Appellate and Constitutional Law

LEADERS

Allyson N. Ho

Dallas

Mark A. Perry

Washington, D.C.

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Overview

The Appellate and Constitutional Law Practice Group’s lawyers participate in appeals in all 13 federal courts of appeals and state appellate courts throughout the United States and have presented arguments in front of the Supreme Court of the United States more than 100 times.  The group has broad experience in complex appellate litigation at all levels of the U.S. federal and state court systems.

In addition to traditional appellate litigation activities, the Appellate and Constitutional Law group provides a wide range of services on constitutional and related issues that include:

  • Formulating and briefing new legal arguments in the trial courts to ensure that legal arguments are developed and preserved for appeal
  • Developing and advancing constitutional and policy arguments on proposed legislation and regulations
  • Managing complex litigation
  • Developing novel or complex legal theories, sometimes long before the suit is filed
  • Advising on possible constitutional challenges to statutes and the effects of regulations on proposed transactions or business plans
  • Analyzing proposed legislation and regulations from legal and policy perspectives, testifying before the U.S. Congress and state legislatures, and engaging in other forms of legislative and public policy advocacy
  • Counseling government entities, allowing them to anticipate legal challenges and to avoid needless litigation

In recognition of its achievements, Gibson Dunn was named as The American Lawyer’s 2020 Litigation Department of the Year, recognized as the “best of the best.”  This unprecedented achievement was the firm’s fourth win in the last six years of the publication’s biennial “Litigation Department of the Year” competitions, and the sixth time in a row the firm has been a finalist.  Recognized by additional top legal publications including Chambers and The National Law Journal, we are proud of our reputation as aggressive, creative appellate lawyers and constitutional law practitioners.

The Appellate and Constitutional Law group has been involved in matters that cover a wide array of constitutional, statutory, regulatory and common-law issues.  Our experience and expertise extend beyond the courts in the U.S. jurisdictions where we maintain offices — California, Colorado, New York, Texas and Washington, D.C. — to include many others.

The Appellate and Constitutional Law group’s team of lawyers has a winning track record for grants of certiorari petitions, exceeding by far the Supreme Court’s average grant rate.  Our partners include the former Solicitor General of the United States Theodore B. Olson, former Assistant to the Solicitor General and Deputy Solicitor General Thomas G. Hungar, and former Assistant to the Solicitor General Miguel A. Estrada.  In addition, numerous other partners have held high-ranking government positions, including Stuart Delery, Helgi Walker, Elizabeth Papez, and Tom Dupree.

Our strong, high-profile and successful presence before the Court includes appearances on behalf of clients that have included major U.S. corporations, U.S. states and presidential candidates.  Our group aims to win each case, but we also seek to address the root causes of your legal difficulties and, if possible, improve the legal, social and policy environments in which your rights will be decided.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

The Two Teds – Episode 3 – The First Amendment

-April 19, 2021

Federal Circuit Update (March 2021)

-April 6, 2021

Supreme Court Holds That Google’s Use Of Oracle’s Java Software Interface Is Fair Use

-April 6, 2021

Former Solicitor General of Texas Kyle Hawkins Returns to Gibson Dunn

-April 5, 2021

Thomas Dupree Named Litigator of the Week

-April 5, 2021

Gibson Dunn Wins Six Awards at 2021 Benchmark Litigation US Awards Ceremony

-April 5, 2021

Supreme Court Declines To Extend Telephone Consumer Protection Act’s Coverage Of Automatic Telephone Dialing Systems

-April 2, 2021

Supreme Court Holds That FCC Permissibly Relaxed Media Ownership Limits

-April 1, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 2 – Bush v Gore and Election Litigation

-March 18, 2021

The Two Teds – Episode 1 – Opening Statements

-March 18, 2021

Federal Circuit Update (February 2021)

-March 3, 2021

The Case of the Century – The French Administrative Court Issues a Groundbreaking Ruling on State Responsibility for Climate Change

-February 26, 2021

Three Gibson Dunn Cases Named Top Verdicts of the Year 2020

-February 16, 2021

Federal Circuit Update (January 2021)

-February 1, 2021

First Circuit Narrows Scope of the Wire Act, Reversing Office of Legal Counsel Opinion

-January 27, 2021

California Attorney General End of Term Update

-January 26, 2021

Year-End and Fourth Quarter 2020 Update on Class Actions

-January 22, 2021

Five Gibson Dunn Attorneys Named Among Washingtonian Magazine’s 2020 Top Lawyers

-January 22, 2021

Webcast: Supreme Court Roundup

-January 19, 2021

Invalid appointments and the restoration of DACA

-January 7, 2021

2019/2020 Federal Circuit Year in Review

-January 11, 2021

Tips for District Court Amicus Brief Success

-December 23, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That ERISA Does Not Preempt Arkansas’ Law Regulating Pharmacy Reimbursement Rates

-December 10, 2020

New York Court of Appeals Round-Up & Preview

-December 7, 2020

Holocaust Survivors Deserve Their Day in Court

-December 6, 2020

Gibson Dunn Named a 2020 Firm of the Year

-December 2, 2020

Gibson Dunn Secures Landmark Supreme Court Decision Enjoining COVID-19 Restrictions On Houses of Worship

-November 30, 2020

The National Law Journal Names Gibson Dunn to 2020 Appellate Hot List

-November 4, 2020

The Jurisprudence of Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett

-October 22, 2020

Benchmark Litigation US 2021 Gives Top Marks to Gibson Dunn

-October 16, 2020

Supreme Court Round-Up (October 2020)

-October 6, 2020

Law360 Names Eight Gibson Dunn Partners as 2020 MVPs

-October 5, 2020

Supreme Court Round-Up (September 2020)

-September 16, 2020

Matthew McGill Named a Washington, D.C. Trailblazer

-September 9, 2020

California Supreme Court Round-Up – August 2020

-August 22, 2020

California Supreme Court Announces 7-Factor “Good Cause” Test for Third-Party Subpoenas

-August 17, 2020

California Supreme Court Answers Important Questions About The Bounds Of Legitimate Business Competition Under California Tort And Antitrust Law

-August 5, 2020

INSIGHT: The SEC’s Failing Report Card on Regulatory Losses

-August 4, 2020

Developments in Immigration and Customs Enforcement of Foreign Student Visa Policy Under COVID-19

-August 3, 2020

Supreme Court quietly eliminates critical constitutional protections

-July 21, 2020

Supreme Court 2019 Term – Summary Of Decisions Affecting Business Litigation

-July 20, 2020

Supreme Court Round-Up (July 2020)

-July 16, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh FTC Restitution Authority

-July 13, 2020

Ninth Circuit Asks The New York Court of Appeals Whether Litigation Financing Agreements Are “Usurious”

-July 13, 2020

Supreme Court Upholds TCPA’s Robocall Ban, But Strikes Government-Debt Exception As Unconstitutional Under First Amendment

-July 7, 2020

Westlaw: Recent Constitutional Litigation Challenging Governmental Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

-July 6, 2020

California Supreme Court Answers Critical Questions on Jurisdictional Scope of Certain Labor Laws and Minimum Wage Compliance for Employers Utilizing Non-Hourly Wage Units

-July 1, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Structure Is Unconstitutional

-June 30, 2020

California Supreme Court Holds That District Attorneys May Seek Statewide Civil Penalties and Restitution Under Unfair Competition Law

-June 26, 2020

High Court Should Review Goldman’s Maintenance Theory

-June 25, 2020

Supreme Court Limits Disgorgement Remedy In SEC Civil Enforcement Actions

-June 23, 2020

COVID-19 Is No Excuse for Suspicionless Searches of Electronic Devices at the Border

-June 22, 2020

Supreme Court Rejects DHS’s Decision To Terminate DACA

-June 18, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Title VII’s Prohibition On Discrimination Because Of Sex Includes Sexual Orientation And Transgender Status Discrimination

-June 15, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That The New York Convention Permits The Use Of Equitable Estoppel To Enforce An Arbitration Agreement Among Nonsignatories

-June 2, 2020

Supreme Court Upholds The Appointments Of The Members Of The Puerto Rico Financial Oversight And Management Board

-June 2, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That ERISA Defined-Benefit Pension Plan Participants Do Not Have Article III Standing To Sue For Fiduciary Breach

-June 2, 2020

Recent Constitutional Litigation Challenging Governmental Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

-May 19, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Amendments To The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Retroactively Authorized Punitive Damages Against Foreign State Sponsors Of Terrorism

-May 18, 2020

Supreme Court Casts Doubt On “Defense Preclusion”

-May 14, 2020

New York Appellate Division, First Department Lifts March 2020 Suspension Order, Reinstating Key Appellate Deadlines and Effectively Reopening the Court for New Appeals

-May 12, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Copyright Protection Does Not Extend To Annotations Accompanying Statutory Text

-May 7, 2020

Federal Circuit Update (May 2020)

-May 7, 2020

California Supreme Court Holds No Right to Jury Trial for Unfair-Competition or False-Advertising-Law Claims

-May 2, 2020

The Constitutional Consequences of Governmental Responses to COVID-19:  The Right to Travel and the Dormant Commerce Clause

-May 1, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That The Federal Government Must Reimburse Health Insurers For $12 Billion In Losses

-April 28, 2020

Argued Vs. Submitted Cases At 9th Circ. During Pandemic

-April 27, 2020

First Quarter 2020 Update on Class Actions

-April 24, 2020

Gibson Dunn Earns 84 Top-Tier Rankings in Chambers USA 2020

-April 24, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Courts Can Order Trademark Infringers To Disgorge Profits Without Proof Of Willful Infringement

-April 24, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Clean Water Act May Require Permits For Some Indirect Discharges Of Pollutants Via Nonpoint Sources

-April 24, 2020

Supreme Court to Resolve Longstanding Circuit Split Over Scope of Federal Anti-Hacking Statute

-April 23, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Superfund Site Landowners Need EPA Approval To Obtain State-Law Cleanup Remedies

-April 21, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That PTAB’s Timeliness Decisions For Instituting Inter Partes Review Are Not Judicially Reviewable

-April 21, 2020

Constitutional Implications of Rent- and Mortgage-Relief Legislation Enacted in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

-April 16, 2020

Supreme Court Reschedules Half of Remaining Cases for Argument in Fall 2020

-April 15, 2020

Why Trump’s frivolous libel lawsuit against the New York Times is dangerous

-April 8, 2020

California Supreme Court Confirms That the Hague Service Convention Does Not Preempt Right of Parties to Contract for Their Preferred Method of Service

-April 6, 2020

Constitutional Implications of Government Regulations and Actions in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

-March 27, 2020

Supreme Court Unanimously Holds That A Plaintiff Suing For Discrimination Under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 Must Allege But-For Causation

-March 24, 2020

Arguments shed light on justices’ thinking in Seila v. CFPB

-March 20, 2020

Supreme Court Holds That Unread ERISA Plan Disclosures Do Not Give Participants Actual Knowledge Of The Information Disclosed

-February 27, 2020

Rimini V. Oracle’s Ripple Effect On Textualism, Expenses

-February 7, 2020

Gibson Dunn Announces Annual Pro Bono Award Winners

-February 6, 2020

Law360 Names Gibson Dunn Among Its 2019 Appellate Practice Groups of the Year

-January 28, 2020

Gibson Dunn Named a 2019 Law Firm of the Year

-January 13, 2020

2018/2019 Federal Circuit Year in Review

-December 19, 2019

Supreme Court Holds That The PTO’s Recovery Of “Expenses” Under The Patent Act Does Not Include Attorney’s Fees

-December 12, 2019

California Supreme Court 2019 Round-Up

-November 27, 2019

Gibson Dunn Promotes 13 Lawyers to Partnership

-November 20, 2019

Appointment of Administrative Patent Judges Held Unconstitutional

-November 5, 2019

Federal Circuit Update (November 2019)

-November 4, 2019

U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Names Gibson Dunn Law Firm of the Year in Antitrust and Appellate

-November 4, 2019

The National Law Journal Names Gibson Dunn to Appellate Hot List

-October 26, 2019

The 2018 Supreme Court Term Belonged to the Chief Justice

-October 15, 2019

The First Monday

-October 10, 2019

Supreme Court Round-Up (October 2019)

-October 7, 2019

Blaine Evanson Elected to California Academy of Appellate Lawyers

-September 25, 2019

Theodore Boutrous, Richard Doren, Daniel Kolkey and Debra Wong Yang Named to Daily Journal’s Top 100 List

-September 18, 2019

What To Consider Before Filing For A Rule 57 Speedy Hearing

-September 13, 2019