Williams & Connolly LLP is an American law firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm was founded by trial lawyer Edward Bennett Williams in collaboration with Paul Connolly, a former student of his. Williams left the partnership of D.C. firm Hogan & Hartson to launch his own litigation firm.
According to ESPN, the University of Michigan retained Williams & Connolly to consult the University in connection with the alleged opponents’ play signal decoding scandal involving the Michigan football program.
Recognition
In 2021, Vault.com ranked Williams & Connolly as the #1 firm for White Collar Defense and Internal Investigation in the United States, and the #2 law firm in Washington, DC.[8] Williams & Connolly was ranked in 2021 as the most selective law firm in the country.[9] Williams & Connolly is the subject of Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm by Kim Eisler.[10]
Over the past decade, 45 Supreme Court clerks have been full-time or summer associates with Williams & Connolly.[19][20] Associate Justices Elena Kagan and Brett Kavanaugh are both alumni of the firm.[21]