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Lisa Helem

Lisa Helem

Lisa Helem is the editor in chief of The National Law Journal. Contact her at [email protected]. On Twitter: @lhelemNLJ

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November 20, 2017 | National Law Journal

The NLJ Celebrates its 2017 Legal Awards Honorees: See the Slideshow

The National Law Journal hosted its 2017 Legal Awards at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Nov. 9.

By Lisa Helem |

1 minute read

November 16, 2017 | National Law Journal

Who Determines if a Dispute Is Arbitrable?

Parties drafting arbitration clauses should affirmatively select who decides questions of arbitrability.

By Karen Chesley

3 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Goodwin Procter

Goodwin partner William Jay says collaboration was key to the firm's appellate success, including a U.S. Supreme Court victory for Varsity Brands.

By Lisa Helem |

4 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Davis Wright Tremaine

Davis Wright Tremaine partner Stephen Rummage reflects on the firm's unanimous win before the U.S. Supreme Court.

By Lisa Helem |

5 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer partner Lisa Blatt discusses the firm's win in a U.S. Supreme Court case "where the court held that a church need not establish a church-affiliated organization for that organization to be exempt from ERISA."

By Lisa Helem |

2 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Mayer Brown

Mayer Brown partner Andrew Pincus on the firm's approach to appellate success: "Start with analysis of text, history, cases, etc. Then ask: What legal rule enables our client to prevail?"

By Lisa Helem |

2 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Williams & Connolly

Williams & Connolly partner Kannon Shanmugam on the firm's approach to appellate success: "We aim to treat every case like it's the most important one we've ever handled."

By Lisa Helem |

5 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

The 2017 Appellate Hot List

Our 2017 special report features an elite group of lawyers and law firms that posted hard-fought wins at the U.S. Supreme Court or in federal circuit courts. How do they do it?

By Lisa Helem

1 minute read

October 30, 2017 | Supreme Court Brief

Meet the NLJ's 2017 Appellate Hot List

NLJ editors and reporters asked 20 of the country's top appellate lawyers for their practice tips and advice.

By Lisa Helem |

2 minute read

October 30, 2017 | National Law Journal

Quinn Emanuel

Quinn Emanuel partner Kathleen Sullivan discusses the firm's win for client Samsung in the U.S. Supreme Court's first design patent case in more than 120 years.

By Lisa Helem |

11 minute read