Williams & Connolly has again been ranked among the leading law firms nationwide in The Legal 500: United States. In the 2024 edition, the firm was recognized in the following practice areas:
- Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions
- Appellate: Supreme Court
- Appellate: Courts of Appeals
- Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporations
- Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
- Financial Services: Litigation
- General Commercial Disputes
- Government Contracts
- Healthcare: Service Providers
- International Litigation
- Intellectual Property: Copyright
- Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
- Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets
- Media and Entertainment: Litigation
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Consumer Products – Defense
- Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
- Securities Litigation – Defense
- State Attorneys General
The following partners were also named to The Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” list, which recognizes those who are “at the pinnacle of the profession.”
Ten Williams & Connolly attorneys were also named to The Legal 500’s “Leading Lawyers” list, which is designed to highlight those lawyers who are pre-eminent in their given field.
- David Berl, Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation
- Jessamyn Berniker, Intellectual Property: Patents: Litigation
- Paul Boehm, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
- Dane Butswinkas, Dispute Resolution: Leading Trial Lawyers and Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes
- Kevin Downey, Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense
- Sarah Harris, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
- Tom Hentoff, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- Heidi Hubbard, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
- Joe Petrosinelli, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
- John Schmidtlein, Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions - Defense
- Bob Van Kirk, Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes and Securities Litigation: Defense
The following partners were also named to The Legal 500’s “Next Generation Partners” list, which identifies partners who, according to the publication, are the “next generation” of law firm leaders.
The following attorneys were also recognized as The Legal 500 “Rising Stars.”
To see the full list of rankings, click here.