The U.S. Supreme Court issued two patent decisions from its 2015 term. Both were argued by Sullivan & Cromwell lawyers.

In Stryker v. Zimmer, Jeffrey Wall, co-head of the firm’s appellate litigation practice, persuaded a high court that’s usually squeamish about patent rights to give district judges more discretion over enhanced damages for willful infringement. The decision put $140 million back in play for Sullivan client Stryker Corp.