On November 13, 2025, The American Lawyer awarded Williams & Connolly three of their top honors: Law Firm of the Year, Litigation Department of the Year (General Litigation), and Best Client-Law Firm Team. Winners were announced at The American Lawyer Industry Awards at Cipriani's in New York City.

For the first time, The American Lawyer gave its Law Firm of the Year award jointly to nine law firms, including Williams & Connolly, Cooley, Clement & Murphy, and Munger, Tolles & Olson, and their clients Perkins Coie, Jenner & Block, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, and Susman Godfrey, for their challenges to the Administration’s executive orders that sought to punish law firms for taking cases and positions adverse to the Administration’s views.

Williams & Connolly also took home the award for Litigation Department of the Year, General Litigation, which recognizes the firm’s significant successes through 2024 and 2025, including its victory in obtaining a permanent injunction for Perkins Coie preventing enforcement of Executive Order 14230; a jury trial victory for Albertsons and SuperValu in a False Claims Act case; a bench trial victory for The Carlyle Group in litigation brought by minority shareholders alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and other claims; multiple wins in landmark biosimilar litigation concerning Regeneron’s market-leading product Eylea; and multiple victories before the U.S. Supreme Court.*

In addition, Williams & Connolly won Best Client-Law Firm Team for the firm’s partnership with CVS. According to the publication, this “prestigious award goes to a law firm that has had an exceptional year across its service offerings, netting big wins but also showing a commitment to and progress in an area not solely related to their practice, such as pro bono, diversity or innovation in how legal services are delivered.”

Click here to read The American Lawyer’s spotlight of Williams & Connolly’s recognitions.

*All cases vary and none are predictive.