Litigation: General Commercial: Highly Regarded
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 3
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Provided by Hollingsworth LLP
Since 1982, Hollingsworth LLP has focused its practice on complex commercial litigation representing global and national companies in some of the hottest and most complex, high-stakes litigation contested in U.S. courts. Regularly having the lead in landmark cases and on cutting-edge litigation theories and defenses, all of our more than 80 attorneys are litigators and trial lawyers focusing on a full range of commercial litigation.
Clients do not call us for matters with small stakes, rather our clients’ matters range in the hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars and often include a federal MDL, one or more consolidated state proceedings, multiple class actions in various jurisdictions, and aggressive plaintiffs’ attorneys pushing individual unconsolidated cases to trial as fast as possible. Our clients primarily include global leaders and multinational blue-chip companies representing the Fortune 100 and Fortune 500, plus large and small domestic businesses, across a variety of industries and geographies.
Extraordinarily strong at the trial and appellate levels, we have created key industry precedent in many of our litigations and pioneered important developments in the law critical to corporate tort defendants. Precedents of which we are most proud include five widely cited U.S. circuit court Daubert decisions, three of which legal writers refer to as the “Parlodel Trilogy”, which represents the key to litigating against junk science in the 21st Century.
Chambers Review
Hollingsworth LLP is a compact litigation boutique with a significant track record in toxic torts, personal injury claims and breach of contract disputes. The firm is especially well practiced in class actions and frequently acts on environmental disputes. Its clients regularly stem from the pharmaceutical, engineering and transport sectors.
Joe Hollingsworth is the founder of the firm and is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Hollingsworth defended Norfolk Southern in a claim brought by a mill owner alleging that a Norfolk Southern train derailment caused him to shut his business, causing billions in damages.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hollingsworth are smart and tough. You can trust them in negotiation because they really know what the client wants."
"A firm that combines trial skills with tremendous technological and scientific capability."
"The Hollingsworth team did an excellent job understanding the industry fundamentals and translating those into winning arguments."
"Hollingsworth has litigators that are seasoned in handling disputes arising from complex disputes. They possess the tactical acumen required to argue cases effectively, whether in court, arbitration or through alternative dispute resolution methods. Beyond the legal aspects, Hollingsworth also possesses a deep understanding of the commercial realities and industry-specific challenges."
"Hollingsworth's attorneys are not only smart and skilled, but true trial attorneys. They don't just prepare cases for trial; they try them and are very skilled in doing so."
"Hollingsworth are smart and tough. You can trust them in negotiation because they really know what the client wants."
"A firm that combines trial skills with tremendous technological and scientific capability."
"The Hollingsworth team did an excellent job understanding the industry fundamentals and translating those into winning arguments."
"Hollingsworth has litigators that are seasoned in handling disputes arising from complex disputes. They possess the tactical acumen required to argue cases effectively, whether in court, arbitration or through alternative dispute resolution methods. Beyond the legal aspects, Hollingsworth also possesses a deep understanding of the commercial realities and industry-specific challenges."
"Hollingsworth's attorneys are not only smart and skilled, but true trial attorneys. They don't just prepare cases for trial; they try them and are very skilled in doing so."