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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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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

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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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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