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The Law Firms With The Hottest Appellate Practice (2018)

Congratulations to all the hard working lawyers recognized.

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Trial work might be the form of litigation that most non-lawyers recognize, but those in the profession recognize the essential work that an appellate practice does. So in acknowledgement of the hard work of appellate lawyers, ALM puts together a yearly “Hot List” of the best appellate and Supreme Court practices.

There are a lot of big-name firms with prominent attorneys on the list. But when the top appellate litigators were asked what advice they’d give to their younger selves, they say to focus not on the academic or clever, but on the practical. Kirkland & Ellis’s Paul Clement says, “Common sense beats a footnote every time.” While Munger, Tolles & Olson’s Don Verrilli says, “Focus on what’s right and true, not what’s clever and shrewd.” And Shay Dvoretzky, partner at Jones Day, says to eschew flowery language and to, “Write in plain English.”

The 22 law firms, in alphabetical order, with the best of the best appellate practices for 2018:

AKIN GUMP
ARNOLD & PORTER
BOIES SCHILLER FLEXNER
CRAVATH SWAINE & MOORE
FISH & RICHARDSON
GEYSER PC
GIBSON, DUNN & CRUTCHER
GOLDSTEIN & RUSSELL
JENNER & BLOCK
JONES DAY
KIRKLAND & ELLIS
LATHAM & WATKINS
MAYER BROWN
McGUIREWOODS
MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON
O’MELVENY & MYERS
ORRICK
QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN
SIDLEY AUSTIN
STRIS & MAHER
WILLIAMS & CONNOLLY
WILMERHALE

Congratulations to all the hard-working lawyers recognized.

headshotKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).

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