Wiley Rein LLP’s Washington DC-based appellate practice routinely links up with subject matter experts from across the wider firm to handle a significant volume of appeals in the IP, TMT, insurance and international trade arenas. The group is also well versed in high-stakes criminal and constitutional matters, such as Richard Simpson’s recent pro bono representation of the petitioner before SCOTUS in a complex double jeopardy case. The department is led jointly by regulatory partner Claire Evans, who has a focus on TMT and election law, and Thomas Johnson Jr, who contributes significant regulatory expertise as the former General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission.
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Key clients
- CTIA – The Wireless Association
- Motorola Solutions
Work highlights
- Representing the petitioner in a double jeopardy case before the US Supreme Court.
- Representing intervenor Motorola in an appeal in which certain equipment manufacturers petitioned for review of an FCC order restricting the sale and marketing of certain equipment it suggests poses a risk to national security.