Amy Mason Saharia

Though all cases vary and none is predictive, Amy’s experience includes:

• Successfully argued Ellingburg v. United States in the U.S. Supreme Court, securing unanimous holding that restitution under the Mandatory Victim Restitution Act is criminal punishment for purposes of the Constitution’s ex post facto clause.
• Argued Dupree v. Younger, presenting the question whether legal issues decided at the summary-judgment stage must be raised in post-trial motions, in the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Argued Sanchez v. Mayorkas, presenting the question whether eligible recipients of Temporary Protected Status may adjust to lawful-permanent-resident status, in the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Secured holding in the U.S. Supreme Court that the Rooker-Feldman doctrine can be triggered by a state-court decision that remains subject to further review in state court in TM v. University of Maryland Medical System Corp.
• Secured holding in the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal-program bribery statute requires a quid pro quo in order to convict state or local officials of bribery in Snyder v. United States.
• Secured holding in the U.S. Supreme Court that when a defendant uses a trademark as a designation of source for its own goods or services, it is not entitled to First Amendment protection from infringement liability under the Lanham Act.
• Secured holding in the U.S. Supreme Court rejecting a willfulness requirement to obtain awards of infringers’ profits in trademark-infringement cases under the Lanham Act.
• Successfully argued multiple appeals obtaining vacatur of decisions of the National Labor Relations Board for Starbucks Corp.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the Delaware Supreme Court obtaining affirmance of a remedial decision of the Court of Chancery.
• Successfully argued a criminal appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, obtaining re-sentencing on charges of health care fraud and conspiracy to commit health care fraud on behalf of corporate executive.
• Secured affirmance of summary judgment in favor of a multinational pharmaceutical company in the First Circuit in multi-district product liability litigation involving more than 400 plaintiffs.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, securing affirmance of Lanham Act judgment following jury and bench trials.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, securing affirmance of dismissal of racketeering claim against corporate client.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, obtaining reversal of an order denying disgorgement of profits under the Lanham Act.
• Secured affirmance of judgment as a matter of law in favor of firm clients in a fraud case in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, obtaining reversal of an order increasing a damages judgment against a tax-services provider.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, obtaining vacatur of an attorneys’ fee award under the Copyright Act.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, obtaining affirmance of the district court’s dismissal of a putative class action lawsuit alleging breach of contract and deceptive trade practices.
• Successfully argued an appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, overturning the district court’s ruling that a preemption claim was not ripe for adjudication.