WilmerHale has been named a Law360 Trials Practice Group of the Year, recognizing the firm’s exceptional record of courtroom success in some of the most consequential and high‑stakes matters nationwide. This recognition follows Law360’s broader designation of WilmerHale as a 2025 Firm of the Year, reflecting the firm’s strength across five total practice areas—including Appellate, Class Action, Compliance, Intellectual Property and Trials—and its record of impactful litigation victories.

The honor reflects Law360’s assessment of standout trial practices whose work over the past year set benchmarks for the profession. Law360 awards this honor to recognize exceptional trial practices whose achievements in the past year have established new standards within the profession. WilmerHale’s trial team was acknowledged for litigating matters involving billions of dollars in exposure, complex constitutional questions and intense public scrutiny—often under compressed timelines and demanding evidentiary records.

“Our trial practice is built around preparation, collaboration and the ability to move decisively when the stakes are highest,” Hallie Levin, co‑chair of WilmerHale’s Trial practice, told Law360 in an interview. “We approach every matter with the mindset that it may be tried, and we marshal the full resources of the firm to put our clients in the strongest possible position.”

Law360 highlighted WilmerHale’s work on a range of industry‑shaping trial matters, including:

• Dropbox, and Gilead Sciences and other Technology and Life Sciences companies, in high‑stakes trial and arbitration matters involving complex intellectual property, contract, and government‑facing disputes with billions of dollars at stake.
• Health care providers, in obtaining a preliminary injunction in Ohio state court blocking enforcement of the state’s six‑week abortion ban following a fast‑tracked evidentiary hearing with nationwide constitutional significance.
• Clients across regulated and commercial industries, through cross‑disciplinary trial teams that integrate constitutional, regulatory, and subject‑matter expertise to address complex disputes with significant public policy and business consequences.

In an interview with Law360, Joe Mueller, co‑chair of the Trial practice, said WilmerHale’s strength lies in its collaborative trial model. “Our cases often demand different kinds of expertise working seamlessly together,” Mueller said. “That collaboration allows us to present disciplined, compelling cases in court—even under extraordinary pressure.”

Trials remain a central pillar of WilmerHale’s litigation platform. The firm’s trial lawyers routinely handle matters that proceed to verdict, supported by a firmwide culture that emphasizes courtroom readiness, rigorous advocacy and public service. Over the past decade, WilmerHale trial teams have collectively tried or arbitrated hundreds of matters across jurisdictions and industries.

Read WilmerHale’s full Trials Practice Group profile in Law360.