Williams & Connolly was named 2016 Product Liability Firm of the Year by Chambers USA, and the firm received rankings for several other practices and individuals. Regarding the firm’s Product Liability practice, Chambers noted, “This preeminent litigation outfit continues to be consistently praised for its excellence in the most contentious product liability cases.” The award “reflects notable achievements over the past 12 months, including outstanding work, impressive strategic growth and excellence in client service.”
The firm’s additional top rankings in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business include:
- Appellate Law (Nationwide)
- Corporate Crime & Investigations (Nationwide)
- Intellectual Property: Litigation (District of Columbia)
- Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
- Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
- Media & Entertainment (District of Columbia)
- Products Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
- Securities: Litigation (Nationwide)
Additionally, the following attorneys were recognized in various practice areas:
Kevin Baine
First Amendment Litigation (Star Individuals) (Nationwide)
Media & Entertainment (District of Columbia)
Bob Barnett
Media & Entertainment (District of Columbia)
James Bruton
Tax: Fraud (Nationwide)
Dane Butswinkas
Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
Rob Cary
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
Richard Cooper
Healthcare: Pharmaceutical/Medical Products Regulatory (Senior Statesmen) (District of Columbia)
Kevin Downey
Litigation: Securities (District of Columbia)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
Securities: Litigation (Nationwide)
Bruce Genderson
Intellectual Property: Litigation (District of Columbia)
F. Lane Heard
Product Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
Tom Hentoff
Media & Entertainment (District of Columbia)
Heidi Hubbard
Product Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical (Spotlight Table) (Nationwide)
David Kendall
Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
Media & Entertainment (District of Columbia)
Enu Mainigi
Healthcare (District of Columbia)
Doug Marvin
Product Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
Product Liability: Pharmaceutical (Spotlight Table) (Nationwide)
Bill McDaniels
Litigation: General Commercial (Senior Statesmen) (District of Columbia)
Steve Raber
Product Liability & Mass Torts (Nationwide)
Toby Romero
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Star Individuals) (District of Columbia)
Brendan Sullivan
Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
Litigation: Trial Lawyers (Star Individuals) (Nationwide)
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Star Individuals) (District of Columbia)
Bob Van Kirk
Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
John Vardaman
Litigation: General Commercial (Senior Statesmen) (District of Columbia)
John Villa
Litigation: General Commercial (District of Columbia)
Litigation: Securities (District of Columbia)
Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations) (Nationwide)
Securities: Litigation (Nationwide)
Lance Wade
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (Up and Coming) (District of Columbia)
David Zinn
Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations (District of Columbia)
Chambers USA ranks leading firms and lawyers in a wide variety of practice areas throughout America. The publication performs in-depth client focused research and the guide is read by industry-leading companies and organizations worldwide.