Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP fields an ‘excellent, dedicated and highly professional team’ of seasoned trial lawyers who are adept across the full range of high-profile, business-critical litigation, including disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference, employee ‘raiding’, and unfair competition claims, among many others. New York-based attorneys Gary Bornstein and Kevin Orsini, who is praised by clients as the ‘best in the business’, jointly head the litigation department. Bornstein predominantly focuses on antitrust, M&A and securities litigation, while Orsini remains a key name for complex litigation relating to mass torts and post-M&A disputes, among others. Pre-eminent trial lawyer David Marriott‘s practice emphasises litigation and arbitration in the areas of antitrust, intellectual property, employment and securities, while Lauren Moskowitz represents some of the firm’s biggest clients in crucial restructuring andIP litigation mandates, including appearing before the Supreme Court. Former firm chairman Evan Chesler retired from the litigation department in December 2023. All named contacts are based in New York

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP handles high-stakes, business critical litigation on behalf of a blue-chip client base, appearing before every level of the United States court system, including the Supreme Court and state supreme courts. The group also frequently undertakes disputes before federal and state agencies alongside complex international arbitration. New York’s white-collar crime expert Reed Brodsky, Los Angeles’ class action specialist Theane Evangelis, and Washington DC-based Helgi Walker jointly lead the team. In Los Angeles, Theodore Boutrous is a highly experienced trial lawyer and has a very strong track record when it comes to trying cases at all levels of both the state and federal court systems. In New York, Orin Snyder handles a broad range of complex commercial litigation, with particular expertise in disputes arising out of the media, entertainment, and technology sectors. Veronica Moyé left the firm in February 2024.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 's litigation practice group comes highly recommended as ‘very experienced in all areas of commercial litigation’, drawing on the team’s deep bench of ‘top drawer legal talent’ to handle complex cases spanning the entire breadth of industry sectors and substantive areas, including Congressional inquiries, securities litigation, class action claims, government investigations and white-collar crime. Leading practitioner Mark Filip splits his time between Washington DC and Chicago and is a go-to name for government enforcement defense and internal investigations. Pre-eminent trial lawyer Jim Hurst is well-regarded for his advice in aspects of complex commercial litigation, having recently spearheaded the firm’s successful defence of Abbott Laboratories in multi-district litigation arising out of a recall of infant formula. Diana Watral represents high-end clients in a broad range of disputes, including contract, False Claims Act, trade secret, antitrust, patent, sports, and product liability cases. New York’s Sandra Goldstein is an important port of call for securities litigation, fraud class actions and business-critical commercial disputes. All lawyers named are based in Chicago unless otherwise specified.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP handles all aspects of commercial litigation, trials, appeals, and international arbitration for a roster of blue-chip clients that encompasses the likes of Amazon, Apple, PayPal, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, among other global industry leaders and institutions. The New York-based group remains highly-regarded for its experience in financial services disputes and also handles contentious matters for clients in the chemicals, energy, health care, life sciences, media and entertainment, retail, and sports sectors. Seasoned defense attorney and firm chairman Brad Karp chiefly works with global financial institutions, private equity firms, corporations, sports leagues and C-suite executives. Theodore Wells is a highly experienced trial lawyer and continues to act as lead counsel for Exxon on domestic climate change regulatory and civil cases. Jaren Janghorbani is a key name to note for all aspects of commercial litigation, spearheading the firm’s offering in M&A litigation alongside Andrew Gordon. Karen Dunn's practice emphasises franchise-threatening litigation, with a particular focus on disputes involving tech, consumer and antitrust law. Tiana Voegelin's burgeoning practice encompasses all aspects of complex commercial litigation matters.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP represents commercial clients in complex high-stakes commercial disputes related to securities, insurance, commercial contracts, bankruptcy, antitrust, business torts, class actions, and governmental investigations. Global co-chair of the litigation group Lynn Neuner is well-versed in securities, mergers, insurance coverage, and false advertising disputes, while fellow co-chair Jonathan Youngwood spearheads the securities litigation team and additionally lends his expertise to disputes involving corporate control, ERISA, and antitrust. Bryce Friedman serves as co-head of business litigation in conjunction with Michael Garvey. Friedman specializes in working with clients who are subject to allegations of fraud and False Claims Act violations, in addition to counseling C-suite executives on strategic concerns, disputes and employee matters. Linton Mann III represents companies, boards, board committees and individuals in a diverse array of litigation and investigation matters, including securities, shareholder derivative disputes, and class actions. All lawyers named are based in New York.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP  fields a deep bench of ‘top tier talent’ that is adept across the entire breadth of commercial litigation, frequently handling class actions in state and federal courts across the United States. Consumer fraud, unfair competition, alter ego liability, insurance, trade secrets litigation, and alleged violations of federal RICO or antitrust laws are among the core pillars of the group’s practice. New York’s David Lender and Gregory Silbert jointly chair the department alongside Washington DC-based Andrew Tulumello. Lender continues to litigate complex business-critical cases, including successful representing several minor league baseball teams as lead trial counsel in connection with significant breach of contract and antitrust litigation brought against Major League Baseball, while trial lawyer Tulumello routinely tries cases before every level of the court system in the United States. Diane Sullivan is based in New Jersey and is a key name when it comes to all aspects of commercial, antitrust, patent, mass tort, and class action cases. Chantale Fiebig is another important contact within the firm’s Washington DC office.

Williams & Connolly LLP‘s expansive commercial litigation team is capable of handling cases ranging from traditional breach of contract actions to real estate and construction disputes, as well as breach of fiduciary duty claims, unfair competition litigation, employment disputes, and restrictive covenant and non-compete agreements, among many others. Washington DC-based trio Dane Butswinkas, Robert Van Kirk  and Edward Bennett collectively spearhead the department. Experienced defense attorney Butswinkas is a core name for trial and arbitration work, particularly as it relates to financial services, securities, and product liability. Van Kirk represents both corporate and individual clients in complex commercial litigation, internal and government investigations, and congressional inquiries. Bennett is well known in the market for civil litigation, primarily in relation to matters concerning corporate governance, banking and financial services, antitrust and trade practices, and IP matters. Trial lawyer Enu Mainigi has deep experience handling disputes in the health care, pharmaceuticals, and financial services sector and is also a key contact for litigation related to the False Claims Act. Sarah Kirkpatrick focuses her practice on complex antitrust, securities, and director liability matters. Luke McCloud left the firm in January 2023.

The litigation and appellate experts at A&O Shearman act on behalf of corporations, partnerships and joint ventures in a broad variety of disputes, with emphasis on those concerning breach of contract, fraud, professional malpractice, and business torts. The team has a strong reputation for its expertise in the insurance space, and it also works with clients in the manufacturing, chemicals, healthcare, and TMT sectors. In New York, Adam Hakki is a securities litigation expert who represents Wall Street clients in a broad range of disputes, while Richard Schwed routinely appears before federal and state trial and appellate courts and arbitral tribunals as well as in criminal and civil investigations by governmental and regulatory authorities. New York litigator Stephen Fishbein has a strong trial record in competition, trade secrets and contract disputes. In the Washington DC office, Todd Stenerson's practice encompasses complex dealer termination and RICO cases, as well as business torts, breach of contract and ERISA cases. Former co-practice head Patrick Robbins left the firm in July 2023 to take up a role at the US Department of Justice.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP’s commercial litigation team is adept at handling cross-border and domestic disputes of all kinds, including asset management, bankruptcy, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, mass torts, product liability, among others. In terms of personnel, Mark Goodman is a highly experienced trial lawyer whose practice emphasizes complex civil litigation, white collar criminal defense and internal investigations. Goodman co-chairs the group alongside seasoned litigator Maura Monaghan, who has extensive experience in product liability cases, mass tort litigation, and environmental and healthcare-related criminal investigations and arbitrations. Elliot Greenfield and Susan Reagan Gittes are further important points of contact within the practice group.

Jones Day's large-scale business and tort litigation practice group is vastly experienced in nationwide bet-the-company commercial disputes. Washington DC-based practitioner John Majoras jointly leads the department alongside Atlanta’s Stephanie Parker . Trial lawyer Majoras is a key name for a broad suite of issues, including antitrust and product liability cases, consumer class actions, hostile corporate takeovers, and energy and media litigation, while Parker has extensive experience in high-stakes product liability and mass tort cases, leading the firm’s nationwide work in tobacco product liability litigation. Partner-in-charge of the New York office Leon DeJulius is an important point of contact for trial and appellate work, frequently appearing in federal circuit courts and state supreme courts. California-based attorney Karen Hewitt heads up the San Diego office and is well known in the market for conducting internal investigations involving criminal and civil issues, focusing on possible violations of federal law.

King & Spalding LLP is home to a deep bench of litigators who frequently act in complex, multi-jurisdictional mandates, many of which involve trials and appellate work. Government enforcement actions, regulatory and administrative proceedings, and shareholder litigation are among the specialisms of the team, which sees its attorneys appear in both trial and appellate courts as well as before government enforcement agencies, regulatory bodies and arbitral tribunals. Andy Bayman and Richard Marooney jointly chair the practice group out of Atlanta and New York, respectively. Pre-eminent trial lawyer Randy Mastro represents clients in complex civil cases, securities litigation and white collar criminal matters. Los Angeles-based practitioner Joe Akrotirianakis represents both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad range of industry sectors, including technology and life sciences as well as international shipping and transportation, among others. Mark Kirsch is a key name in the department for securities, white collar, commercial and antitrust litigation. Dallas partner Veronica Moyé joined the team from Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in February 2024, while Christopher Duffy joined from Vinson & Elkins LLP in June 2024. All attorneys named are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.

Latham & Watkins LLP‘s commercial litigation group represents major corporate entities, financial institutions and energy suppliers in critical, high-stakes mandates, including putative class actions, shareholder disputes, and product liability cases, among many others. In Chicago, practice chair and seasoned trial lawyer Sean Berkowitz acts on a full range of criminal and civil matters as well as regulatory investigations. Vice-chairs Elizabeth Deeley and Steven Feldman are based in San Francisco and New York, respectively; Feldman acts for technology, consumer, fintech, biotech and healthcare companies in complex commercial disputes, intellectual property litigation, and class actions. James Brandt frequently represents clients before state and federal courts in New York. In Los Angeles, Laura Washington is a key name for business disputes and intellectual property litigation. Kuan Huang is equally adept in both defense and plaintiff-side trial cases and maintains close relationships with clients in the oil and gas and telecommunications sectors, among others. All lawyers named are based in New York, unless otherwise stated.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP is notable for the litigation department’s extremely robust track record at trial, particularly when it comes to class actions, and depth of industry-specific experience across healthcare and life sciences, technology and energy sectors. Based in the firm’s Philadelphia office, practice co-leader Troy Brown is equally adept in acting on the defense and plaintiff side of complex post-M&A disputes in state and federal courts across the United States. Co-leader Elisa McEnroe is a go-to name for all aspects of business disputes, including commercial contract and competition cases. McEnroe appears in both US federal and state courts and is well-versed in ADR. In New York, Brian Herman‘s clients include major banks, private equity funds and public companies in civil and class action litigation in state and federal courts. Fellow New York-based attorney David Levy centers his practice on commercial and IP disputes, alongside counseling clients on litigation avoidance and crisis management.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is a go-to practice for disputes arising out of the financial services, technology and consumer products industries, representing the likes of Goldman Sachs and McDonald's in complex business litigation. Based out of New York and Los Angeles respectively, Meghan Kelly and William Oxley jointly chair the practice group. Oxley focuses on product liability, breach of contract, trademark, IP and business tort cases for some of the firm’s key clients, while Kelly has notable expertise in data privacy cases and class actions. Peter Bicks and Richard Jacobsen are other key points of contact within the practice group's New York office.

Proskauer Rose LLP is well-regarded in particular for its ability to handle arbitration and litigation in the asset management, sport, media, and life sciences spaces, though the team is active across a wide spectrum of commercial disputes. Litigation department chair Bart Williams is a key name for corporate investigations and white collar criminal cases, while vice-chair Michael Mervis is noted for his handling of cases in the real estate and entertainment spaces. Head of securities litigation Timothy Mungovan is based in Boston and routinely advises asset management clients on restructurings and bankruptcy matters in addition to handling private fund disputes. Jonathan Weiss is a key point of contact for both plaintiff and defense-side work in antitrust cases, class action suits, and securities litigation. Susan Gutierrez is a key name for the full suite of product liability issues. All attorneys named are based in Los Angeles unless otherwise stated.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP handles a broad range of commercial disputes, with a regular workload of class actions, securities litigation, and corporate liability cases, among others. Global chair of litigation James Carroll is based in Boston and advises key clients on issues concerning securities, insurance, and antitrust matters. In New York, Scott Musoff chairs the complex litigation and trials group as well as co-heading the nationwide securities litigation practice. Chicago’s Amy Van Gelder runs a broad practice which prominently features bankruptcy litigation and post-M&A disputes. Los Angeles-based attorney Peter Morrison is another key contact who focuses on securities, M&A and tax litigation. Jack DiCanio is based in Palo Alto and focuses on white collar criminal issues. Jennifer Bragg spearheads litigation in Washington DC and is notable for her experience in healthcare and life sciences. Houston’s Noelle Reed and Wilmington’s Paul Lockwood are key contacts for securities litigation. In New York, Lauren Aguiar remains another important port of call for complex commercial litigation.

White & Case LLP remains notable for its considerable cross-border focus and international reach, routinely undertaking complex multi-jurisdictional work including consumer products cases, disputes arising out of the financial services, pharma and life sciences spaces, as well as novel SPAC litigation and cryptocurrency disputes. High value international arbitration is a core pillar of the group’s work. New York-based practice head Glenn M. Kurtz has extensive experience as a litigator and also handles high-profile restructuring mandates. Washington DC’s civil litigator Tara Lee is highly sought after by clients in connection with white collar cases and mass tort litigation. In Los Angeles, Bryan Merryman represents major retail clients and is a skilled class action defense attorney.

Antitrust, restructuring, class actions, intellectual property, securities, and trade secrets are among the core specialisms of the ‘exceptionally smart, professional, and highly prepared’ practice at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP. Practice head Tariq Mundiya is based in New York and is widely regarded as an expert on internal investigations, securities litigation and post-M&A disputes. Midwest chairman Craig Martin works out of Chicago and routinely appears as lead counsel in both trial and appellate cases on a state, federal, and international level. New York contact Todd Cosenza is ‘remarkably experienced and skillful’ in all aspects of financial litigation, with his practice emphasizing securities class actions. Washington DC-based attorney Sameer Advani advises on M&A disputes, federal securities class actions and shareholder derivative claims.

WilmerHale routinely handles commercial litigation at all levels of the state and federal court systems. Sector expertise across finance, tech, and life sciences is a defining characteristic of the team’s ‘deep bench of super smart, experienced, and highly respected litigators’, who have also carved out a niche in credit reporting litigation. Boston’s John Butts chairs the group and devotes much of his practice to cases involving business torts, trade secret, and contract disputes as well as consumer and securities class actions. In New York, Hallie Levin is known for her work in antitrust cases, business torts, trade secrets cases, and government investigations, while Noah Levine is a key contact for class actions. Boston-based Felicia Ellsworth is highly experienced in government-facing investigations, including those brought by state Attorneys General, and appears in high-profile cases before the Supreme Court. From the Palo Alto office, ‘master strategist’ Sonal Mehta is in-demand for patent and technology disputes. Andrew Rhys Davies joined the practice from A&O Shearman in March 2023 and is praised as ‘a tremendous appellate advocate’.

Winston & Strawn LLP fields a deep bench of trial lawyers who are adept across all types of litigation, with a demonstrably strong track record acting as lead trial counsel, as well as MDL coordinating counsel, and on class actions and appeals. Praised for its ability to ‘collaborate seamlessly’, the practice group draws from the firm-wide strengths in M&A, finance, tax and real estate matters to undertake a broad range of disputes that arise out of these areas. Based out of Dallas and Chicago respectively, Thomas Walsh and Samantha Lerner co-chair the complex commercial litigation practice. Also in Chicago, Steve D’Amore is a key name for breach of contract, fraud, false advertising and RICO violations, whilst George Lombardi is an important name to note for patent litigation. Pre-eminent Chicago trial lawyer Dan Webb remains in high demand for major commercial, civil, regulatory, and white-collar criminal cases. Managing partner of the Dallas office Tom Melsheimer runs a broad practice which encompasses securities and IP litigation and trade secret matters, among other areas. In Houston, experienced litigator Denise Scofield comes highly recommended for being ‘very attentive and creative in her legal strategies’.

Breach of contract and fiduciary duties, commercial fraud, shareholder disputes, and consumer protection cases are among the core pillars of the commercial litigation team housed by Arnold & Porter. Washington DC contact Kenneth Chernof and New York lawyer James Herschlein jointly chair the practice: Herschlein is a go-to trial lawyer for contractual disputes, product liability litigation, and intellectual property matters, while Chernof is well-known in the marketplace for his defense of tech firms. Based in Houston, Christopher Odell chiefly handles litigation for clients in the energy and transportation sectors, while in San Francisco, Jonathan Hughes regularly represents clients in class actions as well as bankruptcy litigation.

Boutique litigation firm Bartlit Beck LLP is known for the ‘strategic brilliance’ of its team of ‘battle-tested trial lawyers’. The group’s caseload spans the full range of complex commercial disputes, ranging from breach of contract and tortious interference cases to consumer and environmental liability claims. Managing partner Jason Peltz heads up the practice and represents clients in a wide range of consumer and trade practice cases. Denver’s Andrew Baak acts for clients in complex disputes involving product liability and IP issues. Seasoned trial lawyer Rebecca Weinstein Bacon represents Fortune 500 companies in pharmaceutical products liability claims, antitrust cases, and consumer class actions. Intellectual property, trade secret misappropriation, product liability, and breach of contract cases are the core pillars of Sean Gallagher‘s robust disputes practice. Lawyers are based in Chicago unless otherwise stated.

Fielding a deep bench of ‘highly skilled attorneys’, Cooley LLP is well-regarded for its experience trying complex commercial cases at every level of the state and federal court systems as well as before international arbitral tribunals. The team’s caseload includes cases concerning antitrust, consumer protection, licensing and contractual disputes, securities, and IP issues, among others. Litigation department chair Michael Attanasio is based in San Diego; his recent experience includes successfully representing Sony in a class action that alleged unfair handling of consumer warranties for televisions. Also in the San Diego office, Mazda Antia heads the Southern California business litigation department. Bay Area lawyers Shannon Eagan and Beatriz Mejia, Chicago partner Ian Shapiro, and Boston-based securities litigation expert Luke Cadigan round out the department’s leadership group.

Dechert LLP routinely undertakes complex, cross-border commercial disputes before courts, administrative tribunals and regulatory bodies. Washington DC-based financial services litigation expert Catherine Botticelli jointly head up the practice group with Jonathan Streeter in New York, an expert on white-collar and securities litigation as well as government investigations and enforcement actions. Also based in New York, Christina Sarchio has significant experience with disputes arising out of the energy, pharma, and TMT sectors, while Gary Mennitt is a key name for bankruptcy litigation.

Commercial litigation is a core pillar of Friedman Kaplan Seiler Adelman & Robbins LLP’s broad practice, which spans a wide range of disputes including bankruptcy and securities litigation, employment issues, regulatory investigations, and white-collar criminal defense. Anne Beaumont is a key name for hedge funds and financial markets work, while Jason Rubinstein predominantly represents major public companies, investment funds, and C-suite executives as both plaintiffs and defendants. The pair jointly lead the team out of New York alongside fellow partners Mala Ahuja Harker and Jeffrey Wang.

Litigation boutique Gibbs & Bruns LLP handles both plaintiff and defense-side work across the banking, energy, technology, and financial services sectors, among others. Three attorneys jointly head up the practice out of Houston: Founding partner and experienced trial lawyer Robin Gibbs is well-versed in the full gamut of commercial disputes, including contract, energy, oil and gas, antitrust and trade secret issues, among many others. Fellow co-chairs Kathy Patrick and Barrett Reasoner are also important points of contact for high-end commercial disputes and energy litigation, respectively.

Greenberg Traurig LLP‘s nationwide litigation department acts on behalf of a client base that includes global financial institutions and major technology companies. The group’s recent caseload includes high-value breach of contract, mass torts and product liability claims. Atlanta’s Lori Cohen is renowned for her advice to global pharmaceutical and medical device companies and co-chairs the practice alongside Los Angeles-based lawyer Jeff Scott, who focuses on handling disputes arising out of the media and entertainment sector, including intellectual property, class action, unfair competition, and commercial contract disputes. Robert Herrington and Richard Edlin are other important points of contact within the practice, based in Los Angeles and New York, respectively. In the firm’s Miami office, James Gillenwater comes recommended as a ‘superb advocate’, while in Los Angeles, Michael McCarthy is a specialist for all matters pertaining to complex consumer class actions.

Mayer Brown routinely handles putative class actions and financial services litigation, with the practice group’s broad footprint extending both nationwide and internationally. Four lawyers jointly lead the department: Reginald Goeke is based in Washington DC and maintains a practice which strongly emphasizes the financial services industry. In Chicago, Michael Olsen‘s specialism lies within mass and toxic tort litigation, whilst New York’s Richard Spehr is a key name for federal and state securities law issues as well as for government and internal investigations. Los Angeles-based practitioner Bronwyn Pollock rounds out the leadership group; Pollock is extremely experienced handling complex cross-border disputes for clients in the insurance sector.

Praised as ‘top notch litigators’ with an ‘excellent level of professionalism’, the team of expert practitioners fielded by McDermott Will & Emery LLP is extremely well-versed in handling high value, complex litigation, particularly in connection with IP and class action matters across the technology and healthcare sectors. In the firm’s New York office, Seth Friedman and Joshua Simon are key contacts: Friedman predominantly counsels accountancy clients, while Simon focuses on disputes arising out of the healthcare, telecommunications, and financial services industries. The pair jointly lead the practice alongside Jon Dean in Los Angeles, Laura McLane in Boston, and Chicago’s Steven Scholes. New York's John Calandra has carved out a niche in space law and satellite technology in addition to handling energy and financial services matters.

The ‘brilliant team’ of litigators at Milbank has a strong track record of representing financial institutions at trial for matters including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference and statutory violations, among many others. Alexander Lees and George Canellos jointly chair the department. Experienced trial lawyer Scott Edelman is recognized for his securities, commercial, and white-collar expertise, while Stacey Rappaport is known in the marketplace for her expertise in complex financial services cases as well as for her ability to handle class actions. All attorneys referenced are based in New York.

Paul Hastings LLP handles a broad range of cases involving fraud, defamation, trade secret misappropriation, tortious interference, and other business tort and contract claims across a range of key industry sectors including construction, retail, energy and financial services. Barry Sher, Kurt Hansson, and Avi Weitzman lead the department alongside Atlanta’s William Whitner. Sher focuses on representing major investment banks, whilst Hansson is a key name for complex international arbitrations. All lawyers referenced are in New York, except where otherwise stated.

Jennifer Selendy , who regularly represents clients in governmental investigations related to antitrust and financial misconduct matters, heads up the complex commercial litigation team at boutique firm Selendy Gay PLLC, which splits its time between plaintiff and defense work and routinely undertakes high-value bet-the-company business disputes. Financial services disputes, particularly lender-on-lender, are becoming an increasing focus of the team of ‘terrific strategists’. Former practice co-head David Elsberg left the firm in January 2024.

Akin is well-known in the market for its industry-specific expertise in disputes related to investment funds, hedge funds, and financial restructuring matters. The group’s recent caseload includes securities litigation, stockholder class actions, breach of contract claims, and APA litigation. New York’s Joseph Sorkin heads up the practice group and chiefly handles restructuring and bankruptcy litigation. In New York, Stephen Baldini is a key contact for private equity and hedge fund matters, as well as bankruptcy litigation and partnership/investor disputes. From the Dallas office, Scott Barnard‘s practice emphasizes business torts, fraud actions, commercial contract disputes, and real estate litigation.

Baker Botts L.L.P. is recognized for its prowess when it comes to oil, gas, and energy-related disputes, though the national practice group’s caseload also encompasses a full range of complex commercial matters, including issues of contract and fiduciary duty, unfair competition, false advertising, as well as product and professional liability. Managing partner Danny David and ‘amazing talent’ Amy Hefley co-head the team from Houston alongside Washington DC’s Bridget Moore, who is noted for her expertise in securities litigation and white-collar investigations. Austin’s Stephanie Cagniart stands out for her experience arguing before multiple courts of appeals including the Texas Supreme Court.

Dentons’ litigation and dispute resolution department is headed up by New York-based practitioner Sandy Hauser and routinely handles securities and antitrust litigation, consumer class action defense, complex financial services and insurance disputes, as well as government and internal investigations. Specialist work on investment treaty arbitration is another core pillar of the group’s work in the space. In Chicago, Natalie Spears is an important port of call for media and advertising disputes and real estate litigation. Los Angeles-based defense attorney Michael Duvall‘s practice emphasizes class actions, which he handles at all levels of the United States court system.

IP and healthcare litigation expert Scott Knapp and contract disputes specialist John Desmond jointly direct the litigation department at Dickinson Wright PLLC from Lansing and Reno respectively. Commercial disputes, business torts, class actions and claims of tortious interference are the key focuses of the ‘solid and reliable’ nationwide practice group. Austin’s John Nelson is praised as ‘extraordinarily responsive’ and ‘highly effective’, particularly in relation to intellectual property disputes.

DLA Piper LLP (US)‘s nationwide practice group is well-known in the domestic and international marketplaces for its prowess in class action lawsuits, privacy disputes, breach of contract claims, and securities and antitrust litigation. Brett Ingerman and John Gibson co-chair the practice. In Baltimore, Ingerman focuses on commercial disputes, insurance, and bankruptcy litigation, while in Los Angeles, Gibson runs a broad practice which encompasses contracts, IP licensing, commercial, healthcare, technology, and antitrust litigation.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP is capable of representing a broad range of high-end commercial and corporate clients in the full suite of complex litigation and arbitration matters. Linda Martin and Tim Harkness co-chair the team; Harkness focuses on fraud, breaches of contract and post-M&A disputes whilst Martin predominantly counsels multinational corporations on their US litigation exposure. The team's third co-chair is Gayle Klein, who joined the firm in 2023 from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP and is noted for her strengths in financial services litigation and trade secrets disputes. David Livshiz is a further key contact who stands out for his bankruptcy litigation expertise.

Boutique national litigation firm Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP handles commercial disputes for a stand-out roster of Fortune 500 clients, including Apple, Major League Baseball and Johnson & Johnson, among many others. In 2023, seasoned litigator and founding partner Tarek Ismail spearheaded the firm’s defense of AbbVie in litigation brought by a hedge fund alleging that AbbVie made fraudulent statements in connection with a potential merger. Shayna Cook is a key contact for multidistrict litigation and regularly handles high-profile IP and product liability cases in the medical and life sciences sectors

K&L Gates has a robust track record in trials, arbitrations and mediations, with the group's expertise extending across cases related to securities, construction, bankruptcy, and banking litigation, among many others. In Pittsburgh, Melissa Tea predominantly represents public and private companies in the manufacturing, technology, and health care sectors. Tea co-chairs the practice alongside Boston-based antitrust and financial services litigation expert Jeffrey Patterson as well as Dallas lawyer Artoush Varshosaz, whose practice emphasizes commercial disputes, internal investigations and financial services litigation.

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP handles a broad range of commercial disputes and is recognized for its team of ‘strategic litigators’ who ‘know all of the judges and actually try cases’. Marc Kasowitz spearheads the group, with his record at trial including cases involving antitrust, banking, securities, product liability, mass tort, corporate governance, RICO, and breach of contract, among many other issues. Sheron Korpus has deep experience in securities, antitrust, and IP disputes, among others, while experienced real estate litigator Paul O’Connor is a key name for disputes involving real estate developers, investors, and hotel operators.

The ‘incredibly efficient’ team of litigators at MoloLamken LLP is adept at handling complex business disputes and IP disputes as well as white-collar defense and investigations. Practice leader and former prosecutor Steven Molo is based in New York and serves as a reputed contact for representing senior executives and government officials in white-collar matters. ‘Renowned professional’ Robert Kry practices from Washington DC and primarily focuses on trial and appellate matters, including in relation to corporate and securities litigation.

Morrison Foerster represents a roster of corporate and commercial clients across both plaintiff and defendant-side mandates across a broad range of industries, including banking and financial services, life sciences, real estate, tech, and transportation. Chair of the commercial litigation and trial practice group, Arturo González, is a key contact for high-stakes litigation and arbitration. Tiffany Cheung is a key name for consumer class actions, particularly those involving privacy and marketing issues, while Austin’s Bradley Wine predominantly focuses on disputes in highly regulated industries.

Norton Rose Fulbright is recognized in the domestic and international marketplaces for its expertise in disputes across key industry sectors, including energy, infrastructure, transport, tech, and life sciences. Four attorneys jointly head up the practice group: Richard Krumholz  in Dallas routinely handles securities and bankruptcy litigation, Houston lawyer Steven Jansma represents clients in product liability disputes, Robin Adelstein splits her time between Washington DC and New York, and is a key contact for antitrust matters, and Houston-based Andrew Price is noted for his expertise in IP litigation and professional liability claims.

Litigation boutique Boies Schiller Flexner LLP fields a team of ‘thoughtful, creative, hard-working lawyers’ who handle the full range of complex commercial disputes, including securities class actions, insurance litigation, and financial services disputes. In Washington DC, Kenya Davis comes highly recommended as ‘an excellent trial lawyer and a thoughtful colleague’, while Hamish Hume is praised as ‘an intellectual powerhouse and formidable courtroom lawyer’. Government investigations expert Matthew Schwartz and financial services litigation specialist Marc Ayala are key contacts in New York, while former prosecutor John Kucera is a primary contact in Los Angeles. In San Francisco, Max Pritt and Mark Mao handle a wide range of antitrust and IP cases. Key contacts in Fort Lauderdale include Stuart Singer, who represents clients in antitrust and securities litigation, and Sigrid McCawley, who handles a wide array of commercial disputes.

Bracewell LLP represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a full range of complex commercial litigation matters, with a particularly strong reputation for handling energy- and financial services related disputes. Recent highlights for the team include representing Apache Corporation in a series of class actions alleging, among other things, the underpayment of royalties. Houston’s Stephen Crain and New York-based Daniel Connolly jointly lead the practice group: Crain predominantly represents energy-sector clients in a wide range of cases, while Connolly focuses on white-collar and regulatory compliance matters. Also recommended is New York’s Drew Taggart, praised for being ‘highly skilled in conducting complex discovery’.

Cohen & Gresser LLP is highly recommended for its ‘deep bench’ and ‘top notch legal muscle’ when it comes to all aspects of complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, derivatives claims, and professional malpractice allegations, among others. Based in New York, firm co-founders Mark Cohen and Lawrence Gresser jointly chair the litigation and arbitration group. Cohen is an experienced trial lawyer who is adept at trying cases before both state and federal courts, while Gresser’s practice emphasizes class actions as well as international arbitration and securities litigation. Douglas Pepe is another important contact, praised as an ‘incredible litigator’ and ‘expert trial lawyer’. S Gale Dick is recognised for his commercial litigation, securities litigation and white-collar criminal defense work.

Eversheds Sutherland is well-regarded domestically for its experience in cases related to accountants' liability, energy litigation, and high-profile antitrust matters. Rocco Testani and Kymberly Kochis co-head the firm’s global litigation practice group from Atlanta and New York, respectively. The co-heads of the professional liability teams are also based in Atlanta: Amelia Toy Rudolph has over 30 years of experience in complex business litigation, with a particular emphasis on accounting and financial issues, while Patricia Gorham is a key name for cases regarding accounting liability, antitrust litigation, and securities fraud class actions. Atlanta lawyer Thomas Curvin and Houston partner David Baay are also important contacts for insurance disputes and energy and natural resources litigation, respectively.

Katten has a reputation for undertaking complex, high-profile disputes, including financial services litigation, securities litigation, corruption investigations, and regulatory compliance cases, among many others. National chair of commercial litigation David Crichlow lends his considerable expertise to complex commercial disputes, class actions. and bankruptcy litigation. Experienced litigator Anthony Paccione represents banks, hedge funds, and real estate companies at all levels of the federal and state court systems. In Chicago, Peter Wilson is a key name for securities, derivatives, and antitrust litigation. Attorneys named are situated in New York, except where otherwise specified.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP represents a broad array of clients across key industry sectors, including  transportation, healthcare, financial services, and retail. Los Angeles-based practitioner Naeun Rim heads up the team. Also in Los Angeles is seasoned trial lawyer Ronald Turovsky, whose practice emphasizes trade secrets, unfair competition, ERISA, and real estate cases. Barry Lee has extensive experience in both jury and bench trials and splits his time between the firm’s San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.

McGuireWoods LLP has a strong track record at trial and on appellate matters, handling the full spectrum of business-critical disputes for a roster of financial institutions and major corporates. In Charlotte, Mark Kinghorn chairs the antitrust, trade and commercial litigation department. Jonathan Blank heads up the business and securities litigation team from Charlottesville, while Charlotte's Robert Muckenfuss spearheads the firm’s complex commercial litigation offering. From the Atlanta office, Cheryl Haas leads the financial services litigation practice, while in New York, Noreen Kelly is the government investigations and white collar lead. Norfolk's Benjamin Hatch rounds out the leadership group as chair of the environmental & mass tort litigation practice. Houston lawyer Jeremiah Anderson comes highly recommended by clients for handling ‘complex matters involving unusual fact patterns and sensitive indemnification easily and professionally’.

Deborah Baum heads up the ‘extraordinary group of lawyers’ that comprises the litigation practice at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Baum’s practice encompasses complex commercial litigation focusing on real estate, corporate, and health care disputes. William Bosch leads the real estate litigation sub-group and regularly represents investors and hotel owners in a wide range of cases. The ‘consistently impressive’ practice is also recognised for its handling of disputes that have arisen from the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP is noted for its industry-specific expertise in investment funds litigation, post-M&A disputes, and cases related to shareholder activism, in addition to handling a growing volume of cases in novel areas such as cryptocurrency. Head of practice Michael Swartz recently saw success at trial in a series of cases representing Pantera Capital in a dispute with rival company Polychain. Trial lawyer Julia Beskin is another key contact, joining the firm from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in May 2023.

Vinson & Elkins LLP‘s caseload includes a broad range of commercial disputes which the group handles on behalf of a diverse client base that encompasses companies in the  energy, banking, private equity, pharma, and automotive sectors, among many others. Three lawyers comprise the leadership group: Houston’s Jim Thompson co-heads the litigation department alongside Washington DC-based Craig Seebald. The complex commercial litigation team is led by Chris Popov in Houston. Christopher Duffy left the firm.