WilmerHale

Today, businesses face greater scrutiny and more "bet the company" issues than ever before. With a practice that offers unparalleled representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas, we have the ability to anticipate obstacles, seize opportunities and get the case resolved or the deal done—and the experience and know-how to prevent it from being undone.

As a firm, we have extensive international capabilities and cross-border experience. We are more than 1,000 lawyers strong, with offices in 14 cities in the United States, Europe and Asia. Our practice includes more than 250 seasoned corporate transactional lawyers and business counselors, 350 litigators with unmatched trial, appellate, Supreme Court and arbitration experience; preeminent regulatory practices in antitrust, communications, FDA, financial services, securities, trade and other areas including over 100 lawyers who have held high-level government positions; an acclaimed intellectual property practice enriched by the expertise of nearly 100 attorneys and patent agents who hold scientific or technical degrees and hundreds of other lawyers who focus on bankruptcy, environmental, labor and employment, private client, real estate and tax matters.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP was formed in May 2004 through the merger of Hale and Dorr LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering LLP. The two firms brought more than 125 years of distinguished history as well as complementary strengths to our new firm, which has an even broader spectrum of top-ranked practices. To each practice, we bring outstanding reputations for quality, excellence and service to clients. Our firm fosters a collaborative culture that allows each lawyer to draw freely on the expertise and time of others to serve any client. We balance our proud heritage and thorough understanding of the law with an innovative and entrepreneurial spirit.

Our practice is constantly evolving in response to our clients’ needs, the demands of the market and the emergence of new technologies.

We have a rich heritage of commitment to public service and the causes of justice and fairness. With a history that goes back to the foundation of legal aid work early in the 20th century, we have consistently distinguished ourselves as leaders in pro bono representation. Many of our lawyers have played, and continue to play, prominent roles in public service activities of national and international importance—from counseling US presidents to opposing racial discrimination and fighting apartheid.

Most importantly, our firm stands for a steadfast commitment to the highest standards in everything we do—a commitment reflected in the continued success of our clients across the globe.