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Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)

Shay Dvoretzky

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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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Work Department

Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Shay Dvoretzky is a U.S. Supreme Court and appellate advocate. He has argued 19 cases before the Supreme Court, and scores more in appellate courts nationwide. His work has spanned many substantive areas, including constitutional and administrative law, antitrust, arbitration, bankruptcy, labor and employment, ERISA, tax, telecommunications, securities, preemption, energy, intellectual property, federal Indian law, and criminal defense, as well as various complex statutory questions. He also leverages his appellate experience to counsel clients on key strategic issues at the trial level, brief and argue dispositive motions with an eye toward appeal, and bring constitutional and statutory challenges to federal, state, and local laws.

Education

  • J.D., Yale Law School, 2000 (Coker Fellow; Olin Fellow; William Wang Prize in Corporate Law)
  • B.A., Yale University, 1995 (summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa)

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