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January 2012 Williams & Connolly Wins Prosecutorial-Misconduct Case Before Supreme Court
 
January 2012 News Corp. Names Gerson Zweifach as Group General Counsel
 
December 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Four New Partners
 
December 2011 Washingtonian Magazine Names 18 Williams & Connolly LLP Partners to its List of "Washington's Best Lawyers"
 
November 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Recognized in 2012 editions of Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Appellate
 
November 2011 Kannon Shanmugam Argues Prosecutorial-Misconduct Case Before Supreme Court
 
November 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Honored as Best Lawyers in America
 
October 2011 Two Williams & Connolly Partners Named to the National Law Journal's "Minority 40 Under 40" List
 
October 2011 The ABA’s Litigation Journal Publishes Article Written by Williams & Connolly Lawyer
 
September 2011 Two Williams & Connolly Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year"
 
August 2011 The ABA Publishes Book Written by Williams & Connolly Lawyers
 
July 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Ranked the #1 Law Firm to Work For by Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms
 
July 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Ranked as One of the Most Prestigious Law Firms in the Nation by Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2012 Edition
 
June 2011 Kannon Shanmugam Featured in National Law Journal Article on Supreme Court Practitioners
 
June 2011 Charles D. Niemeier Rejoins Williams & Connolly LLP
 
June 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Practice Areas and Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in the 2011 Edition of Chambers USA
 
May 2011 Five Williams & Connolly LLP Partners Recognized Among the 2011 Lawdragon “500 Leading Lawyers in America”
 
March 2011 Brendan Sullivan and Robert Cary Named Among The National Law Journal’s “Most Influential Lawyers”
 
January 1, 2011 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Six New Partners
 
October 2010 Best Lawyers® Identifies Three Williams & Connolly Partners as “Lawyers of the Year”
 
October 2010 Stephen Urbanczyk Admitted to American College of Trial Lawyers
 
September 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Receives Top-Tier “Best Law Firms” Practice Area Rankings by U.S. News – Best Lawyers
 
August 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Ranked as One of the Most Prestigious Law Firms in the Nation by Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2011 Edition
 
August 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Honored as Best Lawyers in America
 
July 2010 The Phoenix Suns Name Partner Lon Babby President of Basketball Operations
 
June 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Practice Areas and Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in the 2010 Edition of Chambers USA
 
June 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Recognized as a Leading U.S. Law Firm in the 2010 Edition of The Legal 500
 
May 2010 Five Williams & Connolly LLP Partners Recognized Among the 2010 Lawdragon “500 Leading Lawyers in America”
 
April 2010 American Lawyer Names John Villa “Litigator of the Week”
 
April 2010 Law360 Recognizes Kannon Shanmugam as a “Rising Legal Star Under 40”
 
April 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Selected for the National Law Journal’s “Appellate Hot List”
 
March 2010 Brendan Sullivan Selected Among “The Decade’s Most Influential Lawyers”
 
March 2010 Bob Barnett Featured in The Washington Post
 
January 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Awarded Honorable Mention in 2010 "Litigation Department of the Year"
 
January 2010 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Six New Partners
 
January 2010 Williams & Connolly Partners and Sports Practice Featured in Washingtonian Magazine
 
December 2009 Washingtonian Magazine Names 22 Williams & Connolly LLP Partners to List of "Washington's Top Lawyers"
 
December 2009 Kannon Shanmugam Argues Securities Case Before Supreme Court
 
November 2009 Williams & Connolly Successfully Represents Bear Stearns Manager, Ralph Cioffi
 
October 2009 Lon Babby Featured in SportsBusiness Journal
 
September 2009 Williams & Connolly LLP Recognized in The American Lawyer “Pro Bono 100”
 
August 2009 Williams & Connolly LLP Ranked as One of the Most Prestigious Law Firms in the Nation by Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2010 Edition
 
July 2009 Williams & Connolly Partners Named to the National Law Journal's List of "40 Under 40"
 
June 2009 Congratulations to Partner Howard Gutman on his Nomination by President Obama to be Ambassador to Belgium
 
June 2009 Williams & Connolly LLP Practice Areas and Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in the 2009 Edition of Chambers USA
 
June 2009 Williams & Connolly LLP Recognized in the 2009 Edition of The Legal 500 - United States
 
June 2009 Williams & Connolly Partners Featured as Champions and Pioneers in Legal Times
 
May 2009 Congratulations to Partner Laurie Fulton on her Nomination by President Obama to be Ambassador to Denmark
 
May 2009 Williams & Connolly LLP Receives Washington Lawyers' Committee Outstanding Achievement Award
 
April 2009 Kannon Shanmugam Argues Hawaii Public-Lands Case Before Supreme Court
 
March 2009 25 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers
 
February 2009 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition Names 7 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys as Top Business Litigators
 
January 2009 Williams & Connolly Congratulates Former Williams & Connolly Associate Elena Kagan on Her Nomination to be Solicitor General of the United States
 
January 2009 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Six New Partners
 
November 2008 Partner Greg Craig appointed White House Counsel
 
November 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Co-Sponsors "The Credit Crisis: Sources of Potential Liability and What to Do About It"
 
October 2008 Kannon Shanmugam joins Williams & Connolly
 
September 2008 Jerry Shulman Recognized as One of the Top Business Law Attorneys in the Washington Area
 
September 2008 Bread for the City Honors Williams & Connolly LLP as Pro Bono Legal Partner of the Year
 
August 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Honored as Best Lawyers in America
 
August 2008 Carolyn Williams is Appointed to American Bar Association Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary
 
August 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Ranked as One of the Most Prestigious Law Firms in the Nation by Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2009 Edition
 
July 2008 Thurgood Marshall Academy Dedicates a Classroom in Memory of Founding Partner Edward Bennett Williams
 
July 2008 Williams & Connolly Partner David Kendall Appointed by Governor to Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment
 
June 2008 Williams & Connolly Client Richard Grasso Prevails in NY Court of Appeals
 
June 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Practice Areas and Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in the 2008 Edition of Chambers USA
 
June 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Wins Asylum Case in Second Circuit
 
June 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Client Jemile Weeks Selected by Oakland A's
 
June 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Receives Pro Bono Award from Washington Lawyers' Committee
 
June 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Recognized in the 2008 Edition of The Legal 500 - United States
 
May 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Partners Named Among the "Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years"
 
May 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Founding Partner, Raymond W. Bergan, Dies at Age 77
 
April 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Named to National Law Journal's "Appellate Hot List"
 
April 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Named the DC "Dream Firm" in a Recent Online Survey
 
March 2008 23 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers
 
January 2008 Former Williams & Connolly LLP Lawyer Mary Beth Long Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs
 
January 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Selected as American Lawyer - "Litigation Department of the Year" Finalist
 
January 2008 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Seven New Partners
 
December 2007 Former Williams & Connolly LLP Associate, Amul Thapar, Confirmed as a United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky
 
December 2007 Twenty Nine Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Named to Washingtonian Magazine's Top Lawyers List
 
August 2007 Williams & Connolly LLP Ranked as One of the Most Prestigious Law Firms in the Nation by Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms, 2008 Edition
 
July 2007 Several Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Selected as Best Lawyers in America for 2008
 
June 2007 Williams & Connolly LLP Practice Areas and Lawyers Earn Top Rankings in the 2007 Edition of Chambers USA
 
June 2007 Two Former Williams & Connolly LLP Lawyers Join White House Staff
 
June 2007 Williams & Connolly Associate, Joseph Fluet Featured in The American Lawyer Article, Lawyers at War
 
May 2007 Williams & Connolly LLP Recognized in The Legal 500 US
 
March 2007 14 Williams & Connolly LLP Attorneys Named Washington Super Lawyers
 
January 2007 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Seven New Partners
 
September 2006 Williams & Connolly Recognized as one of the Top Law Firms for Women According to Harvard Study
 
June 2006 Victoria Radd Rollins Named One of the "Most Powerful Women in Washington" by Washingtonian Magazine
 
April 2006 Williams & Connolly Verdict Chosen by National Law Journal as one of "Top 10 Defense Wins"
 
March 2006 Former Williams & Connolly LLP Partner, Judith A. Miller, Named Women Bar Association's 2006 Woman Lawyer of the Year
 
February 2006 Brendan Sullivan Selected as One of Top Ten White-Collar Criminal Defense Attorneys in Washington, D.C.
 
February 2006 James Tanner, Jr., Selected as Recipient for "Forty Under 40" Award by SportsBusiness Journal
 
February 2006 John Villa Presents "Investigations of Financial Services Companies; Parallel Proceedings; Sarbanes-Oxley Act" at ALI-ABA
 
January 2006 Williams & Connolly LLP Elects Seven New Partners
 
January 2006 John Villa Featured in Corporate Counsel in "Memo to GCs: It's Not As Bad As You Think"
 
December 2005 John Villa Presents at the 2005 Securities Law Developments Conference (ICI Education Foundation) Luncheon Address to General Counsels of Mutual Funds in Washington, D.C.
 
November 2005 John Villa Presents "Managing Litigation and Enforcement Risks: An Overview for Fund Directors," at the 2005 Investment Company Directors' Conference (Independent Directors Counsel), in Scottsdale, Arizona
 
November 2005 John Villa Speaks at the 2005 Investment Company Directors' Conference (Independent Directors Counsel) on "Managing Litigation and Enforcement Risks: An Overview for Fund Directors," in Washington, D.C.
 
November 2005 Paul Wolff Authors "Joining a Board: The Porcupine Approach" in Corporate Counselor
 
October 2005 Paul Wolff Authors "Interested in Being a Director? Do Your Homework" in Financial Executive
 
September 2005 Richard Cooper Selected as One of the Best Food and Drug Lawyers in Washington, D.C.
 
September 2005 Former Williams & Connolly Partner, Nicole Seligman, Recipient of 2005 Stephen E. Banner Award
 
August 2005 Williams & Connolly's Rankings in the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms - 2006 Edition
 
August 2005 Partner Judith A. Miller Elected Vice-Chair of the ABA's Section of Litigation
 
July 2005 James Bruton III Selected as One of the Ten Best Tax Lawyers in Washington, D.C.
 
June 2005 Former Associate Kristen Silverberg Nominated By President to be Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
 
June 2005 John Buckley Speaks at International Commercial Arbitration: Natural Resources, Environment and Technology Disputes Conference
 
May 2005 Williams & Connolly Partner, James Tanner, Jr., Selected by National Law Journal to its Elite List of '40 Under 40'
 
May 2005 John Villa Presents at the American Forest & Paper Association General Counsels Meeting
 
May 2005 John Villa Speaks at Seminar on The Audit Committee's Dilemma When Facing Aggressive Regulators: Capitulation or Confrontation?
 
May 2005 Paul Wolff Speaks at the National Legal Center for the Public Interest's General Counsel Conference on "Ensuring the Competitiveness of American Business: Restoring the Proper Regulatory and Enforcement Balance"
 
May 2005 Williams & Connolly Alumni, Don Carlson, Becomes CEO of Business Intelligence Advisors (BIA)
 
May 2005 Williams & Connolly Alumni, Philip J. Deutch, Becomes Managing Partner of NGP Energy Technology Partners
 
April 2005 Leading Appellate Lawyer Richard A. Olderman Joins Williams & Connolly LLP
 
2005 Williams & Connolly Receives Top Ranks in Vault's Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (2005)
 
April 2005 Williams & Connolly Selected as the Best Litigation Firm in Washington D.C. by Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business
 
March 2005 Gerson Zweifach Speaks at the 2005 Antitrust Conference: Antitrust Issues in Today's Economy
 
March 2005 John J. Buckley, Jr. Honored By Girl Scout Council of The Nation's Capital
 
January 2005 Richard Cooper Authors "Responding to a Form 483 or Warning Letter: A Practical Guide," 60 Food & Drug L.J. at 479 (2005)
 
January 2005 Williams & Connolly Elects Five New Partners
 
December 2004 Washingtonian Magazine Rates 33 Williams & Connolly Partners as Area's Top Lawyers
 
December 2004 Washingtonian Magazine Selects Brendan Sullivan One of the Area's Best Lawyers
 
December 2004 Robert Barnett Named Washington, D.C.'s Best Lawyer by Washingtonian Magazine
 
November 2004 Robert Barnett Selected as Member of Newly Formed Editorial Board for National Law Journal
 
November 2004 Richard Cooper Authors "Limiting § 1001's Reach" in the National Law Journal
 
July 2004 Williams & Connolly Among Most Admired Corporate Law Firms in Corporate Board Member Survey
 
June 2004 Emmet Flood to Moderate Panel Discussion at Recent Developments in International Commercial Dispute Resolution
 
June 2004 James Tanner, Jr. Selected as One of the "101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports" by Sports Illustrated
 
June 2004 Robert Barnett Featured as Publishing Powerhouse in New York Times
 
June 2004 Williams & Connolly Receives Outstanding Achievement Award from the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
 
May 2004 Williams & Connolly Ranked #1 Litigation and Media and Entertainment Firm by Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business
 
April 2004 Lon Babby Named One of the 20 Most Influential People: Sports Agents by Sports Business Journal
 
2004 Williams & Connolly Awarded Top Honor as the Leading Dispute Resolution Law Firm by PLC Global Counsel Dispute Resolution Handbook
 
March 2004 John Villa Speaks at 8th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute
 
February 2004 Paul Martin Wolff Receives Prestigious Judge Learned Hand Award by American Jewish Committee
 
January 2004 Williams & Connolly Elects Three Attorneys to Partnership
 
December 2003 Williams & Connolly Client, Tim Duncan, Named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year for 2003
 
October 2003 Williams & Connolly Selected Among "Great Places to Work" by Washingtonian Magazine
 
October 2003 Williams & Connolly LLP Enhances Corporate Team: Jacqueline Maitland Davies Rejoins the Firm as Of Counsel
 
June 2003 Gerald Feffer Selected as One of the Country's Top Litigators by Legal Times
 
February 2003 Brendan Sullivan Featured in "The Best Defense" in Inside Annapolis Magazine
 
January 2003 Joseph Petrosinelli Identified as One of the Best Lawyers in the Country Under the Age of 45 by American Lawyer
 
January 2003 Williams & Connolly Elects Six Attorneys to Partnership
 
November 2002 Federal Judge Rules For DOJ Class in Overtime Lawsuit
 
September 2002 Jack Vardaman and Lane Heard Featured in "Ruling Finishes Off Norplant Suits" in the National Law Journal
 
January 2002 Williams & Connolly Selected as One of the Five Best Litigation Firms in the nation by American Lawyer
 
September 2001 Williams & Connolly Partner Judith A. Miller Named "100 Most Powerful Women" by Washingtonian Magazine
 

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