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In the News: Washington, D.C.

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Washington, D.C.'s Best Lawyers 2020

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Up To the Challenge

Justin Smulison

Regan Zambri Long Fights for Justice, Leading the Litigation for the 2016 Silver Spring Apartment Explosion

Anne W. White, Collaborative Law: Family Law, Washington, D.C.

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Anne W. White, Washington, D.C's, 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" Collaborative Law: Family Law

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Should No Longer Be Considered as Only a Mental Disorder

Steven Weston

Patients suffering from PTSD may have undergone significant neurochemical and neurobiological shifts, leading one lawyer to argue we need to rethink our percept

Justice League

Johanna Marmon

Listed attorneys from the D.C.-area law firm discuss their firm's unique practice.

Advocacy in Action

Margo Pierce

Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot on their firm's success and recent memorable cases.

An Interview With Elizabeth B. Meers of Hogan Lovells

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Elizabeth Meers, an Education Law "Lawyer of the Year" award-winner in D.C. discusses her most memorable cases.

In the News: Washington, D.C.

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A news roundup for legal happenings in the Washington, D.C., area

Marc Sorini, Washington, D.C. "Lawyer of the Year" for Food and Beverage Law 2018

Nicole Ortiz

Marc Sorini, of McDermott Will & Emery, was named 2018 "Lawyer of the Year" for Food and Beverage Law in Washington, D.C.

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Mayer Brown Strengthens Project Finance Capabilities With Addition of Partner Mark Williams in DC

Mayer Brown Adds Leading Investigations and White Collar Defense Lawyer Michael Levy as Partner in DC

Nancy Holt Selected as Newest Faculty Member with The Institute for Workplace Equality

Grace Lee Rejoins Venable’s Independent School Law Practice in Washington, DC

Kevin Shepherd Elected to Serve as Treasurer of the American Bar Association

Foster Pepper and Garvey Schubert Barer Combine to Create Mission-Driven Firm, Expand Reach and Services

National Security and International Trade Lawyer Rejoins Norton Rose Fulbright in Washington, DC

The Next Round of the FCC’s “Call Blocking by Default” Approach Kicks Off with a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Raj De Appointed New Leader of Mayer Brown's Washington DC Office

Greenberg Traurig’s Henry Greenberg Sworn in as President of the New York State Bar Association

Pond Lehocky Associate Named Vice-Chair of Philadelphia Bar Association’s Social Security Disability Committee

Thompson & Knight Expands Tax Practice

John Scalia Returns to GT as Shareholder in its Northern Virginia Office

Burr & Forman Continues to Expand in Nashville with Addition of Three Attorneys

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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants | Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Laura R. Handman

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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Recognized Since: 1995

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    First Amendment Law | Litigation - First Amendment | Media Law
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Charlene Barshefsky

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Bryan N. Tramont

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Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2011

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Victor J. DeSantis

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White & Case LLP
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Craig Goldblatt

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Appellate Practice | Bet-the-Company Litigation | Commercial Litigation | Criminal Defense: White-Collar | Litigation - Intellectual Property | Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Cathy L. Burgess

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Alston & Bird LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2019

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

F. Joseph Warin

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Ronald O. Mueller

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
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