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Founded in 2012 with a distinctive mission, Gupta Wessler LLP is the nation’s premier plaintiff-side appellate boutique. The firm protects the country’s largest jury verdicts on appeal, leads consequential class-action and mass-tort appeals, and maintains a U.S. Supreme Court win record that consistently rivals —and surpasses—the biggest corporate defense firms.
The firm's docket spans the full spectrum of plaintiff-side practice, including antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights, workers' rights, products liability, securities fraud, torts, insurance bad faith, environmental justice, as well as administrative law and constitutional issues of all stripes.
With offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Boston, the firm serves as the go-to appellate partner for trial lawyers nationwide, providing a powerful counterweight to the corporate dominance of the Supreme Court and appellate bar. The firm also runs the Harvard Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic and serves as outside counsel to the American Association for Justice and state trial lawyer associations.
Gupta Wessler approaches every case with a fresh perspective, a strategic sense of how to frame the issues for success, and a singular focus on representing plaintiffs--never corporations. Its clients include classes of workers, consumers, and investors; public-interest organizations; and trial lawyers seeking to protect their most significant victories on appeal.
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Gupta Wessler enjoys a sterling reputation for its prowess in appellate matters, benefiting from a highly regarded pool of litigators with a tremendous track record before the US Supreme Court and other state and federal courts nationwide. The firm primarily specializes in plaintiff-side work.
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Gupta Wessler represented Luke Davis, Julian Vargas and the American Council of the Blind before the US Supreme Court in a class action concerning accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Court dismissed the case as improvidently granted, leaving in place a Ninth Circuit ruling permitting class certification in a challenge to allegedly inaccessible self‑service kiosks.
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They are incredibly skilled and well versed in all aspects of appellate law. Their brief writing and oral advocacy skills are unparalleled, and they repeatedly demonstrate excellent strategic judgment. They are exceptionally effective at tailoring arguments to judges and justices who might ordinarily be skeptical or hostile to the interests and positions we represent.
Their SCOTUS record is remarkable, given the makeup of the Court. They are the leading appellate shop for the plaintiff side.
Their strength is in their extraordinary sophistication across an array of public interest and consumer protection statutes. Gupta Wessler doesn’t just show up in the appellate arena, they stride into it like a seasoned general, reading the terrain of the law and landing the arguments in the highest courts that reshape it. They are the strategic force that turns the tide for consumers and workers.
The team has deep experience with the appellate courts and judges and has the ability to strategize in a difficult and ever-changing appellate environment. Clients turn to Gupta Wessler when important but difficult legal issues are at stake and seem impossible to win.
The firm has talented attorneys who have extensive appellate experience and are successful in handling complex litigation. The attorneys have the ability to explain complicated issues in simple terms with real-life examples. They are incredibly thoughtful in their counsel and can see how a particular case may have a much broader application.
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Deepak Gupta is highly regarded for his appellate work on behalf of plaintiffs. He regularly acts for clients in cases before the Supreme Court and across the federal circuits.
He brings a level of experience that is hard to match.
He’s not just a legal architect, he’s been a true partner in purpose.
Deepak is a true champion for the rights of individuals and a great advocate.
He's a fantastic lawyer in every way, and in terms of his argument style and brief writing. He's convincing, elegant and can interact with the justices very well.
Matthew Wessler enjoys an excellent reputation for his plaintiff-side litigation practice, which features notable expertise in appellate matters before courts nationwide. He excels in a broad array of consumer protection, workers' rights and class action matters.
Matt thinks of all the angles and brings excellent judgment to difficult cases.
He's very thoughtful, bright and experienced.
Matt is an incredibly hard worker and has excellent judgment about what to argue and not argue – and how to argue it.
Matt Wessler is one of the sharpest, most precise appellate advocates I’ve ever worked with, and I don’t say that lightly. His precision isn’t just in the courtroom. It’s in how he lifts the craft for all of us.
Matt is understated, but with him in your corner you will be set up to succeed.
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