Noted for its 'deep experience in appellate matters', the team at Vinson & Elkins LLP is well-versed in handling energy, environmental, IP, bankruptcy, tax, and securities-related appeals in circuit courts. The practice is directed by Washington, D.C.-based Jeremy Marwell, who is lauded by one client as 'prepared', 'thoughtful', and 'proactive' and draws on substantial experience arguing energy-related appeals in the D.C. and fifth circuits. 'Excellent appellate lawyer' Mike Heidler, who is a key contact at the Houston office, regularly appears in Texas appellate courts representing energy-sector players. Ex-practice co-head Marie Yeats retired in December 2024.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Deep experience in appellate matters.’

  • ‘The practice truly works as a team, both externally and internally. We have collaborated with V&E's appellate group for several years. They excel at inviting and accepting feedback. They are team players with co-defendants, and their teamwork improves the briefs.'

  • 'They are easy to work with. I have also observed healthy debate within the V&E team. The resulting debate demonstrates maturity and makes for a better work product.’

  • ‘Mike Heidler is an excellent appellate lawyer. He is collaborative, inviting and using feedback from others to improve briefs and arguments. His written briefs and oral advocacy are outstanding. He is very smart, and it is a pleasure to work with him.’

  • ‘Jeremy Marwell and his team are unparalleled in their knowledge of how federal courts think and approach problems. They are nuanced in their development of winning arguments and consider an issue from all perspectives. I've never worked with a team so thorough in my life. When they make a recommendation about how to approach an issue in a case, I listen.’

  • ‘Jeremy Marwell is both the calmest litigator I've ever met and the most prepared and thoughtful. He is proactive about issues and identifies substantive and procedural challenges and provides ample time for discussion about how to solve them. He involved me in every decision, providing me with the information that I needed to make informed decisions. He is attuned to nuances in briefs, balancing client needs with winning arguments.’

Lawyers

Practice head

Jeremy Marwell

Other key lawyers

Mike Heidler