Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, known as WilmerHale, is an international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers across 12 offices in the United States and Europe. The firm works at the intersection of government, technology and business to advise clients across many commercial sectors.

The firm was formed in 2004 through the merger of Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, founded in 1962, and Hale and Dorr, founded in 1918. The combined history of these two firms spans more than one hundred years of legal work in many disciplines.

WilmerHale serves clients across a broad range of industries. The firm lists aviation as a focus area, drawing on offices in the United States and Europe to support clients in that sector. Other industries include financial services, healthcare, life sciences, energy, technology, media, entertainment, national security, higher education, and human rights.

The firm provides legal representation across a comprehensive range of practice areas. Listed practices include administrative law, antitrust and competition, appellate and Supreme Court litigation, bank regulation and enforcement, bankruptcy and financial restructuring, and capital markets.

Other practices include corporate governance and disclosure, crisis management and strategic response, customs compliance and enforcement, cybersecurity and privacy, debt finance, environmental litigation and mass torts, emerging company and venture capital, and executive compensation and employee benefits.

The firm also advises on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, foreign investment review, healthcare, life sciences, national security, and technology. WilmerHale has received recognition from legal industry publications for its work across these many fields.

The American Lawyer named the firm Best Law Firm of the Year in 2020 and again in 2025. The firm also earned a place on The American Lawyer’s 2026 A-List. The firm maintains a commitment to pro bono representation and public service.

Services

• Administrative Law
• Antitrust and Competition
• Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation
• Bank Regulation and Enforcement
• Bankruptcy and Financial Restructuring
• Capital Markets
• Corporate Governance and Disclosure
• Crisis Management and Strategic Response
• Cybersecurity and Privacy
• Environmental Litigation and Mass Torts