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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

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

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

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

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

Mark W. Foster

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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Commercial Litigation | Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law | Litigation - Trusts and Estates | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants | Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Miguel A. Estrada

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

Seth P. Waxman

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

Craig Goldblatt

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2010

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
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Lawyer of the Year
(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
  • Practice Areas
    Corporate Compliance Law | Corporate Governance Law | Securities Regulation
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Lawyer of the Year
(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
  • Practice Areas
    FDA Law | Food and Beverage Law
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Lawyer of the Year
(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
  • Practice Areas
    Government Relations Practice | International Trade and Finance Law
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Lawyer of the Year
(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
    Bet-the-Company Litigation | Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Lawyer of the Year
(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
  • Practice Areas
    Communications Law | Media Law
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(2020) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

John H. Beisner

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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2008

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants | Product Liability Litigation - Defendants