Shay Dvoretzky > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Offices
1440 NEW YORK AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON DC 20005-2111
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Shay Dvoretzky
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)
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
(Leading partners)The practice at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP punches above its weight in the appellate space, as is evidenced by its impressive US Supreme Court roster. Among its recent high-profile SCOTUS cases, prominent department head Shay Dvoretzky represented the Navajo Nation in two consolidated merits cases regarding the scope of the United States’ duties under its 1868 treaty with the Navajo Nation in a landmark matter concerning water rights. Additionally, the talented Parker Rider-Longmaid scored a 6–3 SCOTUS victory on behalf of Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed in a pro bono case regarding DNA testing. The Washington DC-based group also argues before courts of appeal and state supreme courts across the country, where it is equipped to handle the full range of civil and criminal law issues.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners United States > Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > International tax
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Fintech
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism