LEGAL EXCELLENCE. DEDICATION TO CLIENTS. COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

WilmerHale is a leading, full-service international law firm with 1,077 lawyers located throughout 13 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Our lawyers work at the intersection of government, technology and business, and we remain committed to our guiding principles of:

-providing quality, world-class legal and client services;

-developing diversity among our lawyers and staff;

-fostering an environment that promotes an entrepreneurial spirit, collaboration and collegiality by drawing on the exceptional talents and varied experience of our lawyers;

-encouraging lawyers and staff to perform public service and give back to the community through pro bono work, government service, service to the bar, teaching, and supporting public institutions and charitable organizations;

-and hiring and retaining exceptionally talented lawyers who possess the common trait of outstanding academic and personal achievements.

Learn more about us at wilmerhale.com.

Management & Demographics
Management & Personnel
Chair, Intellectual Property Department
Chair, Litigation/Controversy Department
Chair, Government and Regulatory Affairs Department
Chair, Transactional Department
Chair, Securities and Financial Services Department
Co-Managing Partner
Co-Managing Partner
Contacts
Contacts
Emily R. Whelan
Intellectual Property Department
(617) 526-6567
Ronald Machen
Chair, Litigation/Controversy Department
(202) 663-6881
Jamie Gorelick
Regulatory and Goverment Affairs Department
(202) 663-6500
Mick Bain
Transactional Department
(617) 526 6158
Stephanie Avakian
Securities and Financial Services Department
(202) 663-6471

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  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Aviation Law
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Bankruptcy
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Biotechnology
  • Biotechnology and Life Sciences Practice
  • Business Disputes
  • Capital Markets
  • Civil Litigation
  • Complex Litigation
  • Construction Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Corporate Transactions
  • Emerging Business
  • Energy Law
  • Enforcement
  • Environmental Law
  • Finance
  • Financial Institutions
  • Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • General Corporate
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Internal Investigations
  • International Arbitration
  • Land Use and Zoning Law
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Real Estate Law
  • Regulatory Practice
  • Tax Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trade Law
  • Venture Capital Law

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All Eyes to the Ones on the Rise


by Rebecca Blackwell

Our 2023 honorees recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America tell us more about how their path to law formed, what lead them to their practice areas and how they keep steadfast in their passion to serve others.

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Internet Speech in the Crosshairs


by Ari Holtzblatt and Jamie Gorelick

Charges of anti-right bias notwithstanding, online platforms are on solid ground when they defend their policies and procedures as neutral and protected by the First Amendment.

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In the News: Washington, D.C.


by Compiled by Nicole Ortiz

A summary of newsworthy content from Washington D.C. lawyers and law firms.

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Jamie Gorelick Gets It Right


by Meredith Hinshaw-Chaney

Jamie Gorelick on politics, justice, and the rule of law.

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Charlene Barshefky, 2017 Washington D.C. "Lawyer of the Year" for International Trade and Finance Law


by Nathaniel Barr

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky of WilmerHale.

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