Tell us about your top U.S. Supreme Court or federal appeals court victory over the past year and how you and your team achieved the win.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com. It was the first-ever U.S. Supreme Court telephonic argument; Lisa’s 40th Supreme Court argument; and the first-ever argument where Lisa’s children sat at counsel table (which was Lisa’s dining-room table). And it was ultimately Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s final majority opinion. The key to that win was writing a fun brief that turned otherwise-dry trademark principles into an appeal to common sense as well as the common law.

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