Jamie Gorelick
Awarded Practice Areas
Administrative / Regulatory Law Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar Government Relations Practice Litigation - Antitrust Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Biography
Overview
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1975
- Harvard University, BA
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- New York, New York State Bar Association
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1975
- Harvard University, BA
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Washington, D.C. (2024)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Washington, D.C. (2023)
- Administrative / Regulatory Law, Washington, D.C. (2021)
- Government Relations Practice, Washington, D.C. (2019)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Government Relations Practice
- Litigation - Antitrust
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Awards:
- Secretary of Energy Outstanding Service Award (1980)
- Women's Bar Association Women Lawyer of the Year (1993)
- Prominent Woman in International Law (1994)
- Secretary of Defense Distinguished Service Award (1994)
- Radcliffe College Alumnae Recognition Award (1997)
- American Bar Association Margaret Brent Award (1997)
- Equal Justice Works Outstanding Advocate of the Year (1997)
- Department of Justice Edmund J. Randolph Award (1997)
- Director of Central Intelligence Award (1997)
- Wickersham Award for Exceptional Public Service and Dedication to the Legal Profession (1998)
- American Jewish Committee Judge Learned Hand Award (1999)
- ADL Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Foundation Award (received on behalf of Clinton Administration)
- NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund Aiming High Award (2002)
- Women's Bar Association Star of the Bar Award (2003)
- DC Chamber of Commerce's Corporate Leadership Award (2003)
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia Lawyer of the Year (2004)
- Good Scout Award, National Capital Area Boy Scouts (2008)
- Mansfield Award, National Association of Women Lawyers (2011)
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Case History
Cases
- Other Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
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