Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Lou Fisher litigates complex facts and legal issues on behalf of corporations, legislative bodies, government officials, and other individuals. Lou's practice covers all phases of litigation, with a focus on dispositive motions and appeals, and he has filed briefs in more than a dozen cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. His experience spans a variety of subjects including breach of contract, oil and gas rights, labor and employment, antitrust, and constitutional rights.

Lou currently is representing an energy company before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and before an agency appellate board in a set of disputes with the U.S. government over ownership interests in a large oil field. He also is representing a major energy company against a foreign government and its state oil company in litigation over responsibility for third-party environmental claims. In addition, Lou recently obtained a voluntary dismissal of an employee's claims of retaliation for alleged whistleblower activity under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. He also won, and successfully defended on appeal, a million-dollar judgment for a member of Congress whose privacy rights were violated when another congressman disseminated an illegally recorded tape of a telephone conversation among congressional leaders. Lou's trial experience includes victories on behalf of state government entities in complex voting rights litigation before special three-judge federal district courts in New York and South Carolina.

Lou is a member of the Edward Coke Appellate Inn of Court. He has written on voting rights law and on Supreme Court decisions in the areas of antitrust, employment discrimination, and property rights.

Areas of Practice

• Issues & Appeals
• Appellate Advocacy in the U.S. Supreme Court
• Appellate Litigation in Other Federal & State Courts
• Trial Litigation in Federal & State Courts

Representative Cases

• Aruanno v. Cape May County Jail, No. 02-1395, 2007 WL 708987 (3d Cir. Mar. 8, 2007) , (2007)
• Boehner v. McDermott, 332 F. Supp. 2d 149 (D.D.C. 2004). Prior Proceedings: Boehner v. McDermott, No. 98-594 (TFH), 1998 WL 436897 (D.D.C. July 28, 1998), rev’d, 191 F.3d 463 (D.C. Cir. 1999), Vacated, 532 U.S. 1050 (2001)
• Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington, 538 U.S. 216 (2003)
• Cano v. Davis, 211 F. Supp. 2d 1208 (C.D. Cal. 2002) (Three- Judge Court), aff’d, 537 U.S. 1100 (2003)
• ChevronTexaco Corp. v. Petroecuador, No. 50 T 198 00297 04 (American Arbitration Association); Republic of Ecuador v. ChevronTexaco Corp., No. 04 Civ. 8378 (SHS) (S.D.N.Y.)
• Colleton County Council v. McConnell, 201 F. Supp. 2d 618 (D.S.C. 2002) (three-judge court)
• Colorado General Assembly v. Salazar, 124 S. Ct. 2228 (2004) (denying certiorari)
• Florida v. United States, No. 02-0941 (D.D.C.) (Three-Judge Court)
• Hall v. Virginia, 385 F.3d 421 (4th Cir. 2004), aff'g 276 F. Supp. 2d 528 (E.D. Va. 2003)
• In re Client V
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp and United Steelworkers of America, Case No. 32-CA-17041 (NLRB)
• Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. and United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, No. 32-CA-17041, before the National Labor Relations Board
• Lance v. Dennis, 126 S.Ct. 1198 (2006)
• Lingle v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., 125 S.Ct. 2074
• Navajo Nation v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, F. Supp. 2d 998 (D. Ariz. 2002), and Related State Court Proceedings
• North Carolina State Board of Elections v. United States, 208 F. Supp. 2d 14 (D.D.C. 2002) (Three-Judge Court). Prior proceedings: 206 F. Supp. 2d 31 (D.D.C. 2002) (Three-Judge Court)
• O’Lear v. Miller, 222 F. Supp. 2d 850 (E.D. Mich.) (Three-Judge Court), aff’d, 537 U.S. 937 (2002)
• Rodriguez v. Pataki, 308 F. Supp. 2d 346 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (Three-Judge Court).
• Smith v. City of Jackson, No. 03-1160
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Campbell, 538 U.S. 408 (2003)
• Texaco v. Dagher, 126 S.Ct. 1276 (2006) , (2006)
• Visa USA, Inc. v. United States, 125 S. Ct. 45 (2004) (denying certiorari)
• New York County grand jury investigation

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Litigation, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Claims Court, Federal Trial Practice, International Trade Litigation, Litigation & Appeals, Military & Veterans Appeals, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Tax Litigation, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• New York, Second Department

Education

• Yale University

Published Works

• The Supreme Court's Decision in Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States: An Important Development Regarding the Legal Consequences of Document Retention Policies, 2005
• Supreme Court Decision: Regulatory Takings, Engage, Vol. 6, issue 1, 2005
• A Legislative Task: Why Four Types of Redistricting Challenges Are Not, or Should Not Be, Recognized by Courts, Election Law Journal, 2005
• Supreme Court Preview: Disparate Impact Claims Under the ADEA, Engage, Vol. 5, issue 2, 2004

Address

51 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001-2113

Phones

1.202.879.3637 (Business Phone)

Faxes

1.202.626.1700 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.jonesday.com