Lawdragon Recognizes WilmerHale Partners Among the Top 500 Leading Global Litigators in 2025
In the latest edition of The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators, 12 partners from the prestigious law firm WilmerHale have been honoured for their exceptional work in complex, cross-border disputes, human rights, financial fraud, and international arbitration.
The guide, which is the 4th edition of The Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Litigators, is published by Lawdragon and focuses on lawyers who are at the forefront of Global Litigation. The honorees are selected through a rigorous process of submissions, journalistic research, and editorial vetting.
The WilmerHale partners recognised include Gary Born, David Bowker, Charlie Caher, Steven Finizio, Rachael Kent, Marleen Krueger, Jonathan Lim, Danielle Morris, Paul Oberhammer, David Ogden, Franz Schwarz, and John Trenor. These lawyers are known for their ability to manage disputes involving multiple legal systems and languages, nations, and complex global legalities.
The guide highlights the lawyers and firms whose passports are always at the ready, ready to tackle disputes that cross borders and involve diverse legal systems. The WilmerHale partners, in particular, are distinguished for their expertise in international human rights, financial fraud, and asset recovery.
Other notable firms and lawyers recognised in the guide include Hausfeld Partners, Three Crowns LLP, Cohen & Gresser, and Beck Redden LLP. These firms and lawyers are also known for their leadership in international arbitration and cross-border litigation, their roles in human rights justice, financial fraud investigations, and asset recovery, and their ability to navigate linguistic, legal, and cultural differences in global disputes.
The lawyers and firms in the guide are celebrated for their proven ability to handle complex, multijurisdictional disputes, their roles in resolving disputes between nations, addressing human rights abuses, financial fraud that crosses borders, and unearthing stashed assets, and their recognition through rigorous vetting processes including peer reviews and journalistic investigations, underscoring their credibility and influence in the global legal community.
The honorees from WilmerHale, including Gary Born, Danielle Morris, and John Trenor, are not only respected for their work in complex, cross-border disputes, but also for their expertise in financial fraud cases within their business practice.
The guide, in showcasing WilmerHale's partners, also acknowledges other firms like Hausfeld Partners and Cohen & Gresser for their prowess in finance-related litigation, such as investigating and recovering assets that span multiple jurisdictions.
