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In a pair of decisions issued on June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the constitutional …
July 1, 2026
July 1, 2026 • 9-minute read
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Vinson & Elkins represents a broad range of companies and individuals before the Supreme Court, with innovative strategy, compelling advocacy, and a relentless determination to win. We leverage deep experience gained in government service and private practice to create efficient and effective appellate solutions.
Relevant Experience
V&E partners have argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, virtually every federal court of appeals, and many state appellate courts. With lawyers who served as law clerks at the Supreme Court and numerous federal courts of appeals, as well as several current advisers to the University of Virginia Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, our team represents clients on a broad range of issues, focusing particularly on cases involving energy, environmental, and administrative law; the First Amendment, separation of powers, and other areas of constitutional law; government contracts; and white collar criminal defense.
Comprehensive Services
V&E can step in to an existing appeal at a moment’s notice, or shepherd a case from the complaint all the way to the Supreme Court, providing seamless integration with trial teams and bringing our senior attorneys’ decades of experience to bear on every matter. In addition to party litigation, our lawyers author amicus briefs, engage the White House and federal agencies, and provide constitutional and regulatory counseling. Our lawyers closely monitor new rules issued by executive agencies and matters pending before U.S. Supreme Court. The team’s broad situational awareness yields a fresh perspective, providing clients with innovative and informed legal advice on matters of critical importance to business.
Experience
(U.S.); (5th Cir.); (W.D. Tex.) – Obtained summary judgment defending the State Bar of Texas against a First Amendment mandatory bar challenge; on appeal, the Fifth Circuit vacated and granted partial summary judgment and a preliminary injunction to the three plaintiffs, but upheld the vast majority of the Bar’s challenged initiatives as constitutional; the U.S. Supreme Court denied our opponents’ cert petition
(U.S.) — Successfully argued that the Wartime Suspension of Limitations Act does not toll the statute of limitations in civil False Claims Act cases; persuaded Supreme Court to grant review on issue despite the absence of a circuit split and after the United States, in a Court-invited amicus brief, argued that certiorari should be denied
(U.S.) — Successfully argued that aiding and abetting liability requires proof defendant had advance notice of alleged confederate’s plans
(U.S.) — Successfully argued that conflict of interest rules governing state officials do not infringe First Amendment speech rights; Justice Scalia authored the opinion gaining a vote of 9-0 issued in our client’s favor
(U.S.) — Persuaded the Supreme Court to grant review in a case involving restrictions the on the transfer of firearms by persons convicted of criminal offense; co-authored brief that won unanimous ruling that court-ordered transfer of firearms did not constituted possession prohibited by statute
(U.S.) — Authored brief that successfully argued that a government employer’s allegedly retaliatory actions against an employee do not give rise to liability under the First Amendment’s Petition Clause, unless the employee’s petition relates to a matter of public concern
(U.S.) — Represented legal and economic professors in connection with an amicus briefing arguing that market movement should be required to demonstrate fraud on the market in securities class actions; the United States Supreme Court cited and adopted portions of arguments
(U.S.) — Successfully argued that a government contracting case brought under the Contract Disputes Act was not ripe for judicial resolution
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Venue Selection for Energy Disputes
On Tuesday, March 17, Jim Thompson, Nick Shum, Stephanie Noble, and Matt Hoffman will lead a CLE program focused on venue selection considerations in energy sector contracts.
March 17, 2026
March 17, 2026 • 1-minute read
Client Alerts
Organizations challenging an agency’s termination of a grant or government contract based on an allegedly illegal government policy need to master a two-step dance, according to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.
August 26, 2025 • V&E Supreme Court Update Published by Westlaw Today, Thomson Reuters, October 2025
August 26, 2025 • 10-minute read
Client Alerts
In the first major National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) case to reach the Supreme Court in almost two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on May 29, 2025, in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County, Colorado.
May 30, 2025 • V&E Supreme Court Update
May 30, 2025 • 13-minute read
Client Alerts
The Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) have released final regulations designating so-called “basis-shifting” transactions among related parties as “transactions of interest.”
January 13, 2025 • V&E Tax Update
January 13, 2025 • 4-minute read
Event Recaps
Outlook on the New Administration
On November 19, 2024, Vinson & Elkins LLP hosted an event on how the regulatory landscape may develop during the incoming Trump administration.
November 19, 2024
November 19, 2024 • 12-minute read
Event Recaps
Attorneys in our appellate, energy regulatory, environmental, tax, securities, and employment practices explored how these landmark rulings affect administrative law and practice and what comes next.
July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024 • 1-minute read
