United States Supreme Court

• Represented satellite company seeking to enforce $1.3 billion arbitral award against foreign state, obtaining holding that personal jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act does not require satisfaction of the minimum-contacts test (CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd. v. Antrix Corp. Ltd., 605 U.S. 223 (2025))
• Represented USPS employee in case strengthening the standard for “undue hardship” with respect to Title VII religious accommodations (Groff v. DeJoy, 600 U.S. 447 (2023))
• Authored amicus brief for two trade associations in Takings Clause case (Sheetz v. Cnty. of El Dorado, 601 U.S. 267 (2024))
• Authored amicus brief for five trade associations advocating improvements to doctrine of Chevron deference (American Hospital Association v. Becerra, 596 U.S. 724 (2022))
• Successfully opposed petition for certiorari in ERISA class action, preserving lower court ruling that retirement plans need not forcibly divest participants’ holdings in legacy-employer stock after a spin-off (Schweitzer v. Inv. Cmte. of the Phillips 66 Savings Plan, No. 20-1255)

Federal Appeals

• Secured complete victory on appeal for Netflix in ERISA action concerning Section 104 disclosure obligations (Zavislak v. Netflix, Inc., No. 24-4156, 2025 WL 2717422 (9th Cir. Sept. 24, 2025))
• Prevailed in takings action against City of Houston, obtaining holding that denial of repair permits to apartment complex after Hurricane Harvey resulted in a regulatory taking (DM Arbor Court Ltd. v. City of Houston, 150 F.4th 418 (5th Cir. 2025))
• Secured dismissal of challenge to FERC’s grant of a rate incentive to electric utility, persuading court to dismiss for lack of standing despite FERC’s concession that standing existed (Indus. Energy Consumers of Am. v. FERC, 125 F.4th 1156 (D.C. Cir. 2025))
• Argued for USPS employee challenging employer’s denial of a Sabbatarian religious accommodation under Title VII, obtaining holding that a “reasonable accommodation” must eliminate the conflict with the employee’s religious belief (Groff v. DeJoy, 35 F.4th 162 (3rd Cir. 2022), cert. granted, No. 22-174 (Jan. 13, 2023))
• Obtained vacatur of preliminary injunction against defendant’s use or display of mark on canned energy drink in trademark action under the Lanham Act (RiseandShine Corp. v. PepsiCo, Inc., 41 F.4th 112 (2d Cir. 2022))
• Secured affirmance of dismissal of putative securities class action brought under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Cohn v. SunCoke Energy Partners LP, No. 20-3069, 2021 WL 3877885 (3d Cir. Aug. 31, 2021))

State Appeals

• Secured affirmance of summary judgment in an indemnity action stemming from federal patent litigation (Charter Communications Holding Co., LLC v. Sonus Networks, Inc., No. 253, 2025, 2025 WL 3677999 (Del. Dec. 18, 2025))
• Obtained reversal of order dismissing Texas Public Information Act mandamus action, holding that plaintiff established a valid waiver of immunity and action was not moot (Muir v. University of Texas at Austin, No. 03-22-00196-CV, 2023 WL 4110843 (Tex. App.—Austin June 22, 2023, no pet. h.) (mem. op.))
• Successfully opposed petition for review of denial of motion to dismiss under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Baylor Scott & White v. Project Rose MSO, LLC, No. 21-0889 (Tex.))

Trial Matters

• Secured complete defense verdict for international EPC company after two-week jury trial for securities fraud action brought in the 457th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, TX (Cohen v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V., No. 17-10-12820)
• Defended independent directors against breach of fiduciary duty claims resulting from going-private transaction, resulting in plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of claims (Kahn v. Bee Street Holdings LLC, No. 2021-0103 (Del. Ch.))