Litigation: General Commercial: The Elite
USA Guide 2024 : District of Columbia
Band 1
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1 202 223 7300Chambers Review
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP offers significant capabilities in high-stakes litigation, with notable expertise representing large corporations from a wide range of industries, including the technology sector. Its primary areas of expertise include antitrust class actions, defamation cases and climate change litigation. Recent hires have greatly enhanced the firm's offering in DC and the team has achieved significant victories before all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court.
Work Highlights
- Paul, Weiss was retained as lead trial counsel to defend Google in United States v Google, the US Department of Justice's case seeking to break up Google's digital advertising business.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Paul, Weiss is a top-notch firm."
"It's a really strong firm."
"They have a deep and creative team."
"Paul, Weiss is a top-notch firm."
"It's a really strong firm."
"They have a deep and creative team."
Notable Practitioners
Karen Dunn maintains a high-powered practice acting for many of the USA's largest tech companies in commercial disputes and antitrust cases. She is also well known for her work in civil rights cases.
"Karen Dunn is an exceptional attorney. She is one of the best, if not the best that I have ever met. She has a keen intellect, powerful critical thinking skills and strong risk assessment. She justifiably inspires client confidence."
"Karen is probably the best lawyer I've ever worked with. She is wicked smart and just exceptionally sophisticated in terms of stakeholder negotiations and political issues."
"Karen is one of the most impressive people I've come across in my career. Her skill as a trial lawyer is matched by her humanity and ethics."
William Isaacson is a celebrated trial lawyer whose practice focuses on huge cases alleging antitrust violations for both defendants and plaintiffs, as well as price fixing and unfair competition. He is also highly skilled in handling consumer class actions.
"He's a great lawyer."
Jessica Phillips is recognized for her broad based commercial disputes practice, with expertise spanning intellectual property, employment and securities related litigation.
"She is intelligent, diligent and has outstanding judgment and deep experience."
Ranked Lawyers at
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
District of Columbia