Julian W. Poon
USA Guide 2024
Band 3 : Litigation: Appellate
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About
Provided by Julian W. Poon
Practice Areas
Julian has handled a broad range of cases at the appellate and trial court levels, in federal and state courts across the country, including several major class actions, as well as other complex commercial litigation. His first-chair appellate experience includes presenting oral argument to the Third, Ninth, Eleventh, D.C., and Federal Circuits, and to the California Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.
Career
Julian serves as one of the nationwide co-chairs of our firm’s Appellate & Constitutional Law Practice Group. Appointed by the Chief Justice of California to the Judicial Council’s Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022. He was a law clerk to Justice Antonin Scalia, U.S. Supreme Court, and to Judge J. Michael Luttig, formerly of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Personal
Harvard Law School, 1999, summa cum laude; recipient of Fay Diploma (first in his class); Note Editor, Harvard Law Review.
Chambers Review
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Julian Poon offers expertise in a diverse range of appellate matters and regularly represents clients in federal and state appellate courts in California and throughout the country. He cochairs the firm's nationwide appellate and constitutional law practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Julian is a wonderful appellate lawyer and a fantastic writer."
"Julian is relentless in his advocacy and is an outstanding writer."
"Julian is a wonderful appellate lawyer and a fantastic writer."
"Julian is relentless in his advocacy and is an outstanding writer."