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Recognition
- American Lawyer 200 Pro Bono Rankings – Firm consistently ranked at or near the top of the annual pro bono rankings.
- American Lawyer "A-List" (2009) – Firm recognized in annual compilation that lists the 20 leading US firms and honors overall excellence, including financial success, commitment to pro bono work, workforce diversity and the training and development of younger lawyers.
- American Lawyer "Women in Law Firms Study" (2009) – WilmerHale ranked 10th out of 210 firms nationally in The American Lawyer’s first Women in Law Firms Study.
- The Best Lawyers in America (2010) – 100 of our lawyers honored for outstanding reputations and distinguished work in their practice areas.
- Boston Business Journal (2010) – WilmerHale was named to the Boston Business Journal's list of the top 10 “Businesses of the Decade” in its most recent issue. The firm is identified as one of 10 area businesses that have distinguished themselves over the past decade.
- Boston Business Journal (2009) – Firm selected as one of the area’s “Best Places to Work” in its 6th annual contest. The firm, one of only two law firms to make the list, is listed among a total of 20 in the large businesses category, which includes companies with more than 500 full-time employees.
- BTI Power Rankings (2008) – WilmerHale ranked sixth out of 13 law firms based on several factors, including: the firm's ability to establish long term relationships with clients and superior levels of client satisfaction.
- Chambers & Partners – Firm is consistently and prominently ranked in Chambers' guidebooks to the legal profession, which includes significant accolades in the Asia, Europe, Global, USA and UK editions.
- Corporate Board Member magazine (2010) – WilmerHale was again named one of the top 20 national law firms as ranked by over 2,200 general counsels across the nation.
- Corporate Equality Index (2010) – WilmerHale earned a 100 percent rating in the 2010 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC). This is the second consecutive year WilmerHale has received a perfect CEI score on the survey, which evaluates the treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees in the workplace.
- Crain's New York (2009) – WilmerHale has been named to Crain’s New York’s 2009 list of “New York City’s Best Places to Work.” The firm, referred to as “progressive and prestigious,” came in at #19 on the list of the 40 companies featured by Crain’s in its second annual ranking of the city’s top employers. WilmerHale is one of only 6 law firms recognized in the list.
- Hispanic Bar Association of DC (2010) – WilmerHale was awarded the 2009 Employer Diversity Award by the Hispanic Bar Association of DC (HBA-DC). The firm was selected among 58 law firms and government agencies based on its diversity practices and “success in integrating Latino attorneys at all levels of leadership.”
- JUVE Handbook (2008-2009) – Ranked firm among the top 20 in Berlin and Brussels.
- JUVE Award (2009) – WilmerHale was the recipient of the 2009 JUVE Award for Energy Law in Germany.
- Legal 500 (2003-2009)– WilmerHale is consistently named a leader in the UK, US and EMEA guidebook, ranking in numerous practice areas.
- Legal Times (2008) – WilmerHale ranked eighth in Legal Times’ “Top 30 Washington Area Law Firms for Women Attorneys.”
- MultiCultural Law Magazine (2006, 2008, 2009) – Firm recognized as one of the nation’s “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” and among the “Top 100 Law Firms for Women.” In addition, in 2009 the firm ranked in the following specialized listings: the "Top 50 Law Firms for Partners"; the "Top 50 Law Firms for Associates"; and the "Top 25 Law Firms for African-Americans."
- The Practical Law Company's Global 50 (2008)– The firm was listed among the top 50 law firms in the world, with nine WilmerHale lawyers ranked as “leading” lawyers in their respective practice areas. The firm was also recommended in 13 key practice areas in Europe and the US.
- Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (2009) – WilmerHale ranked among the top law firms in Vault’s esteemed “Prestige Rankings,” which ranks firms based on opinion surveys taken by over 18,000 associates from the nation’s top law firms.
- Working Mother magazine – For the third year in a row, Working Mother magazine honored WilmerHale for its commitment to the retention and advancement of women by naming the firm to its “Best Law Firms for Women” list.
- Yale Law Women (2008, 2009, 2010) - For three consecutive years WilmerHale has been named to the Yale Law Women's list of "Top Ten Family Friendly Firms"
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