Matthew S.Hellman

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Matthew S. Hellman

Partner

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Office

Washington, DC

Phone

+1 202 639 6861

Overview Areas of Focus Representative Matters Credentials Service / Recognition

Matthew Hellman is Co-Chair of the firm’s nationally renowned Appellate and Supreme Court Practice, regularly arguing before the US Supreme Court and in appellate courts nationwide on high-stakes matters that touch many aspects of American life. From health care to video games, from taxes to trademarks, his cases have been influential. His victories at the Supreme Court have made a difference in bankruptcy, copyright, and First Amendment law. His clients range from prominent companies like Marriott, General Dynamics, and Nomura to individuals. A thought leader in the industry, Matthew is a frequent presenter and writer. He been a sought-after commentor for outlets including The New York Times, Bloomberg, Fox’s Happening Now, and Chicago Tonight.

In his substantial pro bono practice, Matthew takes, and wins, matters with significant commercial implications. For example, his victory at the US Supreme Court in Law v. Siegel was called the most important bankruptcy case of that term. He has argued or supervised more than a dozen pro bono cases in the courts of appeals, including two capital cases, and in 2022, he prevailed in a capital case, Nance v. Ward, in the Supreme Court In 2007, Jenner & Block honored him with its Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Pro Bono Award, which annually recognizes firm lawyers who displayed an exemplary commitment to pro bono or public service work.

When Jenner and the University of Chicago Law School established the Jenner & Block University of Chicago Law School Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic in 2016, Matthew was appointed a Co-Director, a testament to his experience as well as his ability to teach the next generation of appellate advocates. In the community, Matthew is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court and serves on the board of directors of the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. At Jenner, he is a Co-Chair of the DC Hiring and Hiring Executive Committees and a member of the Associate Development and Evaluation Committee, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Finance Committee, and Stipend Partner Review Committee.

Areas of Focus

Real Estate and Hospitality

Representative Matters

Accenture v. Marriott - Obtained reversal of a judge’s decision to certify damages classes against client Marriott in multidistrict litigation relating to a data incident. The Fourth Circuit’s precedent-setting decision vacated the order, which would have certified what is believed to be the largest data-incident class in any court.
Nance v. Ward – Obtained a victory before the US Supreme Court on behalf of a death row inmate who seeks to die by firing squad instead of by lethal injection. The decision allowed client Michael Nance to challenge his execution by lethal injection under Section 1983, a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their constitutional rights are violated.
Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic – Argued before the US Supreme Court in a case that asked the Court to decide the foreign reach of two provisions of the Lanham Act that prohibit trademark infringement. On behalf of Hetronic, he argued that the Court should reaffirm that the act reaches foreign acts of infringement that harm US commerce.
CACI Inc.-Federal v. U.S. et al. - Secured a Federal Circuit victory for client General Dynamics in a bid protest that CACI International filed over a $774.3 million acquisition contract with the US Army for encryption devices. After the Court of Federal Claims dismissed CACI’s protest for lack of standing, CACI appealed to the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel said the Court of Federal Claims had wrongly treated CACI’s statutory standing issue as being a jurisdictional matter but affirmed the ultimate decision.
Kappouta v. Valiant Integrated Services - Obtained a victory for client Valiant, a defense contractor, in the Ninth Circuit. The appellate court upheld the trial decision that a Valiant employee was not entitled to whistleblower protection for reporting conduct unrelated to the company’s contract.
John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng - Obtained 9-0 favorable ruling in Supreme Court on an issue of copyright lawyer fees. Decided June 16, 2016.
WMC RMBS Litigation - Matthew has presented argument on behalf WMC Mortgage, LLC, a bank owned by GE Capital, in numerous federal and state courts in a series of cases involving in mortgage-backed securities. Among other representations, Matthew has argued appeals involving over a $1 billion in claims in both the Second Circuit and New York appellate courts.
Law v. Siegel - Matthew argued successfully in the Supreme Court in a case involving an important and unresolved question in bankruptcy law as to whether a bankruptcy court has the equitable authority to take away a debtor’s homestead exemption that the Bankruptcy Code otherwise grants.
Miller Global v. Marriott - Matthew argued on behalf of Marriott in Texas state court, successfully obtained summary judgment in Marriott’s favor on a $50 million claim of professional negligence and then defended that ruling in the Texas appellate courts.
American Bridge v. Marriott - Matthew undertook an appellate representation of Marriott in the Florida appellate courts after a $16 million judgment, including punitive damages, had been entered against Marriott. On appeal, that judgment was reversed in its entirety and judgment was entered in Marriott’s favor.
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board - Matthew successfully argued against an Appointments Clause challenge to the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of SoundExchange, Inc., in a series of representations to enforce the copyrights of artists and music labels.
NCUA v. Nomura - Matthew argued on behalf of Nomura in the Ninth Circuit in a case addressing the statute of limitations for claims under the 1933 Securities Act.
Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger - Matthew was the primary author in briefing the firm’s landmark Supreme Court First Amendment victory on behalf of the video game industry. By a 7-2 vote, the Court struck down a California law banning the sale of video games deemed to be excessively violent by the state.
General Dynamics v. United States - Matthew was an important member of the team that achieved a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for General Dynamics in a multi-billion dollar government contracting dispute against the United States concerning the design and construction of stealth aircraft.
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond - Matthew was a core member of the firm’s team that achieved a 9-0 victory in the Supreme Court for a corporate client in a civil RICO case dealing with issues of proximate causation. Matthew also obtained a favorable unanimous panel decision from the Seventh Circuit on remand in this matter.
Hui v. Castaneda - Matthew secured a 9-0 victory before the Supreme Court for the firm’s client, a federal health officer, in an important case concerning the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the immunity accorded to federal employees.
Selk v. ResCare - Matthew argued on behalf of a residential care company in a pending major tort case in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The appeal stemmed from the firm’s successful post-trial representation in which we reduced a $50 million punitive damage award to $10 million.
Viacom v. Google - Matthew was a member of the team that presented oral argument to the Second Circuit in a pending major copyright dispute concerning liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc - Matthew was the primary author of a successful Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce in a major commercial speech case.
Douglas v. California Pharmacists Association. Matthew was counsel of record for a successful Supreme Courtamicus brief on behalf of the Democratic congressional leadership in an important Medicaid case concerning the right to obtain injunctive relief against unlawful state action.
Deere v. Bush Hog -Matthew is representing a manufacturer of farm equipment in the Federal Circuit in defense of a successful patent judgment of non-infringement.
U.S. ex rel Feingold v. Palmetto - Matthew helped secure the dismissal of a qui tam action against a health insurer in the Eleventh Circuit and drafted a successful opposition brief to the relator’s petition for certiorari.
NCTA v. FCC. - Matthew was a primary author of briefs in the DC Circuit on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, challenging an FCC rule governing cable access to apartment buildings.
SoundExchange v. Librarian of Congress - Matthew was a lead architect of a challenge to a determination by the Copyright Royalty Board in the DC Circuit concerning the royalties paid by satellite radio companies to record labels and artists for the use of their music.
Washington University v. Catalona - Matthew represented a group of prostate cancer research participants in the Eighth Circuit who sought to enforce the terms of their consent agreement against a research university.
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC - Matthew developed and briefed arguments on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters, challenging media ownership rules in the Third Circuit.
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Matthew was a principal author of the firm’s Supreme Court brief for respondent Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, concerning the availability of review under the Administrative Procedure Act when a federal agency fails to protect public lands as mandated by Congress.
Matthew has also done substantial work at the trial court level on behalf of such clients as Viacom (copyright litigation); Marriott (commercial litigation); General Dynamics (administrative law); General Electric (consumer litigation); and Embarq (electronic privacy). He has assisted in the preparation of expert reports, taken and defended depositions, and has conducted direct and cross-examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Credentials

Service / Recognition

Accenture v. Marriott - Obtained reversal of a judge’s decision to certify damages classes against client Marriott in multidistrict litigation relating to a data incident. The Fourth Circuit’s precedent-setting decision vacated the order, which would have certified what is believed to be the largest data-incident class in any court.
Nance v. Ward – Obtained a victory before the US Supreme Court on behalf of a death row inmate who seeks to die by firing squad instead of by lethal injection. The decision allowed client Michael Nance to challenge his execution by lethal injection under Section 1983, a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their constitutional rights are violated.
Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic – Argued before the US Supreme Court in a case that asked the Court to decide the foreign reach of two provisions of the Lanham Act that prohibit trademark infringement. On behalf of Hetronic, he argued that the Court should reaffirm that the act reaches foreign acts of infringement that harm US commerce.
CACI Inc.-Federal v. U.S. et al. - Secured a Federal Circuit victory for client General Dynamics in a bid protest that CACI International filed over a $774.3 million acquisition contract with the US Army for encryption devices. After the Court of Federal Claims dismissed CACI’s protest for lack of standing, CACI appealed to the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel said the Court of Federal Claims had wrongly treated CACI’s statutory standing issue as being a jurisdictional matter but affirmed the ultimate decision.
Kappouta v. Valiant Integrated Services - Obtained a victory for client Valiant, a defense contractor, in the Ninth Circuit. The appellate court upheld the trial decision that a Valiant employee was not entitled to whistleblower protection for reporting conduct unrelated to the company’s contract.
John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng - Obtained 9-0 favorable ruling in Supreme Court on an issue of copyright lawyer fees. Decided June 16, 2016.
WMC RMBS Litigation - Matthew has presented argument on behalf WMC Mortgage, LLC, a bank owned by GE Capital, in numerous federal and state courts in a series of cases involving in mortgage-backed securities. Among other representations, Matthew has argued appeals involving over a $1 billion in claims in both the Second Circuit and New York appellate courts.
Law v. Siegel - Matthew argued successfully in the Supreme Court in a case involving an important and unresolved question in bankruptcy law as to whether a bankruptcy court has the equitable authority to take away a debtor’s homestead exemption that the Bankruptcy Code otherwise grants.
Miller Global v. Marriott - Matthew argued on behalf of Marriott in Texas state court, successfully obtained summary judgment in Marriott’s favor on a $50 million claim of professional negligence and then defended that ruling in the Texas appellate courts.
American Bridge v. Marriott - Matthew undertook an appellate representation of Marriott in the Florida appellate courts after a $16 million judgment, including punitive damages, had been entered against Marriott. On appeal, that judgment was reversed in its entirety and judgment was entered in Marriott’s favor.
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board - Matthew successfully argued against an Appointments Clause challenge to the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of SoundExchange, Inc., in a series of representations to enforce the copyrights of artists and music labels.
NCUA v. Nomura - Matthew argued on behalf of Nomura in the Ninth Circuit in a case addressing the statute of limitations for claims under the 1933 Securities Act.
Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger - Matthew was the primary author in briefing the firm’s landmark Supreme Court First Amendment victory on behalf of the video game industry. By a 7-2 vote, the Court struck down a California law banning the sale of video games deemed to be excessively violent by the state.
General Dynamics v. United States - Matthew was an important member of the team that achieved a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for General Dynamics in a multi-billion dollar government contracting dispute against the United States concerning the design and construction of stealth aircraft.
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond - Matthew was a core member of the firm’s team that achieved a 9-0 victory in the Supreme Court for a corporate client in a civil RICO case dealing with issues of proximate causation. Matthew also obtained a favorable unanimous panel decision from the Seventh Circuit on remand in this matter.
Hui v. Castaneda - Matthew secured a 9-0 victory before the Supreme Court for the firm’s client, a federal health officer, in an important case concerning the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the immunity accorded to federal employees.
Selk v. ResCare - Matthew argued on behalf of a residential care company in a pending major tort case in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The appeal stemmed from the firm’s successful post-trial representation in which we reduced a $50 million punitive damage award to $10 million.
Viacom v. Google - Matthew was a member of the team that presented oral argument to the Second Circuit in a pending major copyright dispute concerning liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc - Matthew was the primary author of a successful Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce in a major commercial speech case.
Douglas v. California Pharmacists Association. Matthew was counsel of record for a successful Supreme Courtamicus brief on behalf of the Democratic congressional leadership in an important Medicaid case concerning the right to obtain injunctive relief against unlawful state action.
Deere v. Bush Hog -Matthew is representing a manufacturer of farm equipment in the Federal Circuit in defense of a successful patent judgment of non-infringement.
U.S. ex rel Feingold v. Palmetto - Matthew helped secure the dismissal of a qui tam action against a health insurer in the Eleventh Circuit and drafted a successful opposition brief to the relator’s petition for certiorari.
NCTA v. FCC. - Matthew was a primary author of briefs in the DC Circuit on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, challenging an FCC rule governing cable access to apartment buildings.
SoundExchange v. Librarian of Congress - Matthew was a lead architect of a challenge to a determination by the Copyright Royalty Board in the DC Circuit concerning the royalties paid by satellite radio companies to record labels and artists for the use of their music.
Washington University v. Catalona - Matthew represented a group of prostate cancer research participants in the Eighth Circuit who sought to enforce the terms of their consent agreement against a research university.
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC - Matthew developed and briefed arguments on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters, challenging media ownership rules in the Third Circuit.
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Matthew was a principal author of the firm’s Supreme Court brief for respondent Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, concerning the availability of review under the Administrative Procedure Act when a federal agency fails to protect public lands as mandated by Congress.
Matthew has also done substantial work at the trial court level on behalf of such clients as Viacom (copyright litigation); Marriott (commercial litigation); General Dynamics (administrative law); General Electric (consumer litigation); and Embarq (electronic privacy). He has assisted in the preparation of expert reports, taken and defended depositions, and has conducted direct and cross-examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Overview

Areas of Focus

Real Estate and Hospitality

Representative Matters

Accenture v. Marriott - Obtained reversal of a judge’s decision to certify damages classes against client Marriott in multidistrict litigation relating to a data incident. The Fourth Circuit’s precedent-setting decision vacated the order, which would have certified what is believed to be the largest data-incident class in any court.
Nance v. Ward – Obtained a victory before the US Supreme Court on behalf of a death row inmate who seeks to die by firing squad instead of by lethal injection. The decision allowed client Michael Nance to challenge his execution by lethal injection under Section 1983, a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their constitutional rights are violated.
Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic – Argued before the US Supreme Court in a case that asked the Court to decide the foreign reach of two provisions of the Lanham Act that prohibit trademark infringement. On behalf of Hetronic, he argued that the Court should reaffirm that the act reaches foreign acts of infringement that harm US commerce.
CACI Inc.-Federal v. U.S. et al. - Secured a Federal Circuit victory for client General Dynamics in a bid protest that CACI International filed over a $774.3 million acquisition contract with the US Army for encryption devices. After the Court of Federal Claims dismissed CACI’s protest for lack of standing, CACI appealed to the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel said the Court of Federal Claims had wrongly treated CACI’s statutory standing issue as being a jurisdictional matter but affirmed the ultimate decision.
Kappouta v. Valiant Integrated Services - Obtained a victory for client Valiant, a defense contractor, in the Ninth Circuit. The appellate court upheld the trial decision that a Valiant employee was not entitled to whistleblower protection for reporting conduct unrelated to the company’s contract.
John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng - Obtained 9-0 favorable ruling in Supreme Court on an issue of copyright lawyer fees. Decided June 16, 2016.
WMC RMBS Litigation - Matthew has presented argument on behalf WMC Mortgage, LLC, a bank owned by GE Capital, in numerous federal and state courts in a series of cases involving in mortgage-backed securities. Among other representations, Matthew has argued appeals involving over a $1 billion in claims in both the Second Circuit and New York appellate courts.
Law v. Siegel - Matthew argued successfully in the Supreme Court in a case involving an important and unresolved question in bankruptcy law as to whether a bankruptcy court has the equitable authority to take away a debtor’s homestead exemption that the Bankruptcy Code otherwise grants.
Miller Global v. Marriott - Matthew argued on behalf of Marriott in Texas state court, successfully obtained summary judgment in Marriott’s favor on a $50 million claim of professional negligence and then defended that ruling in the Texas appellate courts.
American Bridge v. Marriott - Matthew undertook an appellate representation of Marriott in the Florida appellate courts after a $16 million judgment, including punitive damages, had been entered against Marriott. On appeal, that judgment was reversed in its entirety and judgment was entered in Marriott’s favor.
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board - Matthew successfully argued against an Appointments Clause challenge to the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of SoundExchange, Inc., in a series of representations to enforce the copyrights of artists and music labels.
NCUA v. Nomura - Matthew argued on behalf of Nomura in the Ninth Circuit in a case addressing the statute of limitations for claims under the 1933 Securities Act.
Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger - Matthew was the primary author in briefing the firm’s landmark Supreme Court First Amendment victory on behalf of the video game industry. By a 7-2 vote, the Court struck down a California law banning the sale of video games deemed to be excessively violent by the state.
General Dynamics v. United States - Matthew was an important member of the team that achieved a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for General Dynamics in a multi-billion dollar government contracting dispute against the United States concerning the design and construction of stealth aircraft.
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond - Matthew was a core member of the firm’s team that achieved a 9-0 victory in the Supreme Court for a corporate client in a civil RICO case dealing with issues of proximate causation. Matthew also obtained a favorable unanimous panel decision from the Seventh Circuit on remand in this matter.
Hui v. Castaneda - Matthew secured a 9-0 victory before the Supreme Court for the firm’s client, a federal health officer, in an important case concerning the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the immunity accorded to federal employees.
Selk v. ResCare - Matthew argued on behalf of a residential care company in a pending major tort case in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The appeal stemmed from the firm’s successful post-trial representation in which we reduced a $50 million punitive damage award to $10 million.
Viacom v. Google - Matthew was a member of the team that presented oral argument to the Second Circuit in a pending major copyright dispute concerning liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc - Matthew was the primary author of a successful Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce in a major commercial speech case.
Douglas v. California Pharmacists Association. Matthew was counsel of record for a successful Supreme Courtamicus brief on behalf of the Democratic congressional leadership in an important Medicaid case concerning the right to obtain injunctive relief against unlawful state action.
Deere v. Bush Hog -Matthew is representing a manufacturer of farm equipment in the Federal Circuit in defense of a successful patent judgment of non-infringement.
U.S. ex rel Feingold v. Palmetto - Matthew helped secure the dismissal of a qui tam action against a health insurer in the Eleventh Circuit and drafted a successful opposition brief to the relator’s petition for certiorari.
NCTA v. FCC. - Matthew was a primary author of briefs in the DC Circuit on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, challenging an FCC rule governing cable access to apartment buildings.
SoundExchange v. Librarian of Congress - Matthew was a lead architect of a challenge to a determination by the Copyright Royalty Board in the DC Circuit concerning the royalties paid by satellite radio companies to record labels and artists for the use of their music.
Washington University v. Catalona - Matthew represented a group of prostate cancer research participants in the Eighth Circuit who sought to enforce the terms of their consent agreement against a research university.
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC - Matthew developed and briefed arguments on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters, challenging media ownership rules in the Third Circuit.
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Matthew was a principal author of the firm’s Supreme Court brief for respondent Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, concerning the availability of review under the Administrative Procedure Act when a federal agency fails to protect public lands as mandated by Congress.
Matthew has also done substantial work at the trial court level on behalf of such clients as Viacom (copyright litigation); Marriott (commercial litigation); General Dynamics (administrative law); General Electric (consumer litigation); and Embarq (electronic privacy). He has assisted in the preparation of expert reports, taken and defended depositions, and has conducted direct and cross-examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Credentials

Admissions

District of Columbia, 2003

Education

Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude; President, Harvard Law Review, Vol. 115, 2002
Swarthmore College, BA, Highest Honors; Phi Beta Kappa, 1998

Clerkships

Hon. Michael Boudin, US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2002-2003
Justice David H. Souter, US Supreme Court, 2004-2005

Service / Recognition

Awards

The American Lawyer, Litigator of the Week, 2025; Runner-Up, 2023
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2024-2026
Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2024-2025; High Honor Roll, 2022
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution - Appellate - Supreme Courts (States and Federal), 2017, 2020-2021
Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Pro Bono and Public Service Award, 2014
Law360, "Rising Legal Stars", 2010
Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Pro Bono Award, 2007

Areas of Focus

Real Estate and Hospitality

Representative Matters

Accenture v. Marriott - Obtained reversal of a judge’s decision to certify damages classes against client Marriott in multidistrict litigation relating to a data incident. The Fourth Circuit’s precedent-setting decision vacated the order, which would have certified what is believed to be the largest data-incident class in any court.
Nance v. Ward – Obtained a victory before the US Supreme Court on behalf of a death row inmate who seeks to die by firing squad instead of by lethal injection. The decision allowed client Michael Nance to challenge his execution by lethal injection under Section 1983, a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their constitutional rights are violated.
Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic – Argued before the US Supreme Court in a case that asked the Court to decide the foreign reach of two provisions of the Lanham Act that prohibit trademark infringement. On behalf of Hetronic, he argued that the Court should reaffirm that the act reaches foreign acts of infringement that harm US commerce.
CACI Inc.-Federal v. U.S. et al. - Secured a Federal Circuit victory for client General Dynamics in a bid protest that CACI International filed over a $774.3 million acquisition contract with the US Army for encryption devices. After the Court of Federal Claims dismissed CACI’s protest for lack of standing, CACI appealed to the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel said the Court of Federal Claims had wrongly treated CACI’s statutory standing issue as being a jurisdictional matter but affirmed the ultimate decision.
Kappouta v. Valiant Integrated Services - Obtained a victory for client Valiant, a defense contractor, in the Ninth Circuit. The appellate court upheld the trial decision that a Valiant employee was not entitled to whistleblower protection for reporting conduct unrelated to the company’s contract.
John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng - Obtained 9-0 favorable ruling in Supreme Court on an issue of copyright lawyer fees. Decided June 16, 2016.
WMC RMBS Litigation - Matthew has presented argument on behalf WMC Mortgage, LLC, a bank owned by GE Capital, in numerous federal and state courts in a series of cases involving in mortgage-backed securities. Among other representations, Matthew has argued appeals involving over a $1 billion in claims in both the Second Circuit and New York appellate courts.
Law v. Siegel - Matthew argued successfully in the Supreme Court in a case involving an important and unresolved question in bankruptcy law as to whether a bankruptcy court has the equitable authority to take away a debtor’s homestead exemption that the Bankruptcy Code otherwise grants.
Miller Global v. Marriott - Matthew argued on behalf of Marriott in Texas state court, successfully obtained summary judgment in Marriott’s favor on a $50 million claim of professional negligence and then defended that ruling in the Texas appellate courts.
American Bridge v. Marriott - Matthew undertook an appellate representation of Marriott in the Florida appellate courts after a $16 million judgment, including punitive damages, had been entered against Marriott. On appeal, that judgment was reversed in its entirety and judgment was entered in Marriott’s favor.
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board - Matthew successfully argued against an Appointments Clause challenge to the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of SoundExchange, Inc., in a series of representations to enforce the copyrights of artists and music labels.
NCUA v. Nomura - Matthew argued on behalf of Nomura in the Ninth Circuit in a case addressing the statute of limitations for claims under the 1933 Securities Act.
Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger - Matthew was the primary author in briefing the firm’s landmark Supreme Court First Amendment victory on behalf of the video game industry. By a 7-2 vote, the Court struck down a California law banning the sale of video games deemed to be excessively violent by the state.
General Dynamics v. United States - Matthew was an important member of the team that achieved a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for General Dynamics in a multi-billion dollar government contracting dispute against the United States concerning the design and construction of stealth aircraft.
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond - Matthew was a core member of the firm’s team that achieved a 9-0 victory in the Supreme Court for a corporate client in a civil RICO case dealing with issues of proximate causation. Matthew also obtained a favorable unanimous panel decision from the Seventh Circuit on remand in this matter.
Hui v. Castaneda - Matthew secured a 9-0 victory before the Supreme Court for the firm’s client, a federal health officer, in an important case concerning the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the immunity accorded to federal employees.
Selk v. ResCare - Matthew argued on behalf of a residential care company in a pending major tort case in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The appeal stemmed from the firm’s successful post-trial representation in which we reduced a $50 million punitive damage award to $10 million.
Viacom v. Google - Matthew was a member of the team that presented oral argument to the Second Circuit in a pending major copyright dispute concerning liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc - Matthew was the primary author of a successful Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce in a major commercial speech case.
Douglas v. California Pharmacists Association. Matthew was counsel of record for a successful Supreme Courtamicus brief on behalf of the Democratic congressional leadership in an important Medicaid case concerning the right to obtain injunctive relief against unlawful state action.
Deere v. Bush Hog -Matthew is representing a manufacturer of farm equipment in the Federal Circuit in defense of a successful patent judgment of non-infringement.
U.S. ex rel Feingold v. Palmetto - Matthew helped secure the dismissal of a qui tam action against a health insurer in the Eleventh Circuit and drafted a successful opposition brief to the relator’s petition for certiorari.
NCTA v. FCC. - Matthew was a primary author of briefs in the DC Circuit on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, challenging an FCC rule governing cable access to apartment buildings.
SoundExchange v. Librarian of Congress - Matthew was a lead architect of a challenge to a determination by the Copyright Royalty Board in the DC Circuit concerning the royalties paid by satellite radio companies to record labels and artists for the use of their music.
Washington University v. Catalona - Matthew represented a group of prostate cancer research participants in the Eighth Circuit who sought to enforce the terms of their consent agreement against a research university.
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC - Matthew developed and briefed arguments on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters, challenging media ownership rules in the Third Circuit.
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Matthew was a principal author of the firm’s Supreme Court brief for respondent Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, concerning the availability of review under the Administrative Procedure Act when a federal agency fails to protect public lands as mandated by Congress.
Matthew has also done substantial work at the trial court level on behalf of such clients as Viacom (copyright litigation); Marriott (commercial litigation); General Dynamics (administrative law); General Electric (consumer litigation); and Embarq (electronic privacy). He has assisted in the preparation of expert reports, taken and defended depositions, and has conducted direct and cross-examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Credentials

Service / Recognition

Accenture v. Marriott - Obtained reversal of a judge’s decision to certify damages classes against client Marriott in multidistrict litigation relating to a data incident. The Fourth Circuit’s precedent-setting decision vacated the order, which would have certified what is believed to be the largest data-incident class in any court.
Nance v. Ward – Obtained a victory before the US Supreme Court on behalf of a death row inmate who seeks to die by firing squad instead of by lethal injection. The decision allowed client Michael Nance to challenge his execution by lethal injection under Section 1983, a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their constitutional rights are violated.
Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic – Argued before the US Supreme Court in a case that asked the Court to decide the foreign reach of two provisions of the Lanham Act that prohibit trademark infringement. On behalf of Hetronic, he argued that the Court should reaffirm that the act reaches foreign acts of infringement that harm US commerce.
CACI Inc.-Federal v. U.S. et al. - Secured a Federal Circuit victory for client General Dynamics in a bid protest that CACI International filed over a $774.3 million acquisition contract with the US Army for encryption devices. After the Court of Federal Claims dismissed CACI’s protest for lack of standing, CACI appealed to the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel said the Court of Federal Claims had wrongly treated CACI’s statutory standing issue as being a jurisdictional matter but affirmed the ultimate decision.
Kappouta v. Valiant Integrated Services - Obtained a victory for client Valiant, a defense contractor, in the Ninth Circuit. The appellate court upheld the trial decision that a Valiant employee was not entitled to whistleblower protection for reporting conduct unrelated to the company’s contract.
John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng - Obtained 9-0 favorable ruling in Supreme Court on an issue of copyright lawyer fees. Decided June 16, 2016.
WMC RMBS Litigation - Matthew has presented argument on behalf WMC Mortgage, LLC, a bank owned by GE Capital, in numerous federal and state courts in a series of cases involving in mortgage-backed securities. Among other representations, Matthew has argued appeals involving over a $1 billion in claims in both the Second Circuit and New York appellate courts.
Law v. Siegel - Matthew argued successfully in the Supreme Court in a case involving an important and unresolved question in bankruptcy law as to whether a bankruptcy court has the equitable authority to take away a debtor’s homestead exemption that the Bankruptcy Code otherwise grants.
Miller Global v. Marriott - Matthew argued on behalf of Marriott in Texas state court, successfully obtained summary judgment in Marriott’s favor on a $50 million claim of professional negligence and then defended that ruling in the Texas appellate courts.
American Bridge v. Marriott - Matthew undertook an appellate representation of Marriott in the Florida appellate courts after a $16 million judgment, including punitive damages, had been entered against Marriott. On appeal, that judgment was reversed in its entirety and judgment was entered in Marriott’s favor.
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board - Matthew successfully argued against an Appointments Clause challenge to the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of SoundExchange, Inc., in a series of representations to enforce the copyrights of artists and music labels.
NCUA v. Nomura - Matthew argued on behalf of Nomura in the Ninth Circuit in a case addressing the statute of limitations for claims under the 1933 Securities Act.
Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger - Matthew was the primary author in briefing the firm’s landmark Supreme Court First Amendment victory on behalf of the video game industry. By a 7-2 vote, the Court struck down a California law banning the sale of video games deemed to be excessively violent by the state.
General Dynamics v. United States - Matthew was an important member of the team that achieved a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for General Dynamics in a multi-billion dollar government contracting dispute against the United States concerning the design and construction of stealth aircraft.
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond - Matthew was a core member of the firm’s team that achieved a 9-0 victory in the Supreme Court for a corporate client in a civil RICO case dealing with issues of proximate causation. Matthew also obtained a favorable unanimous panel decision from the Seventh Circuit on remand in this matter.
Hui v. Castaneda - Matthew secured a 9-0 victory before the Supreme Court for the firm’s client, a federal health officer, in an important case concerning the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the immunity accorded to federal employees.
Selk v. ResCare - Matthew argued on behalf of a residential care company in a pending major tort case in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The appeal stemmed from the firm’s successful post-trial representation in which we reduced a $50 million punitive damage award to $10 million.
Viacom v. Google - Matthew was a member of the team that presented oral argument to the Second Circuit in a pending major copyright dispute concerning liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc - Matthew was the primary author of a successful Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce in a major commercial speech case.
Douglas v. California Pharmacists Association. Matthew was counsel of record for a successful Supreme Courtamicus brief on behalf of the Democratic congressional leadership in an important Medicaid case concerning the right to obtain injunctive relief against unlawful state action.
Deere v. Bush Hog -Matthew is representing a manufacturer of farm equipment in the Federal Circuit in defense of a successful patent judgment of non-infringement.
U.S. ex rel Feingold v. Palmetto - Matthew helped secure the dismissal of a qui tam action against a health insurer in the Eleventh Circuit and drafted a successful opposition brief to the relator’s petition for certiorari.
NCTA v. FCC. - Matthew was a primary author of briefs in the DC Circuit on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, challenging an FCC rule governing cable access to apartment buildings.
SoundExchange v. Librarian of Congress - Matthew was a lead architect of a challenge to a determination by the Copyright Royalty Board in the DC Circuit concerning the royalties paid by satellite radio companies to record labels and artists for the use of their music.
Washington University v. Catalona - Matthew represented a group of prostate cancer research participants in the Eighth Circuit who sought to enforce the terms of their consent agreement against a research university.
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC - Matthew developed and briefed arguments on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters, challenging media ownership rules in the Third Circuit.
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Matthew was a principal author of the firm’s Supreme Court brief for respondent Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, concerning the availability of review under the Administrative Procedure Act when a federal agency fails to protect public lands as mandated by Congress.
Matthew has also done substantial work at the trial court level on behalf of such clients as Viacom (copyright litigation); Marriott (commercial litigation); General Dynamics (administrative law); General Electric (consumer litigation); and Embarq (electronic privacy). He has assisted in the preparation of expert reports, taken and defended depositions, and has conducted direct and cross-examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Overview

Areas of Focus

Real Estate and Hospitality

Representative Matters

Accenture v. Marriott - Obtained reversal of a judge’s decision to certify damages classes against client Marriott in multidistrict litigation relating to a data incident. The Fourth Circuit’s precedent-setting decision vacated the order, which would have certified what is believed to be the largest data-incident class in any court.
Nance v. Ward – Obtained a victory before the US Supreme Court on behalf of a death row inmate who seeks to die by firing squad instead of by lethal injection. The decision allowed client Michael Nance to challenge his execution by lethal injection under Section 1983, a federal civil rights law that allows individuals to seek remedies when their constitutional rights are violated.
Abitron Austria GmbH et al. v. Hetronic – Argued before the US Supreme Court in a case that asked the Court to decide the foreign reach of two provisions of the Lanham Act that prohibit trademark infringement. On behalf of Hetronic, he argued that the Court should reaffirm that the act reaches foreign acts of infringement that harm US commerce.
CACI Inc.-Federal v. U.S. et al. - Secured a Federal Circuit victory for client General Dynamics in a bid protest that CACI International filed over a $774.3 million acquisition contract with the US Army for encryption devices. After the Court of Federal Claims dismissed CACI’s protest for lack of standing, CACI appealed to the Federal Circuit. A three-judge panel said the Court of Federal Claims had wrongly treated CACI’s statutory standing issue as being a jurisdictional matter but affirmed the ultimate decision.
Kappouta v. Valiant Integrated Services - Obtained a victory for client Valiant, a defense contractor, in the Ninth Circuit. The appellate court upheld the trial decision that a Valiant employee was not entitled to whistleblower protection for reporting conduct unrelated to the company’s contract.
John Wiley & Sons v. Kirtsaeng - Obtained 9-0 favorable ruling in Supreme Court on an issue of copyright lawyer fees. Decided June 16, 2016.
WMC RMBS Litigation - Matthew has presented argument on behalf WMC Mortgage, LLC, a bank owned by GE Capital, in numerous federal and state courts in a series of cases involving in mortgage-backed securities. Among other representations, Matthew has argued appeals involving over a $1 billion in claims in both the Second Circuit and New York appellate courts.
Law v. Siegel - Matthew argued successfully in the Supreme Court in a case involving an important and unresolved question in bankruptcy law as to whether a bankruptcy court has the equitable authority to take away a debtor’s homestead exemption that the Bankruptcy Code otherwise grants.
Miller Global v. Marriott - Matthew argued on behalf of Marriott in Texas state court, successfully obtained summary judgment in Marriott’s favor on a $50 million claim of professional negligence and then defended that ruling in the Texas appellate courts.
American Bridge v. Marriott - Matthew undertook an appellate representation of Marriott in the Florida appellate courts after a $16 million judgment, including punitive damages, had been entered against Marriott. On appeal, that judgment was reversed in its entirety and judgment was entered in Marriott’s favor.
Intercollegiate Broadcasting System v. Copyright Royalty Board - Matthew successfully argued against an Appointments Clause challenge to the Copyright Royalty Board on behalf of SoundExchange, Inc., in a series of representations to enforce the copyrights of artists and music labels.
NCUA v. Nomura - Matthew argued on behalf of Nomura in the Ninth Circuit in a case addressing the statute of limitations for claims under the 1933 Securities Act.
Entertainment Software Association v. Schwarzenegger - Matthew was the primary author in briefing the firm’s landmark Supreme Court First Amendment victory on behalf of the video game industry. By a 7-2 vote, the Court struck down a California law banning the sale of video games deemed to be excessively violent by the state.
General Dynamics v. United States - Matthew was an important member of the team that achieved a 9-0 Supreme Court victory for General Dynamics in a multi-billion dollar government contracting dispute against the United States concerning the design and construction of stealth aircraft.
Bridge v. Phoenix Bond - Matthew was a core member of the firm’s team that achieved a 9-0 victory in the Supreme Court for a corporate client in a civil RICO case dealing with issues of proximate causation. Matthew also obtained a favorable unanimous panel decision from the Seventh Circuit on remand in this matter.
Hui v. Castaneda - Matthew secured a 9-0 victory before the Supreme Court for the firm’s client, a federal health officer, in an important case concerning the scope of the Federal Tort Claims Act and the immunity accorded to federal employees.
Selk v. ResCare - Matthew argued on behalf of a residential care company in a pending major tort case in the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The appeal stemmed from the firm’s successful post-trial representation in which we reduced a $50 million punitive damage award to $10 million.
Viacom v. Google - Matthew was a member of the team that presented oral argument to the Second Circuit in a pending major copyright dispute concerning liability under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc - Matthew was the primary author of a successful Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of the US Chamber of Commerce in a major commercial speech case.
Douglas v. California Pharmacists Association. Matthew was counsel of record for a successful Supreme Courtamicus brief on behalf of the Democratic congressional leadership in an important Medicaid case concerning the right to obtain injunctive relief against unlawful state action.
Deere v. Bush Hog -Matthew is representing a manufacturer of farm equipment in the Federal Circuit in defense of a successful patent judgment of non-infringement.
U.S. ex rel Feingold v. Palmetto - Matthew helped secure the dismissal of a qui tam action against a health insurer in the Eleventh Circuit and drafted a successful opposition brief to the relator’s petition for certiorari.
NCTA v. FCC. - Matthew was a primary author of briefs in the DC Circuit on behalf of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, challenging an FCC rule governing cable access to apartment buildings.
SoundExchange v. Librarian of Congress - Matthew was a lead architect of a challenge to a determination by the Copyright Royalty Board in the DC Circuit concerning the royalties paid by satellite radio companies to record labels and artists for the use of their music.
Washington University v. Catalona - Matthew represented a group of prostate cancer research participants in the Eighth Circuit who sought to enforce the terms of their consent agreement against a research university.
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC - Matthew developed and briefed arguments on behalf of the National Association of Broadcasters, challenging media ownership rules in the Third Circuit.
Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Matthew was a principal author of the firm’s Supreme Court brief for respondent Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, concerning the availability of review under the Administrative Procedure Act when a federal agency fails to protect public lands as mandated by Congress.
Matthew has also done substantial work at the trial court level on behalf of such clients as Viacom (copyright litigation); Marriott (commercial litigation); General Dynamics (administrative law); General Electric (consumer litigation); and Embarq (electronic privacy). He has assisted in the preparation of expert reports, taken and defended depositions, and has conducted direct and cross-examinations of both lay and expert witnesses.

Credentials

Admissions

District of Columbia, 2003

Education

Harvard Law School, JD, magna cum laude; President, Harvard Law Review, Vol. 115, 2002
Swarthmore College, BA, Highest Honors; Phi Beta Kappa, 1998

Clerkships

Hon. Michael Boudin, US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 2002-2003
Justice David H. Souter, US Supreme Court, 2004-2005

Service / Recognition

Awards

The American Lawyer, Litigator of the Week, 2025; Runner-Up, 2023
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2024-2026
Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2024-2025; High Honor Roll, 2022
Legal 500, Dispute Resolution - Appellate - Supreme Courts (States and Federal), 2017, 2020-2021
Seventh Circuit Bar Association, Pro Bono and Public Service Award, 2014
Law360, "Rising Legal Stars", 2010
Albert E. Jenner, Jr. Pro Bono Award, 2007

News and Insights

Event

CLE Relay 2026 — Session 4 — US Supreme Court Term in Review

Jenner & Block's appellate lawyers review the most consequential cases from the 2025–2026 Supreme Court term. This session covers high-profile decisions and pending matters addressing presidential power, agency independence, birthright citizenship, voting rights, and other significant constitutional and federal law questions before the Court.

June 30, 2026

Recognition

Jenner & Block’s Appellate Practice Named Finalist for 2025 National Law Journal’s Appellate Hot List

Jenner & Block’s Appellate Practice has been recognized as a finalist for the National Law Journal’s 2025 Appellate Hot List. This award highlights law firms that have handled exemplary appellate matters.

September 12, 2025

Recognition

Lawdragon Names 29 Jenner & Block Partners to 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List

Twenty-nine Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The award honors lawyers who have excelled in commercial litigation, product liability, mass torts, securities and other fiduciary litigation, white collar and investigations, administrative proceedings, class actions, antitrust, energy and technology disputes, intellectual property, trademark and patent wars.

September 11, 2025

News

Advocating for Justice in 9/11 Guantanamo Case

In January 2025, on behalf of the Center for Victims of Torture (CVT), the oldest and largest torture rehabilitation organization in the United States, Katya Jestin, Matthew Hellman, Ian Moss, and Mary-Claire Spurgin filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for mandamus to the DC Circuit. The amicus brief advocated for the reinstatement of plea agreements entered by the accused co-conspirators of the 9/11 attacks in the 9/11 Guantanamo Military Commission case. In August 2024, the plea a

July 12, 2025

Recognition

Matt Hellman and Lindsay Harrison Secure Top Spot as The American Lawyer’s Litigators of the Week

Partners Matt Hellman and Lindsay Harrison earned the prestigious title of Litigators of the Week from The American Lawyer for their second Fourth Circuit victory on behalf of Marriott.

June 6, 2025

News

Jenner & Block Secures Rare Double Appellate Victory for Client Marriott International

This week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a complete victory for Marriott, reversing for the second time a district court’s certification of what would have been the largest class action arising from a data security incident in US history. If the ruling had been allowed to stand, the district court’s class certification order would have had enormous implications for class litigation, multidistrict litigation, and class-action waivers.

June 4, 2025

News

Partner Matt Hellman Secures Arbitration Victory for Washington Nationals

Jenner & Block Partner Matt Hellman secured a significant win for the Washington Nationals in a salary arbitration hearing with first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

February 18, 2025

News

Petition Urges SCOTUS to Address Whether Agencies May Unilaterally Exclude “Deliberative” Documents from Administrative Record on Judicial Review

On September 13, a Jenner & Block team filed a petition for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project asking the Court to hear whether the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) permits an agency to categorically and unilaterally exclude from the administrative record materials that the agency deems deliberative.

September 17, 2024

Recognition

Lawdragon Names 15 Jenner & Block Partners to 2025 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List

15 Jenner & Block partners have been named to Lawdragon’s 2025 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The accolade honors the country’s top litigators and trial attorneys. Jenner & Block’s honorees include: Jessica Ring Amunson Michael A. Doornweerd Ian Heath Gershengorn Lindsay Harrison Matthew S. Hellman Annie Kastanek Terri Mascherin Dean N. Panos Reid Schar Kate T. Spelman Howard S. Suskin Adam Unikowsky Lee Wolosky Anton R. Valukas Joanna Wright

September 11, 2024

Recognition

Jenner & Block Named to The National Law Journal’s Appellate Hot List for 16th Consecutive Year

Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that it has once again been named to The National Law Journal’s Appellate Hot List 2024. This marks the 16th consecutive year that the firm has been honored with the recognition.

August 27, 2024

News

Jenner & Block Secures Unanimous US Supreme Court Victory in FBI v. Fikre

In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court today ruled in favor of our client, Yonas Fikre.

March 19, 2024

Publications

"Struck from a jury for being Black?" The Washington Post Op-Ed Calls for Supreme Court to Take Up Client's Case

“The Supreme Court has long held that the Constitution prohibits prosecutors from striking Black people from jury service based on their race. Yet the practice continues….” In a powerful op-ed published by The Washington Post, the former director of the Southern Center for Human Rights, Stephen Bright, calls for the US Supreme Court to take up the case of Jenner & Block’s client, Warren King.

February 14, 2024

News

On First Anniversary of Gitmo Prisoner Resettlement: Lawyers Call for US State Department Action

One year after pro bono client Majid Khan was released from the Guantánamo Bay detention center, Jenner & Block and The Center for Constitutional Rights continue to advocate both for Majid and for the prison’s closure.

February 2, 2024

News

Client Marriott Secures Second Interlocutory Appeal of Class Certification in Multi-District Litigation Regarding Data Security Incident

Jenner & Block has once again secured review by the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for client Marriott International’s interlocutory appeal of class certification in multi-district litigation regarding a data security incident. This is the second time the Fourth Circuit will hear the interlocutory appeal. In August 2023 the appellate court vacated class certification and ruled that the district court erred in not considering the applicability of a waiver at the certification stage.

January 19, 2024

News

Jenner & Block Represents Muslim-American US Citizen in Supreme Court in FBI v. Fikre

Mr. Fikre is a law-abiding US citizen who was stranded overseas for four years after the FBI placed him on the No Fly List. Mr. Fikre sued, alleging that his placement on the No Fly List violated his constitutional rights to due process. After four years of litigation, the FBI removed Fikre from the No Fly List without explanation and promised not to put him on it again “based on the currently available information.” As a result, the government argued that his lawsuit was moot. The Ninth Circu

January 8, 2024

Recognition

Lawdragon Names Five Jenner & Block Partners to 2024 “500 Leading Litigators in America” List

Lawdragon has named Partners Lindsay Harrison, Matt Hellman, Adam Unikowsky, Tony Valukas, and Joanna Wright to their 2024 “500 Leading Litigators in America” list. The recognition honors the nation’s most elite courtroom litigators.

September 18, 2023

Recognition

Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Earns Spot on Appellate Hot List for 15th Consecutive Year

The National Law Journal has once again recognized Jenner & Block for our advocacy at appellate courts nationwide. As the firm’s Appellate Hot List nomination explained, our team has played major roles in US Supreme Court cases, set new precedents in federal appeals, and secured victories in state appellate courts through the past year. We successfully advocated for a range of clients, from Native American tribes in Haaland v. Brackeen to North Carolina voters in Moore v. Harper to Marriott in P

August 31, 2023

News

Partners Matt Hellman and Lindsay Harrison Named Litigator of the Week Runners-Up

Jenner & Block Partners Matt Hellman and Lindsay Harrison were named Litigator of the Week Runners-Up by The American Lawyer for their precedent-setting appellate ruling from the Fourth Circuit on behalf of Marriott International Inc., in a matter that has wide-reaching implications for class action law.

August 25, 2023

News

Jenner & Block Wins Interlocutory Appeal for Marriott International

Jenner & Block secured an appellate win on August 17 in the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit for client Marriott International regarding its interlocutory appeal of class certification in multidistrict litigation over a data security incident. The appellate court vacated class certification and ruled that the district court erred in not considering the applicability of a waiver at the certification stage.

August 17, 2023

Event

CLE Relay 2023 – Session 7 – US Supreme Court Term in Review

The CLE will discuss recent developments at the Court, including Justice Jackson’s first Term, the fall-out from key decisions of last term, and recent high-profile discussion of the Court in the media and in Congress. The panel will also discuss prominent cases from the current term, including cases addressing college admissions, elections, religion, internet regulation, and trademark.

June 29, 2023

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