Munger, Tolles & Olson

The ‘excellent’ team at Munger, Tolles & Olson is a prominent choice for high-value appeals and intricate constitutional questions, managing a diverse docket that spans bankruptcy, torts, and criminal justice alongside its core commercial advocacy. The appellate practice is spearheaded by a trio of former Assistants to the US Solicitor General, consisting of Washington DC-based Elaine Goldenberg and Ginger Anders, alongside Benjamin Horwich in San Francisco. Goldenberg, who has argued 12 cases before the US Supreme Court, recently co-led with Donald Verrilli to convince the Eighth Circuit to overturn a $1bn judgment against BMO Harris Bank. Verrilli is a veteran of the appellate bar who is described as a ’true game-changer’ and recently led the successful challenge to an Executive Order issued against Susman Godfrey. Fellow lead Anders has 19 US Supreme Court arguments to her credit and recently defended a $4bn global settlement in principle before the Hawaiian Supreme Court following significant wildfire litigation. Horwich focuses on competition law and federal pre-emption, while Los Angeles-based Jeffrey Wu is ‘terrific with appellate work’ and provides counsel on novel constitutional issues.