Melissa Arbus Sherry

Melissa Arbus Sherry is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm's Supreme Court & Appellate Practice. Her practice focuses on high-stakes appellate litigation, with substantial experience in intellectual property matters alongside a wide range of other areas including antitrust, securities, and complex commercial litigation. Prior to rejoining Latham in 2014, she served for five years as an Assistant to the Solicitor General of the United States, representing the U.S. government before the Supreme Court.

Ms. Sherry’s work includes representing clients in patent-related appeals. A notable example of her work in this area includes arguing Bowman v. Monsanto before the U.S. Supreme Court, a significant case concerning patent exhaustion for self-replicating technologies. The provided case data shows her representing operating companies on the defense side, as in Multimedia Technologies Pte Ltd. v. Fandango Media, LLC, where she appeared as Of Counsel for the defendant, Fandango Media, LLC. Her broader client base includes a full spectrum of clients in high-stakes appeals.

With an extensive record of appellate advocacy, Ms. Sherry has argued 12 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and dozens of cases in federal and state appellate courts. While her public profile highlights her work in federal and Supreme Court litigation, specific experience in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings like inter partes reviews (IPRs) is not prominently noted in available sources.

Ms. Sherry earned her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and her B.A. from Tufts University. Following law school, she served as a law clerk to Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court and to Judge Diana Gribbon Motz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.