O'Melveny & Myers LLP’s appellate practice strikes offers a deep bench, with one client asserting, ‘both its partner and associate depth is unmatched’. The team’s recent docket also demonstrates its broad national reach, with cases in intermediate and higher courts of appeal across the country, including the US Supreme Court where the team possesses a 75% case success rate. Among its recent SCOTUS wins, Silicon Valley-based appellate specialist and special counsel Jeffrey Fisher secured a unanimous ruling for an individual following the court’s rejection of the government’s interpretation of the federal ’aggravated identity theft’ statute that had resulted in a two-year enhancement to his Medicaid fraud conviction. Washington DC-based department chair Jonathan Hacker had a strong year on the insurance side, where he prevailed in numerous pandemic-related insurance suits on behalf of Chubb Group and its subsidiaries—he also has extensive expertise in constitutional law, ERISA, criminal law and federal jurisdiction-related matters. Anton Metlitsky is recommended in New York, where he recently secured a victory for American Airlines in the Ninth Circuit in an age-discrimination case brought by more than 600 flight attendants. The team also includes recently promoted partner, Jason Zarrow, who is based in Los Angeles. Michael Dreeben recently left the firm for a government role.
Testimonials
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‘OMM has a strong appellate group staffed with attorneys who have clerked in the highest courts. Its moot teams are impressive.’
‘Though not the cheapest firm, in my mind O’Melveny has the best appellate practice in the country. It’s highlighted by Anton Metlitsky, but both its partner and associate depth is unmatched.’
Key clients
- American Airlines
- Anywhere Real Estate
Work highlights
- Secured a SCOTUS win for an individual in reversing his conviction for wire fraud under the flawed ‘right to control’ theory.
- Obtained a unanimous SCOTUS ruling for an individual, with the court rejecting the government’s interpretation of the federal ‘aggravated identity theft’ statute that had resulted in a two-year enhancement to his Medicaid fraud conviction.