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Supreme Court Practice. Gupta Wessler is unrivaled as the most active and successful plaintiff-side practice before the U.S. Supreme Court. In addition, the firm runs Harvard Law School’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. Over the past two Supreme Court terms, Gupta Wessler had seven oral arguments, presented by all four of the firm’s principals. Only four other law firms had as many arguments during that time. Gupta Wessler had the highest win rate (71%) of any firm in that group, surpassing every large corporate defense firm. Measured over the past five terms, our win rate (77.8%) was even higher—a feat matched by only one big corporate firm. All told, advocates at Gupta Wessler have argued 33 cases before the Supreme Court. The firm’s Supreme Court practice spans the full range of plaintiff-side practice, including arbitration, class actions, preemption, personal jurisdiction, and securities fraud, among other issues.  > read more

Appellate Practice. Most of our work is focused on doing just one thing: winning on appeal in state and federal courts nationwide. Leading trial lawyers nationwide regularly seek us out to handle their most consequential and challenging matters on appeal, including the protection on appeal of some of the nation’s largest jury verdicts. We are often entrusted to handle make-or-break appeals in significant class actions, multi-district litigation, and high-stakes individual cases, and in cases presenting cutting-edge issues of access to justice. We approach each case with a fresh perspective, a bird’s-eye view of the law, and a creative and strategic sense of how to reframe the issues for success on appeal.  > read more

Protecting Landmark Jury Verdicts. America’s top trial lawyers trust Gupta Wessler to protect their largest and most important jury verdicts on appeal. In recent years, we have successfully defended billions in verdicts and settlements across the country. In addition to briefing and arguing these appeals, we’re often brought in to help with post-trial motions and settlement strategy after a major verdict. We also have expertise in protecting punitive damages and opposing damages caps. > read more

Constitutional and Complex Litigation. In a small number of select matters, we work with clients and co-counsel to design and prosecute class actions, constitutional and regulatory challenges, and other complex litigation from the ground up, historically with a focus on consumers’ and workers’ rights, litigation involving federal agency action, and civil rights. We also consult on litigation strategy and are occasionally retained to argue critical, high-stakes motions that present unsettled legal issues, often in preparation for an appeal.  > read more