Williams & Connolly
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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.
Headquarters | 680 Maine Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. United States[1] |
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No. of offices | 1 |
No. of attorneys | 300 - 400 |
Major practice areas | Litigation |
Date founded | 1967 |
Founder | Edward Bennett Williams |
Company type | LLP |
Website | www |
High-profile cases include the successful defense of U.S. President Clinton's impeachment, representation of Enron's law firm Vinson & Elkins, representation of the motion picture studios in the Kazaa/Grokster file-trading litigation, defense of the Vioxx cases, and counsel for the plaintiff states in the United States v. Microsoft antitrust remedy trial. The firm represented Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North during the Iran-Contra Affair and John Hinckley, the would-be assassin of Ronald Reagan.[2][3][4]