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Paul Hughes

Partner Paul Hughes is co-chair of the Firm’s Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group. He briefs and argues complex appeals, and he develops legal strategy for trial litigation. An experienced appellate lawyer, Paul has argued eight times at the US Supreme Court, including in February, March, October, and December 2019, and March 2020. He has argued more than 40 cases, including before en banc sittings of the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits, and before panels of the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, DC, and Federal Circuits. Paul works across substantive areas of law. He frequently litigates challenges to administrative agency action, especially with respect to immigration, the life sciences industry, and taxation. In 2018, Law360 named Paul an “MVP” for his intellectual property work before the Federal Circuit. Paul also has deep experience with the False Claims Act, bankruptcy, civil rights, and securities law. Please visit our website for more details: https://www.mwe.com/people/hughes-paul-w/ · McDermott Will & Schulte

United StatesSupreme Court, Appellate Law

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Partner and co-chair of the Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Group at McDermott Will & Schulte. Extensive appellate experience including arguments before the US Supreme Court and multiple federal circuits.

Practice areas

Supreme CourtAppellate LawTrial PracticeDispute Resolution

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Expertise

Administrative LawImmigrationLife SciencesTaxationIntellectual PropertyFalse Claims ActBankruptcyCivil RightsSecurities Law