The Washington, D.C. office has more than 40 lawyers who concentrate on securities regulation and enforcement, white collar crime, antitrust, commercial litigation, regulatory and transactional work across a range of industries, including industrial companies and financial institutions matters. Lawyers in the Washington office provide clients with a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach on matters, working seamlessly across practices, offices and regions. The office, which opened in 1982, has 11 partners.

Litigators in the Washington office handle securities class action and derivative litigation and a wide range of business regulatory and corporate governance matters. These include corporate counseling, regulatory investigations, enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. The White Collar & Regulatory Defense practice focuses primarily on the representation of domestic and foreign clients directly or indirectly involved in criminal proceedings. The Commercial Litigation practice represents corporate and individual clients, including Fortune 100 companies, in such areas as securities, antitrust, professional liability, insurance and other commercial disputes. The Antitrust practice focuses on the representation of clients in government investigations before the DOJ, FTC and state antitrust authorities, complex litigation, and in obtaining approval of corporate transactions from domestic and foreign competition authorities.

The work done by the corporate practice in the Washington office is diverse. It entails complex regulatory and transactional work for the full range of financial institutions, such as investment companies, investment advisers, banks, major insurance companies and consumer finance organizations.

Lawyers in the Washington office advise clients on data protection and cybersecurity issues, both from a regulatory perspective and in connection with transactions and litigation matters.

The Washington office also has a long-standing tradition of pro bono service, handling matters ranging from asylum cases to civil rights litigation and representation of numerous not-for-profit organizations. Its lawyers are also active in numerous local and national bar associations and other outside activities, maintaining close ties to the community in which they work.