About

The National Chamber Litigation Center (NCLC) is a membership organization that advocates fair treatment of business in the courts and before regulatory agencies. NCLC provides litigation support and advocates on legal and regulatory issues on behalf of the U.S. Chamber and other organizations.

Our 4 Part-Litigation Program

The Litigation Center's litigation program consists of:

• Initiating litigation as a party plaintiff, or intervening in litigation, to take on difficult cases that individual businesses might be reluctant to file or that no single business could fight alone.

• Filing amicus curiae briefs (or "friend of the court" briefs) with courts across the country and in every level of the judicial system. NCLC's amicus briefs present unique and compelling legal arguments, and educate courts on the practical implications of legal decisions to the broader business community.

• Hosting moot courts to assist Supreme Court advocates to prepare for oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.

• Working with the media to help the public understand the effect of business cases on the American economy.

What Others Are Saying About the National Chamber Litigation Center

• "I know from personal experience that the chamber’s support carries significant weight with the justices. Except for the solicitor general representing the United States, no single entity has more influence on what cases the Supreme Court decides and how it decides them than the National Chamber Litigation Center.” Carter G. Phillips, quoted in The New York Times, "Justices Offer Receptive Ear to Business," December 18, 2010.

• "The chamber’s litigation unit, set up in 1977, may be second only to the solicitor general’s office in its influence at the Supreme Court." Bloomberg, "Obama 10th Justice Kagan Subverts Supreme Court Business Tilt," January 11, 2010

• The U.S. Chamber is the "king of the amici" because of NCLC's success at the certiorari-stage of Supreme Court litigation. Slate.com, "The Early Brief Gets the Worm," December 5, 2008.

• The rise of NCLC is an "especially remarkable story" and NCLC's litigation program is the "paradigmatic example" of public policy advocacy before the U.S. Supreme Court.  Richard Lazarus, Georgetown Law Journal, "Advocacy Matters Before and Within the Supreme Court: Transforming the Court by Transforming the Bar," 96 Geo. L.J. 1487-1564 (2008)

• New York Times traces the 30-year history of the National Chamber Litigation Center. The New York Times Magazine, "Supreme Court, Inc.," March 16, 2008.

• The U.S. Chamber is "more willing, in fact, than any other organization" to "step in and state its interests" to urge the Supreme Court to review cases. SCOTUSblog.com, "Cert.-stage Amicus Briefs: Who Files Them and To What Effect?" September 27, 2007.

Membership with the National Chamber Litigation Center

NCLC is a separately-funded affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and depends on membership dues to support its program.

Membership in the National Chamber Litigation Center is open to corporations, law firms, and associations. For more information about NCLC membership, please contact the Litigation Center:

National Chamber Litigation Center, Inc.
1615 H St., NW
Washington, DC 20062
(202) 463-5337 (phone)
(202) 463-5346 (fax)
nclc@uschamber.com