Our Washington-based attorneys represent corporations and other entities, both as plaintiffs and defendants, in multiple jurisdictions before both federal and state courts and regulatory authorities.
Weil is recognized by numerous leading legal directories for excellence in the areas of:
Our Practice
More than 90 lawyers are resident in the D.C. office, and their diverse practice areas provide our clients with invaluable counsel in navigating an intricate and ever-changing business environment and regulatory landscape. We are routinely entrusted with our clients’ critical matters, including litigation, mergers, and financial transactions.
Our Washington office hosts many of Weil’s regulatory lawyers and serves as a central hub for integrating the substantive skills of lawyers across Weil. From Washington, our lawyers advise clients in connection with numerous government agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, among others.
Our lawyers routinely handle matters in connection with the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Treasury Department, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as well as with newer federal regulatory entities such as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection and Office of National Insurance.
Awards and Recognition
- U.S. Antitrust Co-Heads Brianne Kucerik and Michael Moiseyev, Global Chair of ITC and Cross-Border IP Enforcement Eric Namrow, Co-Head of Weil’s Appeals and Strategic Counseling Zack Tripp, Antitrust partner Meagan Bellshaw, IP, Technology & Science Litigation partner Rachel Cohen, Complex Commercial Litigation partner Mark Perry, Antitrust partner John Scribner and Securities Litigation partner Robert Stern were also named to Lawdragon’s 2026 and 2027 Leading Litigators in America lists.
- Complex Commercial Litigation partner Mark A. Perry was honored as United States Practitioner of the Year – Appellate at the 2026 Managing Intellectual Property Americas Awards.
- Complex Commercial Litigation partner Mark A. Perry was named to Lawdragon’s 2026 Leading Global Litigators list.
- Complex Commercial Litigation and Appeals and Strategic Counseling partner Arianna Scavetti was named to the Forty Under 40 Class of 2026 by Sports Business Journal and the 40 & Under List by Benchmark Litigation in 2025 and 2026, and was also named a 2025 Law360 Product Liability MVP.
- U.S. Antitrust Co-Head Brianne Kucerik was named to Global Competition Review’s 2025 Women in Antitrust list.
- Entertainment, Sports & Media and Private Equity partner Steve Argeris was named a Top Sports Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter in 2026 and to Variety’s 2025 Dealmakers list.
- ITC and Cross-Border IP Enforcement Chair Eric Namrow was named to Lawdragon’s 2026 list of Leading Global IP Lawyers as well as a Patent Star in the 2025 and 2026 editions of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars.
- Weil was named D.C. Litigation Department of the Year at the 2024 National Law Journal Legal Awards.
- Tax Department Co-Chair Joseph Pari and partner Graham Magill were named to Lawdragon’s Leading Global Tax Lawyers list in 2026, and Joseph was named to the publication’s Leading Dealmakers in America guide for 2024 and 2025.
- Securities Litigation partner Robert Stern and Antitrust partner Meagan Bellshaw were named to Lawdragon’s Leading Global Investigations Lawyers list in 2026.
- Public Company Advisory Group partner Adé Heyliger was named among the NACD Directorship 100 honorees for 2024 and 2023.
- U.S. Antitrust practice Co-Head Michael Moiseyev was named a 2024 Law360 Competition/Antitrust MVP.
- U.S. Antitrust practice Co-Head Brianne Kucerik and Complex Commercial Litigation partner Mark A. Perry were named Life Sciences Stars in Legal Media Group’s 2023 LMG Life Sciences guide.
- Weil partners have been recognized by the business and legal press as Rising Stars in 2023-2026: Claire Chapla, Kaitlin Descovich, Megan Granger, Graham Magill, Dan Nadratowski, Kristin Sanford, Arianna Scavetti and Josh Wesneski.
- Weil shortlisted for Washington, D.C. Tax “Firm of the Year” by International Tax Review 2025.
Pro Bono Initiatives and Community Service
The Washington, D.C. office has been recognized for its pro bono efforts and its ongoing commitment to the community. Most recently, Weil was named Pro Bono Partner of the Year by the Federal Public Defender for the District of Maryland, in recognition of our work on a criminal False Claims Act case. Weil was awarded an Outstanding Achievement Award in the area of Immigrant and Refugee Rights from the Washington Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights and Urban Affairs for its continuing work on behalf of asylum applicants. The District of Columbia Courts, along with the D.C. Access to Justice Commission and the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, named 33 Weil lawyers to the 2025 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll, recognizing their significant contribution of pro bono legal services. In addition, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice honored the Washington team for its outstanding pro bono efforts in addressing the lead-in-the-water crisis in the District of Columbia. Lawyers from the Washington office also played an important role in crafting a settlement to end litigation concerning discriminatory practices of the Baltimore Police Department that created a hostile work environment for police officers of color. Individual partners have also been recognized for their community service and pro bono efforts by such organizations as the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Jewish Committee.