For the second year in a row, Sullivan & Cromwell has been named a finalist for The National Law Journal’s “Appellate Hot List” for delivering a series of appellate wins in high-stakes cases. S&C’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice draws on the experience of 21 former U.S. Supreme Court clerks and more than 90 former federal circuit court clerks.
S&C was recognized for a series of major appellate victories:
- A Valero subsidiary, persuading the Supreme Court in Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA to reverse in an important standing case that will allow affected parties to challenge government rules.
- Great Lakes Insurance, obtaining a unanimous Supreme Court reversal in Great Lakes Insurance v. Raiders Retreat Realty, an important case on choice of law for the insurance industry.
- Broadband industry groups, ending two decades of fighting and uncertainty over broadband regulation by persuading a unanimous Sixth Circuit to strike down the FCC’s controversial net-neutrality rules.
- Walgreens, obtaining a victory in a landmark bellwether case in the national opioid multidistrict litigation, with the Ohio Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit invalidating a $650 million judgment obtained by two Ohio counties.
- Standard Chartered Bank and Danske Banke, persuading the Second Circuit that the banks are not liable under the Anti-Terrorism Act for allegedly aiding and abetting terrorist organizations.
- CPI Security Systems, defending a $189.7 million verdict, including $140 million in punitive damages, that it won against a much larger competitor, Vivint, for unfair and deceptive business practices.
- Canadian Pacific following its $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern, defeating a breach of contract suit brought by investors holding $2.4 billion of notes, and persuading the D.C. Circuit to reject a petition from Chicago suburbs challenging the approval of the merger.
- Spirit AeroSystems in a second appellate victory in the Tenth Circuit in a case involving compensation for the company’s former CEO.
S&C is also a finalist for NLJ’s “Crisis Management and Government Oversight” award.