Located in close proximity to the White House, Capitol Hill, and various federal
agencies, our Washington, DC office is home to many nationally ranked
practices.
Our Public Policy and Law group, one of the largest bipartisan teams of lawyers
and policy professionals of any fully integrated global law firm, is a
who’s who of former US government officials, including members of
Congress, Republican and Democratic counsel, House and Senate leadership
committee staff, and presidential campaign and transition team members.
The office is nationally recognized for its work in diversified financial
services and is among the largest financial services practices in the United
States. It encompasses preeminent investment management, financial services
policy, and financial services regulatory capabilities focused on emerging areas
(such as fintech), as well as long-standing financial services activities.
Our Washington, DC office also houses a prominent Government Contracts and
Procurement Policy practice that provides “cradle-to-grave”
assistance to federal, state, and local government contractors in a wide variety
of regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters.
International trade regulation and policy is another area where our office has
extensive capabilities. Lawyers in this practice group assist clients in the
United States and abroad with nearly any type of international trade matter in
any location, particularly those matters involving the World Trade Organization.
Moreover, our robust Energy practice assists clients in a wide variety of
transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters relating to both the electric
power and natural gas industries. Our firm has been a key participant in
developing state and federal legislation and regulation on energy, water, and
solid waste issues. Members of our interdisciplinary energy team leverage
experience from many practices and work closely with our public policy group in
order to address these industries’ unique challenges.
Washington, DC-based lawyers in our White Collar Defense and Investigations
practice are renowned for their ability to navigate criminal and civil actions
brought by governmental agencies, as well as to successfully defend clients in
investigations and litigated enforcement actions brought by federal and state
regulators, including the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, state attorneys general, and other agencies.
In addition, the Washington, DC office’s Litigation and Dispute
Resolution group handles a variety of general commercial, securities, financial
institutions, antitrust, government contracts, environmental, intellectual
property, and insurance coverage matters, as well as criminal and civil actions
brought by, and civil actions against, governmental agencies.
Our Washington, DC office also includes a multidisciplinary team that helps
clients capitalize on opportunity zones and other national economic incentive
programs. Our lawyers covering tax, tax policy, investment management, real
estate, and renewable energy provide full-service guidance to fund sponsors,
developers, innovators, and investors in this space.
Rounding off the capabilities of our Washington, DC office are highly regarded
services in the areas of corporate and transactional, real estate, insurance
coverage, higher education, nongovernmental organizations, and tax-exempt
organizations.
