireless carriers from upgrading their technology as they saw fit.
- Borough of Paramus v. T-Mobile (3d Cir.). Emblematic of our “start to finish” expertise, in this case we secured an important victory for T-Mobile in federal district court in a wireless siting dispute. Our appellate experience gives us the ability to defend this judgment on appeal, and in the process potentially expand the scope of an already strong district court decision.
- Balthazar v. Verizon Hawaii (Haw.). Wiley Rein retired a potential $300 million class action over Hawai’i Telephone’s charges for “touch tone” service. Our attorneys briefed and argued the case in Circuit Court in Maui and successfully defended the result before the Hawaii Supreme Court.
- American Electric Power Co. v. Connecticut (S.Ct.). Represented amicus curiae at the certiorari and merits stage in the first test of federal court jurisdiction over global warming nuisance suits seeking judicial order to reduce energy companies’ carbon dioxide emissions.
- Roswell v. T-Mobile (S.Ct.). We represent the United States Chamber of Commerce and the National Federation of Independent Business in the Supreme Court on an important question of statutory interpretation under federal law, which could impact communications companies’ ability to deploy essential facilities.
- Fisher v. University of Texas (S.Ct.). Wiley Rein successfully represented the petitioner from complaint through the Supreme Court in a constitutional challenge to the university’s race-based admission policies. Wiley Rein argued the case at the Supreme Court of the United States in 2012.
- Shelby County v. Holder (S.Ct.). Wiley Rein represented Shelby County, Alabama in its successful challenge to the constitutionality of the renewal of the preclearance provisions of the Voting Rights Act. Wiley Rein argued the case before the Supreme Court of the United States in 2013.
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202.719.7022 | cevans@wileyrein.com
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Judicial Clerkships
Judical Clerkships
At the core of Wiley Rein's litigation capabilities is our experience. Our litigators include Supreme Court of the United States clerks and more than 40 attorneys who have served as clerks in federal and state courts across the country. A list of their clerkships follows. For more information on individual attorneys and our litigation teams, call us at 202.719.3157.
Supreme Court of the United States | ||
Claire J. Evans | Honorable Clarence Thomas (2008-2009) | |
William T. Lake | Honorable John M. Harlan (1969-1970) | |
Bert W. Rein | Honorable John M. Harlan (1966) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | ||
William T. Lake | Honorable Henry J. Friendly (1968-1969) | |
Gary P. Seligman | Honorable Ellsworth A. Van Graafeiland (2000-2001) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | ||
Douglas C. Dreier | ||
Claire J. Evans | Honorable Michael Chertoff (2004-2005) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | ||
Frank H. Chang * | the Honorable Henry F. Floyd | |
Richard A. Simpson | Honorable John D. Butzner, Jr. (1977-1978) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | ||
Megan L. Brown | Honorable E. Grady Jolly (2002-2003) | |
Frank H. Chang * | the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod | |
John E. Howell | Honorable E. Grady Jolly (2007-2008) | |
Gregory M. Williams | Honorable Jacques L. Wiener (1998-1999) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | ||
Krystal B. Swendsboe | Honorable Alice M. Batchelder (2016-2017) | |
Roderick L. Thomas | Honorable Albert J. Engel, Chief Judge (1989-1990) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | ||
Thomas W. Kirby | Honorable Myron Bright (1975-1976) | |
Enbar Toledano | The Honorable Kermit E. Bye | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | ||
Tatiana Sainati | Honorable M. Margaret McKeown (2015-2016) | |
Wesley E. Weeks | Honorable Andrew J. Kleinfeld (2013-2014) | |
Scott B. Wilkens | Raymond C. Fisher | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | ||
Lukman S. Azeez | The Honorable Evan J. Wallach | |
Scott M. McCaleb | Honorable Haldane Robert Mayer | |
Lawrence M. Sung | Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger III (1993-1995) | |
Mary Sylvia | Honorable Raymond C. Clevenger III (1995) | |
Brian Walsh | Honorable Daniel M. Friedman (2006-2007) | |
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit | ||
Jeremy J. Broggi | Honorable Gregory G. Katsas (2018) | |
Claire J. Evans | Honorable David B. Sentelle (2007-2008) | |
Stephen J. Obermeier | Honorable Karen LeCraft Henderson (2006-2007) | |
David H. Topol | Honorable A. Raymond Randolph (1992-1993) | |
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | ||
Moshe B. Broder | Honorable James E. Boasberg (2015) | |
Jeremy J. Broggi | Honorable Richard J. Leon (2016-2017) | |
Rebecca J. Fiebig | Honorable John M. Facciola (2008-2009) | |
Kevin B. Muhlendorf | Honorable John M. Facciola | |
U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona | ||
Duane C. Pozza | Honorable Roslyn O. Silver (2002-2003) | |
U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland | ||
Kimberly Ashmore | Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow (2005-2006) | |
Matthew J. Gardner | Honorable J. Frederick Motz (2000-2001) | |
Eve Klindera Reed | Honorable Marvin J. Garbis (1999-2000) | |
U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey | ||
Claire J. Evans | Honorable Jerome B. Simandle (2002-2004) | |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania | ||
J. Ryan Frazee | Honorable Edward Smith (2016) | |
Frank Scaduto | Honorable Cynthia M. Rufe | |
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | ||
Attison L. Barnes, III | Honorable W. Curtis Sewell (1989-1990) | |
Rebecca L. Saitta | Honorable Barry R. Poretz (2003-2004) | |
Krystal B. Swendsboe | Honorable Mark S. Davis (2015-2016) | |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | ||
Philip J. Davis | Honorable Bernard M. Decker (1973-1974) | |
Peter S. Hyun | Honorable Suzanne B. Conlon (2007-2008) | |
Enbar Toledano | The Honorable Edmond E. Chang | |
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas | ||
Grace Caroline Mahan * | Honorable Nancy M. Koenig (2015) | |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas | ||
Cara Tseng Duffield | Honorable Nancy F. Atlas (2000-2001) | |
Hannah J. Miller | the Honorable J. Scott Hacker | |
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia | ||
Madeline J. Cohen | Honorable Robert C. Chambers (2014-2015) | |
Richard W. Smith | Honorable Joseph R. Goodwin (1998-1999) | |
U.S. Court of Federal Claims | ||
Jon W. Burd | Honorable Lawrence J. Block (2004-2006) | |
Tracye Winfrey Howard | Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis (2006-2007) | |
Adrienne J. Kosak | Honorable Mary Ellen Coster Williams (2014-2015) | |
Kevin J. Maynard | Honorable Lawrence S. Margolis (1996-1997) | |
Alan H. Price | Honorable Lewis Specter, Senior Judge (1983-1984) | |
Tara L. Ward | Honorable Mary Ellen Coster Williams (2010-2011) | |
U.S. Court of International Trade | ||
Cynthia C. Galvez | Honorable Delissa A. Ridgway (2014-2015) | |
Maureen E. Thorson | Honorable Donald C. Pogue (2003-2005) | |
District of Columbia Court of Appeals | ||
Marc E. Rindner | Honorable John A. Terry (1997-1998) | |
Circuit Court of Maryland for Baltimore City | ||
Nicole M. Queri | Honorable Edward R.K. Hargadon (2013-2014) |
*Not admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Supervised by principals of the firm who are members of the District of Columbia Bar.