Stephen M Shapiro

Stephen Shapiro is the founder and senior member of the Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation practice group at Mayer Brown. Under his leadership the group has grown to become the largest Supreme Court and appellate practice in the country, and has been ranked first nationally by both Chambers USA and The Legal 500. Lawyers in the group have argued over 200 cases in the U.S. Supreme Court and a large number of appeals in federal and state courts across the country. Steve personally has been responsible for briefing more than 200 cases and for arguing 27 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. (July-August, 1985) (“the performances of Laurence Tribe, Rex Lee and Steve Shapiro were case studies in effective advocacy”). , 969 F.2d 1231 (D.C. Cir. 1992), cert. denied, 507 U.S. 951 (1993) (unsuccessful argument on behalf of seven Bell telephone companies seeking authority to centralize network signalling; extensive dissent from Judge Stephen Williams).