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Appellate and Administrative Agency Litigation Nielsen Merksamer litigators have succeeded at every level of the court system. Their achievements range from a landmark campaign finance decision by the United States Supreme Court and leading cases in the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal, on the one hand, to winning federal and state court jury trials on the other. As indicated by the list of cases that appears later in this brochure, the firm has successfully litigated cases concerning political issues, regulatory agency enforcement, initiatives and referenda, voting rights and redistricting, state taxes, government contracts, civil rights, education law, alcoholic beverage control, state tort policy, rent control and numerous other important matters. Our litigators have a thorough understanding of the operation of government agencies, and frequently represent clients who are adversely affected by government action and regulation, both in the courts and in contested administrative hearings. For example, Nielsen Merksamer litigation section attorneys represent clients before the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, the Department of Education, the State Board of Education, and other State agencies, and in federal voting rights matters in the United States Department of Justice. Nielsen Merksamer's litigators have years of experience representing both private and public sector clients, which provides a unique and important perspective from which to address competing public policy considerations which are at the core of most litigated disputes. We also have an established specialty in appellate litigation including preparing amicus curiae briefs, which often involve high profile, important public policy disputes. Our senior litigators are also frequently called upon to serve as mediators and arbitrators. |
