SEA SHEPHERD NEW ZEALAND v. UNITED STATES

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lia Comerford , Earthrise Law Center at Lewis & Clark Law, of Portland, OR, argued for Plaintiffs Sea Shepherd New Zealand and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. With her on the briefs were Allison LaPlante , Danielle Replogle ; and Brett Sommermeyer and Catherine Pruett , Sea Shepherd Legal, of Seattle, WA.

Stephen C. Tosini , Senior Trial Counsel, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, of Washington, D.C., argued for Defendants United States, Gina M. Raimondo, United States Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, Janet Yellen, United States Department of the Treasury, Alejandro Mayorkas, and United States Department of Homeland Security. With him on the briefs were Brian M. Boynton , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and Patricia M. McCarthy , Director. Of counsel was Jason S. Forman , Office of the General Counsel, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of Silver Spring, MD.

Warren E. Connelly , of Trade Pacific PLLC, of Washington, D.C., argued for Defendant-Intervenor New Zealand Government. With him on the briefs were Robert G. Gosselink and Kenneth N. Hammer .