In its 2020 edition, Chambers Global has named 34 WilmerHale lawyers among “The Leading Global Lawyers for Business.” Additionally, the firm is ranked in 27 practice areas that span seven different regions.
Chambers Global covers more than 190 countries around the world and includes both global and regional sections. The Chambers and Partners research team conducts many in-depth interviews to determine rankings. Individual lawyer rankings evaluate legal knowledge, experience, ability, effectiveness, client-service, recent work and other qualities considered valuable to clients.
The following WilmerHale lawyers are recognized in the 2020 guidebook (listed by both practice area and the region in which they are ranked):
Antitrust: Cartel
USA: Steven Cherry, Thomas Mueller, Heather Nyong'o
Arbitration (International)
Europe-wide: Gary Born, Steven Finizio, Franz Schwarz
Global: Gary Born, Steven Finizio, Rachael Kent, Franz Schwarz
Capital Markets: Derivatives
USA: Paul Architzel
Capital Markets: Derivatives: Mainly Regulatory
USA: Paul Architzel
Competition/Antitrust
USA: Thomas Mueller
Competition/European Law
Germany: Hans-George Kamann, Stefan Ohlhoff, Ulrich Quack
Competition: EU
Belgium: Christian Duvernoy, Frédéric Louis, John Ratliff
Corporate M&A (International & Cross-Border)
USA: Mark Borden, Jay Bothwick
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
UK: Gary Born, Steven Finizio, Franz Schwarz
Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators
Singapore: Gary Born
FCPA
USA: Jay Holtmeier, Kimberly Parker, Erin Sloane
Intellectual Property: Patent
USA: Robert Gunther, Bill Lee
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
UK: Justin Watts
International Arbitration
USA: James Carter, Rachael Kent, John Pierce
International Arbitration: Arbitrators
USA: James Carter
International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators
Europe-wide: Gary Born
Global: Gary Born, James Carter
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
USA: Jason Chipman, Benjamin Powell
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
USA: Ronald Meltzer
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
USA: Bill Lee
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
USA: Charlene Barshefsky, Robert Novick, Naboth van den Broek
Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial
USA: Steven Singer
Life Sciences: IP/Patent Litigation
USA: Bill Lee
Litigation: Trial Lawyers
USA: Bill Lee
Outsourcing
USA: Robert Finkel
Privacy & Data Security
USA: Reed Freeman, Benjamin Powell
Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare
USA: Kirk Nahra
Public International Law: Most in Demand Arbitrators
Global: Gary Born
WilmerHale is also recognized for the following practice areas in the following regions:
Belgium
Competition: EU
Europe-wide
Arbitration (International)
Germany
Competition/European Law
Global-wide
Arbitration (International)
Competition/Antitrust
Corporate Investigations/Anti-Corruption
International Trade/WTO
UK
Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Disputes (International & Cross-Border)
Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border)
USA
Antitrust: Cartel
Competition/Antitrust
Corporate Crime & Investigations
Disputes (International & Cross-Border)
FCPA
Intellectual Property: Patent
International Arbitration
International Trade: CFIUS Experts
International Trade: Export Controls & Economic Sanctions
International Trade: Intellectual Property (Section 337)
International Trade: Trade Remedies & Trade Policy
Investigations & Enforcement (International & Cross-Border)
Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical Sector (International & Cross-Border)
Privacy & Data Security
Technology Sector (International & Cross-Border)