Overview
Williams & Connolly has again been ranked among the leading law firms nationwide in The Legal 500: United States. In the 2025 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: 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
Two partners were named to The Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” list, which recognizes those who are “at the pinnacle of the profession.”
- Lisa Blatt, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
- Brendan Sullivan, White Collar: Criminal Defense
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, Leading Trial Lawyers; Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes; International Litigation
- Charles Davant, International Litigation
- Kevin Downey, Dispute Resolution: Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense
- Tom Hentoff, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- Heidi Hubbard, Product Liability, Mass Tort, Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense; Leading Trial Lawyers
- Jonathan Landy, International Litigation
- Enu Mainigi, Leading Trial Lawyers
- Joe Petrosinelli, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
- Jonathan Pitt, Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions – Defense
- Amy Saharia, Dispute Resolution: Appellate
- John Schmidtlein, Antitrust: Civil Litigation/Class Actions – Defense
- Bob Van Kirk, Dispute Resolution: General Commercial Disputes and Securities Litigation: Defense
- Neelum Wadhwani, Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices – Defense
Three partners were 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.
- Nick Gamse, Media & Entertainment: Litigation
- Luke McCloud, Appellate
- John Williams, Securities Litigation: Defense
Two attorneys were also recognized as The Legal 500 “Leading Associates.”
- Ben Graham, Dispute Resolution: International Litigation
- Haley Wasserman, Dispute Resolution: International Litigation
To see the full list of rankings, click here.