CALG expands to D.C.

Today’s DJ has Elite appellate firm expands to D.C., bolsters San Francisco office — Former U.S. Supreme Court clerk Dina Mishra joins Complex Appellate Litigation Group as its first partner in Washington D.C., marking a strategic move for the high-profile appellate boutique.

• the firm now has 27 attorneys, five offices, and is responding to nationwide demand. The D.C. office will focus on regulatory, securities, intellectual property, and financial litigation appeals, and “whatever else develops.”
• The firm also announced two additions to its San Francisco office: Steven A. Hirsch and James Heideman. Together, they bring more than six decades of appellate experience.

• Hirsch has litigated high-stakes appeals in both state and
  federal courts. He is widely recognized for his legal writing and was
  previously a partner at Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP.

• Heideman, a longtime judicial staff attorney, served
  Justices Carol Corrigan and William McGuiness in the California appellate
  courts. He played a key role in shaping thousands of appellate decisions over
  his career.

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