USA Guide 2026 : District of Columbia
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Gupta Wessler LLP
Founded in 2012 with a distinctive mission, Gupta Wessler LLP is the nation’s premier plaintiff-side appellate boutique. With offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Boston, the firm serves as the go-to appellate partner for trial lawyers nationwide, providing a powerful counterweight to the corporate dominance of the Supreme Court and appellate bar. The firm also runs the Harvard Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic.
Gupta Wessler handles high-stakes matters in the U.S. Supreme Court and appellate courts across the country. The firm approaches every case with a fresh perspective, a strategic sense of how to frame the issues for success, and a singular focus on representing plaintiffs--never corporations. Its clients include classes of consumers and workers, public-interest organizations, and trial lawyers seeking to protect their most significant victories.
The firm's docket spans the full spectrum of plaintiff-side practice, including antitrust, consumer protection, civil rights, workers' rights, products liability, securities fraud, torts, insurance bad faith, environmental justice, as well as administrative law and constitutional issues of all stripes.
Provided by Chambers
Gupta Wessler is a well-regarded litigation boutique which provides expert handling of complex commercial litigation, as well as constitutional and regulatory challenges. It boasts considerable appellate strength and has argued before the Supreme Court and other courts of appeal across the country.
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They are in the top tier.
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Deepak Gupta is well regarded for his representation of plaintiffs in complex litigation. He is also noted for his strong appellate practice in appellate courts all over the country, including at the Supreme Court.
Matthew Wessler has notable experience handling complex, plaintiff-side litigation at both trial and appellate levels. He has particular expertise in ERISA, workers rights, antitrust and class action litigation.
Jonathan Taylor represents plaintiffs and public interest clients in Supreme Court, appellate and constitutional litigation matters. Jonathan's work spans multiple practice areas, including preemption, first amendment litigation, civil rights, administrative law and class certification.
Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs
Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs
Litigation: Mainly Plaintiffs
Provided by Gupta Wessler LLP
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