Beth Heifetz
Work in Tom A. Jerman
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Washington, DC
Appellate, Government, Federal, Business Law
51 Louisiana Avenue NorthWest, Washington, DC 20001
About Beth Heifetz
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Government
- Federal
- Business Law
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1983J.D.
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- University of Wisconsin, 1978B.A.
Representative Cases
- AHERF Creditors' Committee successfully appeals award of summary judgment in favor of auditor and limits availability of in pari delicto defense in audit-failure cases (2011)
- Albertson's wins dismissal of malicious prosecution action filed by the UFCW International (2009)
- American Council of Life Insurance files amicus curiae brief in 2nd Circuit concerning insurance company liability for embezzlement (2009)
- Amway, Asea Brown Boveri, Ashland Oil, Borden, and The Limited Stores act as amici curiae before Supreme Court successfully arguing for preservation of unitary business principle (2012)
- Capital Cities/ABC, CBS, et al. file brief in opposition to petition for certiorari challenging FCC ban and Helms Amendment as violative of First Amendment (2012)
- Class of out-of-state fishermen mount constitutional challenge to Alaska’s discriminatory fee structure for fishing licenses
- Council on State Taxation files brief amicus curiae challenging whether the doctrine of comity precludes certain state tax disputes from proceeding in federal court
- Disabled student prevails in suit against state university for disability discrimination (2009)
- Domestic multinational companies filed brief amici curiae successfully urging reversal in 7-2 Supreme Court opinion involving violation of foreign commerce clause
- Economists file brief amici curiae arguing proper standard for determining when price increases for supplies constitutes predatory buying (2012)
- Experian wins appeal of California antitrust action filed by consumer credit report resellers (2009)
- First American wins affirmance by Ninth Circuit of dismissal of RICO complaint (2009)
- Florence County School District Four challenges provision of educational service in Supreme Court
- Lee Memorial Health System defeats FTC challenge of Cape Coral acquisition (2009)
- MCI Telecom opposes certiorari to equal protection challenge on state personal property tax
- National City filed brief amicus curiae on exclusive permission to regulate certain federally-chartered mortgage companies
- Old Carco LLC (formerly, Chrysler LLC) prevails in Second Circuit appeal by former dealers that attempted to deploy franchise laws to undo bankruptcy judge's orders (2011)
- Onyx prevails in ICC arbitrations claiming breach of representations and warranties for waste facility purchased in Mexico (2009)
- POMA filed brief amici curiae arguing federal statute involving depiction of animal cruelty was overbroad and unconstitutional under First Amendment (2012)
- Prisoner successfully appeals to reinstate Section 1983 retaliation claim (2009)
- Seneca Nation of Indians files U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief challenging NY cigarette taxing scheme
- Simon Property Group prevails in appeal from award for alleged breach of an employment agreement (2009)
- Tenet Healthcare Corporation prevails in FTC and Missouri challenge of hospital merger (2009)
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce files amicus brief in Supreme Court challenging fairness of California corporate franchise tax to foreign-based multinational entities
- Vermont Information Processing petitions Supreme Court for certiorari in challenge to NY tax imposed on out-of-state businesses
- Washington Group International individual officers and directors prevail in district court and on appeal in securities fraud case (2009)
- Westinghouse Savannah River successfully defends 4th Circuit ruling of disparate-impact and disparate-treatment on appeal (2009)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
Past Positions
- Justice Harry A. Blackmun, United States Supreme Court, Law Clerk, - 1985
- Judge Abner Mikva, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Law Clerk, - 1984
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Of Counsel
- Partner
- Practice Leader Business & Tort Litigation
- Partner
Nearby Lawyers
- Appellate
- Government
- Federal
- Business Law
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