Litigation

National powerhouse

With more than 350 professionals across our national network of offices, our litigation team leverages first-chair trial experience and deep industry fluency to resolve our clients’ most pressing and complex disputes. With the ability to call upon attorneys across industries and jurisdictions, we ensure the right expertise is applied to meet each client’s specific needs. Our national footprint allows us to effectively handle cases and provide comprehensive and seamless support wherever it’s needed.

• 300+ litigators experienced across trial and appellate courts nationwide
• National Band 1 ranked for Product Liability & Mass Torts - Chambers USA
• 7 practice rankings across Litigation including Insurance, Antitrust, and noted as a “commercial litigation powerhouse” - Chambers USA
• Nationally ranked Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation, Construction, Environmental, and Labor and Employment Litigation - Best Lawyers
• Over half of our Litigation Department partners are ranked in major directories, including Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, and Benchmark Litigation

Client-centered litigation strategy with business insights

While we are trial-tested and always ready to litigate, if needed, we also offer strategic, creative alternatives when trial is not in the best interest of our clients. We assess risk early, deploy targeted motion practice to position our clients advantageously, and litigate cases strategically to drive positive outcomes, consistent with our clients’ business objectives. Our decades of trial practice enable us to appropriately evaluate potential case outcomes and costs, and we work diligently to ease the stress of litigation on business owners and in-house counsel.

Innovative litigation support: trial consulting and data-driven solutions

Through ThemeVision LLC and our eDiscovery and Knowledge Management teams, we offer innovative, data-driven solutions that enhance our litigation practice. ThemeVision provides integrated trial consulting and jury analysis. Leveraging a Ph.D. psychologist, trial strategists, and visual specialists, ThemeVision conducts mock trials, focus groups, and empirical studies that uncover insights into case themes, juror perceptions, and judicial decision-making. This cognitive science approach empowers trial teams with strategic intelligence to refine case strategies. Additionally, our eDiscovery team delivers cost-efficient and defensible discovery solutions, handling high-volume ESI challenges and streamlining litigation workflows. As a Department, we integrate data governance with litigation strategy to reduce discovery burdens and strengthen case positioning, ensuring that clients are fully prepared for modern litigation challenges.

Experienced trial counsel across disputes

Our broad litigation experience extends across industries, handling some of the most sophisticated and high-stakes cases nationwide, including:

• Bet-the-company and complex commercial litigation – Representing global corporations and individuals in high-stakes disputes across an array of practice areas, including commercial litigation, insurance recovery and counseling, construction, contract disputes, fraud and fiduciary matters, and antitrust.
• Product liability, toxic tort, and mass tort defense – Defending pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer and industrial product manufacturers in mass-tort single-plaintiff lawsuits, class action litigation, and regulatory investigations, leveraging trial-tested strategies to manage risk and resolve high-exposure litigation.
• White collar, compliance, and investigations – Defending against government investigations, we are a national team of trial and compliance lawyers—including six former U.S. Attorneys and fifteen former Assistant U.S. Attorneys—specializing in both criminal and civil matters for corporate and individual clients. With extensive experience handling investigations by agencies such as the DOJ, FBI, SEC, IRS, HHS, EPA, and others, we manage large-scale independent investigations, respond to grand jury subpoenas and civil investigative demands, lead monitorships, and develop tailored compliance programs, offering strategic insight across industries such as healthcare and higher education.