Best Appellate Litigation Firms
Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2010 10:19 pm
Think I have a good idea of what they are, but want to make sure I'm not missing any.
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It would probably help if you said what your list was.dbt wrote:Think I have a good idea of what they are, but want to make sure I'm not missing any.
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.NYAssociate wrote: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.
dbt wrote: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.NYAssociate wrote: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.
Getting into any appellate practice (as opposed to a firm with an appellate practice) is pretty much impossible without an appellate clerkship.dbt wrote: 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.
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?TTT-LS wrote: 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.
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.nealric wrote: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.