Arnold & Porter‘s practice group boasts a strong appellate track record, having triumphed in all of its six cases in the United States Supreme Court since January 2023. Recent victories of note have included successfully representing Stanford University and a group of other defendants in the 5th Circuit that have been sued for research efforts relating to online misinformation during the 2020 election and the COVID-19 pandemic; and defeating a claim in the 10th Circuit for qualified immunity by government officials arising from the use of unconstitutional and excessive force on protestors in Denver, Colorado. Washington, D.C.-based practice lead John Elwood draws on substantial experience arguing cases before the Supreme Court and federal courts of appeals. Additional contacts in D.C. include Stanton Jones, Allon Kedem, Elisabeth Theodore and Andrew Tutt.
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Key clients
- AstraZeneca
- Entain Corporate Services
- Stanford University
- Individuals who were shot protesting the death of George Floyd
- Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania
- American Home Assurance Company
- Ralph Benning
- Andrew Dowd, MD
- Miguel Zaragoza Fuentes
- Kevin Lindke
- Bill Counterman
- Gorgi Talevski
- Neil Dupree
- National Redistricting Foundation
- Sanofi-Aventis U.S. and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- R. Michael Williams, M.D., Ph.D.
- Planned Parenthood
- Rebecca Clarke and a group of other Wisconsin voters
- National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Work highlights
Presented the lead, winning argument in the Federal Circuit on behalf of 10 of 11 defendants, including BetMGM, resulting in the Federal Circuit throwing out an entire class of patent infringement claims.
Obtained the reversal of an $18m judgment against an affiliate of AIG in the Third Circuit.
Obtained a complete victory on behalf of AstraZeneca against the government in a dispute over the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, the nation’s second-largest prescription drug program.