Seth P. Waxman
Awarded Practice Areas
Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Criminal Defense: White-Collar First Amendment Law Litigation - First Amendment Litigation - Intellectual Property Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) Native American Law
Biography
Overview
- Yale University, J.D., graduated 1977
- Harvard University, AB
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- United States District Court
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
- Yale University, J.D., graduated 1977
- Harvard University, AB
- United States District Court
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, D.C. (2025)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Washington, D.C. (2025)
- First Amendment Law, Washington, D.C. (2021)
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, D.C. (2020)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Washington, D.C. (2019)
- Appellate Practice, Washington, D.C. (2018)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, Washington, DC (2016)
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, DC (2015)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Washington, DC (2015)
- Appellate Practice, Washington, DC (2014)
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, DC (2013)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Washington, DC (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- First Amendment Law
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Native American Law
Special Focus:
- Supreme Court
News & Media
Publications
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