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Akin Offices
Robert S. Strauss Tower
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006-1037
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Pratik Shah
Work Department
Partner; Disputes & Investigations
Position
Head of Akin’s Supreme Court & appellate practice. Pratik has argued 15 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (winning all but three), and over 50 cases in the federal courts of appeals (including in every circuit).
Under Pratik’s leadership, Akin has been a mainstay on NLJ’s Appellate Hot List, named one of the top three appellate practices in the Best of Corporate Counsel rankings, and recognized as Law360’s Practice Group of the Year.
Previously, Pratik served for more than five years as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the DOJ. He received a number of awards for his advocacy before the Supreme Court during that time, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award for his role as lead drafter of the successful challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act in United States v. Windsor.
To learn more about Pratik, please visit his full profile: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/pratik-a-shah.html
Career
Assistant to the Solicitor General (received Attorney General’s “Distinguished Service Award” for Windsor v. US; IRS’s National Chief Counsel award for Supreme Court advocacy; ENRD’s “Special Commendation”); Clerk to Justice Breyer, U.S. Supreme Court and Judge William Fletcher, 9th Circuit.
Memberships
Advisory Committee on Procedures, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, American Bar Association; Trustee, Supreme Court Historical Society; National Advisory Council, South Asian Bar Association of North America; Master, Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court.
Education
J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law
B.S.E., Princeton University, summa cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
(Leading lawyers)Akin‘s practice routinely appears before federal and state appellate courts across the US. Highly regarded for its strength in IP, administrative law, health and labor law cases, the group also stands out at Supreme Court level for its expertise in headline-grabbing pro bono matters, particularly cases concerning human rights, Native Americans, LGBTQ+ issues and immigrant communities. Department head Pratik Shah is a former assistant to the Solicitor General and recently represented Antonio Arteaga-Martinez before the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) in a case concerning the rights of non-citizens in immigration detention. James E. Tysse‘s broad experience spans labor and employment, administrative, constitutional, energy and class action law; he recently scored a victory for the NFL before the 5th Circuit in a case concerning NFL players’ medical care. Other key names include Julius Chen, who has an emphasis on bankruptcy, IP and administrative law-related matters, and San Francisco-based Aileen McGrath, who was recently promoted to partner and possesses significant government-side experience following a former stint as co-chief of appellate litigation in the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. Named attorneys are based in Washington DC unless stated otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading lawyers United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International Trade > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization