The core of Hogan Lovells’ appellate practice is based in Washington, but the 10 attorneys there have a broad reach, in terms of geography and substance. “We don’t adhere to any appellate niche. We brief and argue cases nationally, across all subject areas,” said appellate practice co-director Catherine Stetson.
Hogan represented one of five former executives of American International Group Inc. and General Re Corp. convicted of fraud for allegedly creating sham transactions to inflate AIG’s loss reserves; AIG restated the transactions in 2005. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ordered a new trial in December, in part because of a faulty jury instruction uncovered by Hogan associate Dominic Perella, Stetson said.
