500 Richard Wiley
W il e y R e i n ( Wa shing to n, D C) Wiley’s name is as big as the clients he represents in the telecommunications field, including Verizon and AT&T.
Beth Wilkinson P a u l
We i s s ( Washing to n, DC ) This superstar went three for three last year as lead counsel defending Pfizer’s Wyeth unit in claims its Prempro drug causes breast cancer, following stints as general counsel for Fannie Mae and a prosecutor of the Oklahoma City bombers.
Ann Claire Williams 7t h
U . S. Ci rcuit C ourt o f Appeals ( Chicago) The only non-Ivy League-schooled jurist on Obama’s Supreme Court short list also won the ABA’s Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award for her outstanding contribution in advancing women and minorities issues.
Gregory Williams R i c h a rds
L ayt o n (Wi lmi ng to n) Williams helped defend directors of Citigroup against claims related to the bank’s subprime exposure and has recently handled the Delaware litigation needs for Dell, Disney, Staples, Nvidia, Office Depot and PNC Bank.
Barton Winokur D e c h e rt
( Ph i lade lphia) The outgoing firmwide chair who took a $1M pay cut during the downturn continued to earn praise for balancing his roles as Dechert’s longtime strategic leader and one of the foundations of its corporate and M&A practice.
Daniel Winslow P r o s k a u e r
( B os ton) A respected former state judge, Winslow served as legal counsel for U.S. Sen. Scott Brown’s campaign and developed a “litigation prenup” agreement designed to control litigation costs.
Michael Wiseman S ul l i v a n
& C romw ell (N e w Y o rk) Always game for the biggest and trickiest banking deals and regulatory matters, Wiseman manages what is likely the most powerful financial institutions practice in the world.
Phillip Wittmann St o n e
P i gma n ( N ew O r leans) This corporate defender represented Merck & Co. in the multidistrict litigation over Vioxx claims and has taken the same role in the MDL over Chinese drywall products.
Barry Wolf W ei l
Go t sh a l ( N ew Yo rk) This private equity/fund formation star helped create and lead Weil’s immensely successful private equity practice group and now guides the entire firm as executive partner.
Donald Wolfe P otte r
An d e r s o n (W ilm ing ton) Intel turned to Wolfe for help with its multibillion-dollar purchase of McAfee, as did Airgas as it sought to fight back a hostile bid by Air Products and Chemical.
Marc Wolinsky W a c h t e l l L ip t on ( Ne w York) One of Wachtell’s steely litigators, Wolinksy prevailed in compelling Dow Chemical to complete its acquisition of Rohm & Haas. Nicole Wong Go o g l e
( M o u nta i n V i ew, C alif. ) The highly respected Wong is helping forge new legal ground for all of us as Google’s deputy general counsel handling matters related to censorship, monitoring and user privacy.
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