WilmerHale Named a Leading National Firm in the United States by The Legal 500
- 7.1.2015
The Legal 500 United States has released its annual rankings, selecting WilmerHale as one of the preeminent law firms in the country. The guide, which provides rankings and commentary for commercial law firms in the United States, has recommended WilmerHale in a number of practice areas in its ninth edition.
The firm has been recommended as a top-tier firm in the following practice areas:
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, Full Coverage
Litigation: Appellate
Litigation: Supreme Court
WilmerHale has also been recommended in these practice areas:
Antitrust: Cartel
Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions
Energy: Regulatory
Finance: Capital Markets: Debt Offerings
Finance: Capital Markets: Equity Offerings
Finance: Corporate Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy)
Finance: Financial Services (Litigation)
Government Relations
Healthcare: Life Sciences
Intellectual Property: Patent Licensing and Transactional
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, International Trade Commission
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Alternative/ Funds
Investment Fund Formation and Management: Mutual: Registered Funds
Litigation: Commercial Litigation
Litigation: International Arbitration
Litigation: International Trade
Litigation: Securities Shareholder Litigation
Litigation: White-Collar Criminal Defense
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A Middle-Market ($500-999m)
M&A/Corporate and Commercial: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies
Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology, Data Protection and Privacy
Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology, Outsourcing
Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology, Transactions
Media, Technology & Telecoms: Telecoms and Broadcast, Regulatory
Real Estate and Construction: Real Estate
Tax: Domestic Tax
In addition to firm-level rankings, The Legal 500 United States 2015 editorial has recommended 83 WilmerHale attorneys. Among those recommended, the following nine WilmerHale partners are listed as elite "Leading Lawyers" in their areas of practice, based on recognition from clients and peers:
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky (Litigation: International Trade)
D. Reed Freeman (Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology, Data Protection and Privacy)
Jay Bothwick (M&A/Corporate and Commercial: M&A Middle-Market ($500-999m))
Paul Wolfson (Litigation: Supreme Court and Appellate)
Robert Finkel (Media, Technology & Telecoms: Technology, Outsourcing)
Robert Novick (Litigation: International Trade)
Seth Waxman (Litigation: Supreme Court and Appellate)
Steven Singer (Healthcare: Life Sciences)
William Lee (Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, Full Coverage and Leading Trial Lawyers)
To read the full editorial on WilmerHale, visit The Legal 500 United States website.
