Matters.
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v. International Game Technology
(Amicus brief on behalf of Neurotechnology Industry Organization regarding power of Patent and Trademark Office to revive "unintentionally abandoned" applications. (2008)
Goodman v. Georgia
(U.S. Supreme Court). Petitioned for a writ of certiorari and, after Supreme Court review was granted, briefed on petitioner\'s behalf regarding congressional authority under the Fourteenth Amendment to enact the Americans with Disabilities Act. (2006)
Hall Street Associates v. Mattel, Inc.
(U.S. Supreme Court). Successfully defended Mattel, Inc. before U.S. Supreme Court in case arising from contaminated property dispute in Beaverton, Oregon at site of former View Master facility. Although Mattel did not contaminate property, its landlord sought to hold it liable. Supreme Court heard procedural issue regarding whether expanded judicial review of arbitration decisions was available under Federal Arbitration Act. Court held in accordance with Mattel's assertion that no such expansion was available; case has been remanded for further proceedings.
Kearney v. Foley & Lardner LLP
(U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit). Oral argument and brief for appellee Foley & Lardner regarding constitutional and statutory limits on suing attorneys under RICO and common law for conduct undertaken in prior litigation on behalf of governmental entity. (2009)
Klein & Co. Futures Inc. v. Board of Trade
(U.S. Supreme Court). Successfully petitioned for a writ of certiorari, and, after Supreme Court granted petition, briefed for Klein & Co. Futures Inc. regarding whether the Commodity Exchange Act confers a private right of action to futures commission merchants that suffer losses as a result of a board of trade's bad faith failure to adhere to its own rules, the Commodity Exchange Act, or federal regulations. (2007)
Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association
(District of Maine, First Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court). Victory at all three levels of the federal courts, including unanimous U.S. Supreme Court, in high-profile federal preemption challenge to Maine laws regulating deliveries of tobacco products. Filed the case on behalf of three state trade associations of motor carriers on the ground that Maine laws were preempted by a federal statute that deregulated the motor carrier industry. Won summary judgment, which affirmed by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, and then affirmed by a unanimous United States Supreme Court. N.H. Motor Transport Ass’n v. Rowe, 377 F. Supp 2d 197 (D. Me. 2005), aff’d, 448 F.3d 66, (1st Cir. 2006), aff'd, 128 S. Ct. 989 (2008).
Sole v. Wyner
(U.S. Supreme Court). Argued and briefed in U.S. Supreme Court regarding the proper interpretation of a statutory provision authorizing the award of attorneys' fees. (2007)