
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP's group has experience practicing before the Supreme Court, every U.S. Court of Appeals and state appellate courts nationwide. The team's caseload spans constitutional law, administrative law, antitrust, bankruptcy, labor and employment, ERISA, IP, and criminal defense. Practice lead Shay Dvoretzky represents clients in a wide range of appellate matters and recently secured a victory before the D.C. Circuit for NextEra Energy Global Holdings regarding the scope of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s arbitration exception. Also noted is Parker Rider-Longmaid, who was promoted to the partnership in April 2024 and recently led a team that secured a Supreme Court victory on behalf of Texas death-row inmate Rodney Reed.
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