Awards
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September 8, 2025

51 Willkie partners have been named to the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America, an annual guide to the nation’s top litigators and trial attorneys.

Recognized among the foremost lawyers in their respective fields, the honorees are based in Willkie offices nationwide and span an array of sophisticated practice areas, highlighting the broad strength of Willkie’s litigation platform.

Lawdragon selected the honorees based on submissions and independent research.

View the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America here.
 
Sameer Advani
Sameer Advani Partner Litigation
New York New York Washington Washington sadvani@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8587
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Amanda S. Amert Partner Litigation
Chicago Chicago aamert@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9010
Eric Bakewell
Eric J. Bakewell Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles ebakewell@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3070
Matt Basil
Matt D. Basil Partner Litigation
Chicago Chicago mbasil@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9020
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Koren Bell Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles New York New York kbell@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3016
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Debra Bogo-Ernst Partner Litigation
Chicago Chicago dernst@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9062
Elizabeth Bower
Elizabeth Bower Partner Litigation
Washington Washington ebower@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1252
Donald Burke
Donald Burke Partner Litigation
Washington Washington dburke@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1037
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Jeremy Bylund Partner Litigation
Washington Washington jbylund@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1053
Alexander L. Cheney
Alexander L. Cheney Partner Litigation
San Francisco San Francisco Palo Alto Palo Alto acheney@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 415 858 7418
Charles Cording
Charles Dean Cording Partner Litigation
New York New York ccording@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8154
Todd Cosenza
Todd G. Cosenza Partner Litigation
New York New York tcosenza@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8677
Joseph Davis
Joseph G. Davis Partner Litigation
Washington Washington jdavis@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1131
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Soumya Dayananda Partner Litigation
Washington Washington New York New York sdayananda@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1312
Casey Donnelly
Casey E. Donnelly Partner Litigation
New York New York cdonnelly@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8775
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Zeh Ekono Partner Litigation
New York New York zekono@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8166
Logan Elliott
Logan Elliott Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles lelliott@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3045
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Douglas C. Emhoff Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles dcemhoff@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3183
Andrew English
Andrew English Partner Litigation
Washington Washington aenglish@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1186
Laura Geist
Laura Leigh Geist Partner Litigation
San Francisco San Francisco lgeist@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 415 858 7440
Michael Gottlieb
Michael J. Gottlieb Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles Washington Washington mgottlieb@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3111
Matthew Gurvitz
Matthew M. Gurvitz Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles mgurvitz@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3085
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Timothy Heaphy Partner Litigation
Washington Washington theaphy@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1068
Sara Horton
Sara Tonnies Horton Partner Litigation
Chicago Chicago shorton@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9040
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Shaimaa M. Hussein Partner Litigation
New York New York shussein@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8638
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Kimberly Jones Partner Litigation
Chicago Chicago kjones@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9134
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Pia Williams Keevil Partner Litigation
New York New York pkeevil@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8693
Jeffrey Korn
Jeffrey B. Korn Partner Litigation
New York New York jkorn@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8842
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Andrew J. Lichtman Partner Litigation
New York New York alichtman@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 3157
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Jason Linder Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles Washington Washington jdlinder@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 728 8329
Stewart Lombardi
Stuart R. Lombardi Partner Litigation
New York New York slombardi@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8882
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Craig C. Martin Chairman, Americas Litigation
Chicago Chicago cmartin@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9050
Benjamin P. McCallen
Benjamin P. McCallen Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles New York New York bmccallen@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3143
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Douglass A. Mitchell Partner Litigation
Washington Washington dmitchell@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1093
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Tariq Mundiya Partner Litigation
New York New York tmundiya@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8565
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Sonali D. Patel Partner Litigation
Washington Washington sdpatel@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1097
Wesley Powell
Wesley R. Powell Partner Litigation
New York New York wpowell@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8264
Nicholas Reddick
Nicholas Reddick Partner Litigation
San Francisco San Francisco Washington Washington nreddick@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 415 858 7595
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Katrina Robson Partner Antitrust & Competition
Washington Washington krobson@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1096
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Michael S. Schachter Partner White-Collar Defense
New York New York mschachter@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8102
Christopher St Jeanos
Christopher J. St. Jeanos Partner Litigation
New York New York cstjeanos@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8730
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Mark T. Stancil Partner Litigation
Washington Washington mstancil@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1133
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William J. Stellmach Partner White-Collar Defense
Washington Washington wstellmach@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1130
Matthew Thomas
Matthew J. Thomas Partner Litigation
Chicago Chicago mthomas@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 312 728 9060
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Marina A. Torres Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles Washington Washington mtorres@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3086
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Glenn K. Vanzura Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles Palo Alto Palo Alto gvanzura@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 728 8319
Alex Weingarten
Alex M. Weingarten Partner Litigation
Los Angeles Los Angeles aweingarten@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 310 855 3020
Lee Wolosky Partner Litigation
New York New York Washington Washington lwolosky@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 3098
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Michael Li-Ming Wong Partner White-Collar Defense
San Francisco San Francisco Palo Alto Palo Alto mlwong@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 415 858 7474
Antonio Yanez
Antonio Yanez Jr. Partner Litigation
New York New York ayanez@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 212 728 8725
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Kristen M. Young Partner International Arbitration
Washington Washington kyoung@willkie.com 212 728 8632+1 202 303 1031

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