Aaron Streett practices in both state and federal appellate courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Streett's practice covers all substantive areas of the law, including securities and commercial litigation, statutory interpretation, constitutional law, administrative law and white-collar criminal defense.
Following graduation from law school, Mr. Streett served as a law clerk to the Honorable David B. Sentelle of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and to Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court.
- Persuaded D.C. Circuit to reinstate Native American businessman's constitutional challenge to federal tobacco statute, reversing the denial of injunctive relief (Gordon v. Holder, 632 F.3d 722 (D.C. Cir. 2011) (argued))
- Successfully represented Fortune 500 company in $28 million dispute with hedge fund over interpretation of convertible indentures (Fluor Corp. v. Citadel Equity Fund, Ltd., 2011 WL 661547 (5th Cir. Feb. 22, 2011) (argued))
- Obtained affirmance of special appearances on behalf of Russian and U.K. companies sued by Fort Worth oil company claiming hundreds of millions in damages (Moncrief Oil Int'l Inc. v. OAO Gazprom, --- S.W.3d ---, 2010 WL 4813273 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth, Nov. 24, 2010) (argued))
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Represented mutual-fund adviser in U.S. Supreme Court litigation establishing standard for challenges to adviser compensation under the Investment Company Act (Jones v. Harris Associates, L.P., 130 S. Ct. 1418 (2010))
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Successfully represented telecom, grocery, and data-management companies in persuading Fifth Circuit to reject potential multibillion-dollar claims in case of first impression under the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (Taylor v. Acxiom Corp., 612 F.3d 325, (5th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 131 S. Ct. 908 (2011) (argued))
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Represented member of foreign ruling family in successful Fifth Circuit defense of personal-jurisdiction dismissal (Nabulsi v. al-Nahyan, 383 F. App'x 380 (5th Cir. 2010) (argued))
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Persuaded Fifth Circuit to vacate Board of Immigration Appeals' decision denying asylum to pro bono clients (Orellana-Monson v. Holder, 08-60394 (5th Cir. Mar. 15, 2010) (argued))
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Persuaded Fifth Circuit to reverse bench-trial verdict in fiduciary-duty case relating to oil and gas leases (Fisher v. Miocene Oil & Gas Ltd.,335 Fed App'x 483 (5th Cir. 2009) (argued))
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Successfully opposed U.S. Solicitor General's petition for certiorari in case involving method for calculation of estate tax on stock in closely-held companies (Comm'r v. Estate of Jelke, 129 S. Ct. 168 (2008))
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Successfully represented domestic energy company in ERISA stock-drop class action presenting issues of first impression in the Fifth Circuit (Kirschbaum v. Reliant Energy, Inc., 526 F.3d 243 (5th Cir. 2008))
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Assisted in persuading Second Circuit to reverse injunction against Remote Storage DVR under various provisions of Copyright Act (Cartoon Network LP v. CSC Holdings, Inc., 536 F.3d 121 (2d Cir. 2008), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 2890 (2009))
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Represented foreign energy company in obtaining dismissal of a multibillion-dollar lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction (Moncrief Oil Int'l Inc. v. OAO Gazprom, 481 F.3d 309 (5th Cir. 2007) (argued))
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Assisted in obtaining reversal of billion-dollar jury verdict in securities-fraud case (Morgan Stanley & Co. v. Coleman (Parent) Holdings Inc., 955 So. 2d 1124 (Fla. App. 2007))
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Successfully represented maker of nutritional supplements in the Fifth Circuit against claims of age discrimination by a company executive (White v. Omega Protein Corp., 226 Fed. App'x 360 (5th Cir. 2007) (argued))
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Persuaded Ninth Circuit to reject United States' interlocutory appeal of key evidentiary ruling in criminal prosecution against domestic energy company, resulting in ultimate dismissal of all charges on favorable terms (United States v. Reliant Energy Servs., Inc., 188 Fed. App'x 629 (9th Cir. 2006))
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Represented white-collar criminal defendants in Fourth Circuit appeal of bank fraud convictions (United States v. Agnew, 147 Fed. App'x 347 (4th Cir. 2005) (argued))
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Obtained dismissal of former CIA operative's constitutional claims against senior Executive Branch official (Wilson v. Libby, 498 F.Supp.2d 74 (D.D.C. 2007))
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Co-authored U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief for Veterans of Foreign Wars that was cited 12 times in the plurality and concurring opinions of the Court (Salazar v. Buono, 130 S. Ct. 1803 (2010))
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Drafted numerous amicus briefs on behalf of corporate and nonprofit clients in various courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court