Jeff Wall Discusses Career and Supreme Court With Law.com’s “Supreme Court Brief” Podcast

In the Media  |  May 22, 2026

Law.com

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Partner and Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group Co-Chair Jeff Wall joined the Law.com “Supreme Court Brief” podcast to discuss topics including his career and the debate over the U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency docket.

Jeff said that he recently joined Gibson Dunn because he wanted to be part of what he called the “Yankees” of appellate law. “When I was growing up as a junior lawyer, Ted [Olson] was a family friend, a mentor, and he built something incredibly special here,” he said. “As I say, a really deep bench, like a constellation of true stars, people who are first chair appellate advocates.”

Jeff also discussed the firm’s approach to building a diverse practice with a “deep bench” rather than a “spotlight practice” with one superstar taking all the cases. “I think as the Supreme Court’s docket has shrunk, as we’ve seen the rise of some boutique firms … there are just fewer firms that have that kind of depth,” he said.