Williams & Connolly

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Williams & Connolly LLP
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Headquarters680 Maine Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.
United States [1]
No. of offices1
No. of attorneys300 - 400
Major practice areasLitigation
Date founded1967
Founder Edward Bennett Williams
Company type LLP
Website www.wc.com

Williams & Connolly LLP is an American law firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm was founded by trial lawyer Edward Bennett Williams in collaboration with Paul Connolly, a former student of his. Williams left the partnership of D.C. firm Hogan & Hartson to launch his own litigation firm.

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High-profile cases include the successful defense of U.S. President Clinton's impeachment, representation of Enron's law firm Vinson & Elkins, representation of the motion picture studios in the Kazaa/Grokster file-trading litigation, defense of the Vioxx cases, and counsel for the plaintiff states in the United States v. Microsoft antitrust remedy trial. The firm represented Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North during the Iran-Contra Affair and John Hinckley, the would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan. [2] [3] [4]

Clientele

Williams & Connolly partner Robert Barnett has represented Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, James Patterson, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama, Laura Bush, Bob Woodward, Sarah Palin, Dick Cheney, Alan Greenspan, Katharine Graham, Ben Bernanke, Paul Ryan, Tim Russert, Barbra Streisand, Jack Welch, Khaled Hosseini, Bill Walton, Mitch McConnell, Jake Tapper, and others. [5] [6] The firm also represented Elizabeth Holmes in her Theranos criminal trial.

The firm's corporate clients include Google, Disney, Samsung, Intel, Bank of America, The Carlyle Group, Medtronic, Genentech, Eli Lilly, Halkbank, and 21st Century Fox. [7]

According to ESPN, the University of Michigan retained Williams & Connolly to consult the University in connection with the alleged opponents’ play signal decoding scandal involving the Michigan football program.

Recognition

In 2021, Vault.com ranked Williams & Connolly as the #1 firm for White Collar Defense and Internal Investigation in the United States, and the #2 law firm in Washington, DC. [8] Williams & Connolly was ranked in 2021 as the most selective law firm in the country. [9] Williams & Connolly is the subject of Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm by Kim Eisler. [10]

Alumni

Prominent alumni of the firm include:

Over the past decade, 45 Supreme Court clerks have been full-time or summer associates with Williams & Connolly. [19] [20] Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Brett Kavanaugh are both alumni of the firm. [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Williams & Connolly Relocates to Washington, D.C. Wharf - Williams & Connolly LLP".
  2. ↑ Englebert, Stephen (July 6, 1987). "Washington Talk: Profile, North's Attorney; 'Workaholic Is Really Too Bland'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  3. ↑ Heaves, Dennis (July 29, 2006). Vincent Fuller, 75, Lawyer Who Won Hinckley Case, Dies . Retrieved April 18, 2017.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ "Key Players in Microsoft Trial". Edwardsville Intelligencer. Associated Press. October 31, 2002. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Robert B. Barnett". wc.com. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Can Washington's Original Dealmaker Survive Trump?". politico. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Firm". politico. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Williams & Connolly LLP | Company Profile | Vault.com". Vault. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Most Selective Law Firms". Vault.com.
  10. ↑ "Masters of the Game".
  11. ↑ "Elena Kagan Sworn in as Solicitor General". doj.gov. March 20, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Jeffrey Kindley". tufts.edu.
  13. ↑ "Larry Lucchino". mlb.com.
  14. ↑ "Amid Mueller Probe, Gregory Craig Retires From Skadden". law.com.
  15. ↑ Lefler, Dion (July 29, 2010). "Pompeo hopes varied background gives him edge". The Wichita Eagle . Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  16. ↑ "Nominee Report" (PDF). Alliance for Justice . Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  17. ↑ Lat, David (April 20, 2010). "Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Meet Justice Thomas's Clerks". Above the Law . Retrieved August 28, 2018.
  18. ↑ "United States Senate Judiciary Committee Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). www.judiciary.senate.gov. United States Senate Judiciary Committee. 2010.
  19. ↑ "Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Shout-Outs From Justice Kagan, And The Leading 'Feeder Firm'". abovethelaw.com. April 14, 2015.
  20. ↑ "@KannonShanmugan". twitter.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  21. ↑ "Elena Kagan Sworn in as Solicitor General". doj.gov. March 20, 2009.
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