Argued before the Supreme Court and oversaw the briefing in a dispute over the constitutional limits on the taxation of trusts. The Court’s opinion announced favorable new reasoning.

Defeated a petition for certiorari in a trade association’s freedom-of-association challenge to a state statute. The Court denied the petition after receiving our response.

Filed an amicus brief for a civil-rights organization on whether federal courts can decide claims of partisan gerrymandering.

Represented law professors as amici who supported the constitutionality of a federal statute that allows terror victims to execute on money judgments against Iran.

Filed an amicus brief for a policy organization on how the Fourth Amendment applies to military-style raids by police.

Successfully defended a state official against a constitutional challenge to a state statute that bans the corporate practice of law.

Secured the reversal of a judgment for almost $100 million in an insurance-contract dispute.

Defended a judgment that rejected antitrust and constitutional claims against a medical regulatory agency.

Represented a retail chain in an appeal from threshold decisions in a putative nationwide class action over employment practices.

Defended against individual shareholders’ lawsuits that challenged a merger between two national banks.

Secured the affirmance of a summary judgment in favor of a public hospital system in a lawsuit that alleged retaliation in violation of the First Amendment.

Represented the governor of North Carolina in expedited appeals in a dispute over ballot language for proposed state-constitutional amendments.

Won appellate reversal of a decision that reassigned the ownership of a multibillion-dollar utility. The state supreme court’s decision held that a recent statute violated the North Carolina Constitution.

Won an appeal for a technology company on the issue of personal jurisdiction in a business dispute.

Represented a former North Carolina governor and a former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court as friends of the court in a dispute over legislation that changed the composition of the state elections board.

Won an appeal in a scope-of-practice dispute between two state regulatory agencies.

Secured the affirmance of a summary judgment in favor of an apartment complex and waste-management company that challenged a city’s differential rates for landfill access.

Represented a statewide association of homebuilders as amici curiae in a dispute over municipalities’ authority to impose impact fees on builders and developers.

Won an appellate reversal of a billion-dollar judgment in a class action over health-insurance coverage.

Secured the affirmance of a judgment in favor of a national general-contracting firm in a dispute involving novel questions of municipal law.

As new counsel on appeal in a departing-employee dispute, won partial reversal of a $10 million judgment that included a record award of attorney fees.

Defended a judgment that reversed an $11 million tax assessment against business owners. 

Won the affirmance of a summary judgment in favor of hotel developers whose former employer sued them for alleged violations of non-solicitation provisions in their employment agreements.

On behalf of state legislators, filed an amicus brief that supported a challenge to the validity of a state constitutional amendment.

Successfully represented a charter school in a challenge to the South Carolina Department of Revenue’s attempt to charge property taxes on the school’s leased campus.

Represented a national bank in an appeal that upheld the dismissal of shareholder claims against the bank and its directors.

Represented a regional retailer in a landmark shareholder dissent and appraisal lawsuit under the South Carolina Business Corporations Act.

Represented a business group as an amicus curiae before the South Carolina Supreme Court in a landmark case on the effect of employee handbooks.