About Williams & Connolly LLP
Williams & Connolly continues to hold its own against firms ten times its size by following a basic mantra: keep it simple. The firm’s roughly 300 attorneys focus almost exclusively on litigation from a single office in DC, positioning Williams & Connolly as a go-to firm for politicos, celebrities, major American companies and their executives, and even other law firms.
A Short, Illustrious History
Legendary litigator-to-the-stars Edward Bennett Williams teamed with Paul Connolly, a former student of his at Georgetown Law, to open shop in 1967. The fledgling firm soon boasted a client list that included the biggest names in Hollywood, politics, business, and media. Among its clients have been White House royalty like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack and Michelle Obama, and George W. Bush, as well as major household names like Walt Disney, Google, Intel, HSBC, Pfizer, Bayer, Bank of America, Office Depot, Merck, 21st Century Fox, The Washington Post, Mars, Samsung, CVS, HBO, The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Eli Lilly, and Sprint.