Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The practice group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is routinely instructed on high-stakes cases in the US Supreme Court involving a range of matters that includes trade secrets, product liability, regulatory and energy, employment law, and IP. New York-based Joshua Rosenkranz steers the practice and draws on experience arguing over 200 appeals in state and federal appellate courts across the nation, including 21 before the U.S. Supreme Court. His work of late has included securing the reversal of a $2bn verdict for Pegasystems in a trade secrets case in the Court of Appeals of Virginia. Key contacts at the Washington, D.C. office include Eric Shumsky, Robert Loeb and Mel Bostwick. Shumsky recently acted for Microsoft Corporation in a D.C. Circuit appeal concerning supply chains for tech products; Loeb recently represented the City of Saint Louis in a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the key requirements for bringing a Title VII discrimination claim. Bostwick, for her part, majors on patent and veterans appeals before the Federal Circuit. Senior associate Abigail Colella has focused her practice on emerging technologies and IP-related appeals. San Francisco-based Elizabeth Moulton and Seattle-based Jeremy Peterman are also noted. Mark Davies left the firm in June 2024, while Ed Williams joined the D.C. office from WilmerHale in March of the same year.