Williams & Connolly’s Patent Litigation practice has been recognized among the leading practices nationally in the 2017 edition of IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, a guide that identifies the top patent practitioners in key jurisdictions across the globe. 

In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of client Santander Consumer USA Inc., holding that a company that has purchased debts and then attempts to collect on those debts for its own account is not a “debt collector” subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Led by Kannon Shanmugam, the team included Allison Jones Rushing, Masha Hansford, and Meng Jia Yang.

The National Law Journal has named Williams & Connolly “2017 D.C. Litigation Department of the Year” for Products Liability.

It was during the week of January 15th, 1967 that Edward Bennett Williams, Paul Connolly, and Jeremiah Collins, along with a small team of associates, formed a new firm. 

On June 15, 2017, a Delaware jury returned a complete defense verdict in favor of client Alcon Research, Ltd. Led by partners and trial lawyers Heidi Hubbard and Dan Shanahan, the trial team included associates David Riskin, Tamara Rubb, and Michelle Hood. The case, initiated by a medical device start-up, involved multiple trade secrets and contract claims. After winning summary judgment on the trade secrets claims, the team secured a jury verdict on the contract claims, putting an end to three years of litigation by the start-up.