
The practice group at Latham & Watkins LLP is well-versed in handling high-profile appellate and Supreme Court mandates, as demonstrated by its recent success securing affirmance of a summary judgment victory for The Home Depot in an Eleventh Circuit appeal implicating two significant issues of ERISA law. Former US Solicitor General Gregory Garre draws on extensive experience in appellate litigation involving constitutional, statutory, and regulatory matters. Garre recently secured a unanimous victory in the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on behalf of Texas-based LNG export project developer Tellurian Inc. Noted litigator Roman Martinez,leads the team, and recently scored an appellate victory for Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association in its lawsuit against LA County. An additional highlight saw key contact Melissa Arbus Sherry argue on behalf Advocate Christ Medical Center in the US Supreme Court. Also noted are Michael Bern, who has experience litigating complex disputes spanning constitutional issues, administrative law, trade secrets, securities, and aviation law; and New York-based Samir Deger-Sen, who led the firm’s efforts which led to the Delaware Supreme Court affirming a motion to dismiss a $300m complaint against Edwards Lifesciences. All named attorneys are based in Washington, D.C. unless otherwise stated.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Clients clés
- Relentless, Inc.
- Purdue Pharma L.P.
- Advocate Christ Medical Center
- Amina Bouarfa
- David and Isobel Culp
- Home Depot, Inc.
- Mylan Pharmaceuticals
- Tellurian, Inc.
- Netflix, Inc.
- Tax Equity Now New York LLC
Points forts
- Secured a significant decision on behalf of Relentless Inc., a small New England fishing company, in which the Court overruled the 40+ year old Chevron doctrine.
- Argued on behalf of Purdue Pharma in a bankruptcy appeal, which was decided based on a closely divided 5-4 decision.
- Achieved a victory when the US Supreme Court denied the federal government’s petition for a writ of certiorari in Culp v. Commissioner, preserving the Third Circuit’s landmark decision that the deadline to petition the Tax Court to review a notice of deficiency is not jurisdictional.
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Responsable de la pratique
Roman Martinez
Autres avocats clés
Gregory Garre; Melissa Arbus Sherry; Michael Bern; Samir Deger-Sen