Best Appellate Litigation Firms Forum

[dbt]

Think I have a good idea of what they are, but want to make sure I'm not missing any.

[EijiMiyake]

Just out of curiosity, what's the attraction to appellate work?

[thesealocust]

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[TTT-LS]

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[NYAssociate]

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[Hiei]

Strange how Robbins Russel is in band 3. It's pretty obvious from looking at these firms that DC is the mecca for elite litigation--particularly appellate.

[vanwinkle]

Think I have a good idea of what they are, but want to make sure I'm not missing any.

It would probably help if you said what your list was.

[dbt]

Chambers (http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/ ... 8#org_3636)

Band 1:
GDC
Mayer Brown

Band 2:
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins LLP
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
WilmerHale

Band 3:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Farr & Taranto
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC
King & Spalding LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP

Band 4:
Baker Botts LLP
Covington & Burling LLP
Horvitz & Levy LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP


Things to note:
1) Covington is Band 4.
2) Appellate work is almost never touched by an SA, and pretty much requires a good clerkship under your belt.

Thanks. I just checked this out too (after the guy before you said to). I'm under the impression that Kellogg is basically impossible without an amazing COA or SCOTUS clerkship. I am thinking about Farr and Robbins but I don't know if they're basically the same.

[thesealocust]

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[Hiei]

Chambers (http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/ ... 8#org_3636)

Band 1:
GDC
Mayer Brown

Band 2:
Jones Day
Latham & Watkins LLP
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Sidley Austin LLP
WilmerHale

Band 3:
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Farr & Taranto
Kellogg, Huber, Hansen, Todd, Evans & Figel, PLLC
King & Spalding LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP

Band 4:
Baker Botts LLP
Covington & Burling LLP
Horvitz & Levy LLP
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Vinson & Elkins LLP


Things to note:
1) Covington is Band 4.
2) Appellate work is almost never touched by an SA, and pretty much requires a good clerkship under your belt.

Thanks. I just checked this out too (after the guy before you said to). I'm under the impression that Kellogg is basically impossible without an amazing COA or SCOTUS clerkship. I am thinking about Farr and Robbins but I don't know if they're basically the same.

Look at the profiles for Robbins--- they're basically the same.

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[Renzo]

Thanks. I just checked this out too (after the guy before you said to). I'm under the impression that Kellogg is basically impossible without an amazing COA or SCOTUS clerkship. I am thinking about Farr and Robbins but I don't know if they're basically the same.

Getting into any appellate practice (as opposed to a firm with an appellate practice) is pretty much impossible without an appellate clerkship.

[thesealocust]

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[enygma]

As to OP's question, I think Chambers & Partners covers this question better than anyone here can. Off the top of my head, OMM, Jenner, Wilmer, Jones Day, Covington, GDC, Sidley, Mayer, and Kellogg Huber all come to mind.

would one look primarily to a particular office for these firms (i.e. DC), or would they be strong in this in all their offices?

[thesealocust]

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[nealric]

If you are a current law student wanting to do appellate litigation, you should be researching judges to clerk for, not firms to work for. Although you might get an offer from a firm that does appellate litigation, they won't be putting you in appellate litigation without a clerkship.

[dbt]

If you are a current law student wanting to do appellate litigation, you should be researching judges to clerk for, not firms to work for. Although you might get an offer from a firm that does appellate litigation, they won't be putting you in appellate litigation without a clerkship.

I will research judges/clerkships when the time for that comes. But in about a week, we have to have a list of firms to bid on, so it's time for that.

[let/them/eat/cake]

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