Litigation

Appellate

Recorded on: Mar. 26, 2012

DAVID M. GOSSETT: But for now, I'm going to start by introducing Scott Chesin, who is sitting to my immediate right. Scott is a partner at Mayer Brown, a former colleague of mine before I moved into the government last year. [? And he's ?] a part in the appellate practice there. He's based here in New York, though his practice is national. He clerked for Judge Leval in the Second Circuit and has argued appellate cases in various courts, including ...

From the program: Appellate Advocacy 2013

Recorded on: Mar. 21, 2013

Taken from the Web Program Appellate Advocacy 2013 recorded March, 2013 in New York. Lecture Topics  [01:00:00] Preparing for and Delivering Oral Argument  [01:00:00] Practical techniques for preparation for oral argument Speaking styles and addressing substantive concerns Handling specific issues with members of the Court The purchase price of this segment includes the following article from the Course ...

Recorded on: Mar. 21, 2013

DAVID GOSSETT: As I said at the beginning of this afternoon, brief writing is one of the most important parts of oral argument-- of appellate advocacy. Oral argument is clearly the other most important part of oral advocacy. And you are in for a real treat now to have Roy Englert and Kevin Newsom here to discuss oral advocacy with us. Roy is one of the founding partners of Robbins Russell Englert Orseck Untereiner & Sauber in DC, which is a small ...

Recorded on: Mar. 21, 2013

JANET SIEGEL: It is now my pleasure to introduce to you the chair of this afternoon's program. David Gossett serves as the assistant general counsel for litigation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he leads the group of lawyers who defend the Bureau in litigation, as well as handling all appellate and amicus litigation for the bureau. Previously, he was a partner in the Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice at Mayer Brown. ...

• Sep. 19, 2013 Washington, DC

The Federal government market is increasingly complex and compliance driven. Budget pressure, inappropriate use of fixed-price contracts, increasing compliance and transparency requirements, the initiation of a “super” oversight board, intensified focus on contract and business systems auditing, increased emphasis on suspension and debarment, and growing use of the False Claims Act to enforce contract terms all make participation in this market a ...