Editing Williams & Connolly

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'''Williams & Connolly LLP''' is a prominent [[Law firm|litigation firm]] based in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. It is consistently ranked among the top law firms in Washington, D.C. It leads the country in starting salaries for first-year associates and is among the most difficult law firms to be hired at in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |work = Vault Rankings |year = 2011 |url = http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/companies/rankings?companyId=426 |title = Williams & Connolly LLP Rankings |publisher = Vault.com |access-date = April 23, 2011 }}</ref>

The firm was founded by trial lawyer [[Edward Bennett Williams]] in collaboration with Paul Connolly, a former student of his. Williams left the partnership of D.C. firm [[Hogan & Hartson]] to launch his own litigation boutique. Recent high-profile cases include the successful defense of [[Impeachment of Bill Clinton|U.S. President Clinton's impeachment]], representation of [[Enron]]'s law firm [[Vinson & Elkins]], representation of the motion picture studios in the [[Kazaa]]/[[Grokster]] file-trading litigation, defense of the [[Vioxx]] cases, and counsel for the plaintiff states in the ''[[United States v. Microsoft]]'' antitrust [[Judicial remedy|remedy]] trial. The firm has also represented Colonel [[Oliver North]] during the [[Iran-Contra Affair]] and [[John Hinckley]], the would-be assassin of [[Ronald Reagan]]. In addition, the firm represented Fred Smith, the CEO of FedEx, in his challenge of the University of Virginia's policy of student self-governance.<ref name="NorthTimes">{{cite news |last1 = Englebert |first1 = Stephen |title = Washington Talk: Profile, North's Attorney; 'Workaholic Is Really Too Bland' |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/06/us/washington-talk-profile-north-s-attorney-workaholic-is-really-too-bland.html?pagewanted=all |accessdate = April 18, 2017 |work = The New York Times |date = July 6, 1987 }}</ref><ref name="HeavesTimes">{{cite book |last1 = Heaves |first1 = Dennis |title = Vincent Fuller, 75, Lawyer Who Won Hinckley Case, Dies |date = July 29, 2006 |work = The New York Times |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/29/us/29fuller.html |accessdate = April 18, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="MicroLaw">{{cite news |title = Key Players in Microsoft Trial |url = http://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/Key-Players-in-Microsoft-Trial-10572641.php |accessdate = April 18, 2017 |agency = Associated Press |work = Edwardsville Intelligencer |date = October 31, 2002 }}</ref>

==Reputation and compensation==
In 2011, the Vault Guide ranked Williams & Connolly as the #1 firm for White Collar Defense and Internal Investigation in the United States, the #1 law firm in [[Washington, DC]], and the 8th most prestigious firm in the United States. The firm also ranked #2 on Vault's list of "Best Firms to Work For," #2 in "Career Outlook, #2 in "Employee Satisfaction, and #1 in "Business Outlook." In 2015, the firm elevated its starting salary for first-year associates to $200,000, the highest in the country.<ref>{{cite web |work = Above the Law |url = http://abovethelaw.com/2015/04/nationwide-pay-raise-watch-who-pays-a-starting-salary-of-200000-williams-connolly/ |title =  |access-date = April 19, 2015 }}</ref>

With regard to hiring, Williams & Connolly was ranked in 2017 as the most selective law firm in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/law/best-law-firms-to-work-for/?sRankID=35 |title = Most Selective Law Firms |publisher = Vault.com }}</ref> The firm has a reputation for hiring only the most academically successful students from the nation's top law schools, with preference given to law review editors.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.top-law-schools.com/williams-connolly-llp.html |title = Williams and Connolly LLP |publisher = }}</ref>

==Book==
Williams & Connolly is the subject of ''Masters of the Game: Inside the World's Most Powerful Law Firm'' by Kim Eisler.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/masters_of_the_game |title = Masters of the Game |publisher = }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.wc.com/index.html}}
*[http://www.wc.com/attorney.cfm?attorney_id=86&practice_ID=71 Robert B. Barnett profile]] mentioning the Clintons and other notable persons as clients
*[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/defense.htm Washingtonpost.com Special Report: Clinton Accused: Defense Who's Who], with lawyers Gregory B. Craig, David E. Kendall and Nicole K. Seligman connected to Williams & Connolly profiled
*[http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/resources/1998/lewinsky/defense/ The Defense: Clinton's Team], similar profile at CNN
*{{cite news |url = http://www.kypost.com/2002/10/16/patton101602.html |title = Former Clinton lawyer joins Patton team |work = [[The Cincinnati Post|The Kentucky Post]] ([[Associated Press]]) |publisher = [[E. W. Scripps Company]] |date = October 16, 2002 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050315092954/http://www.kypost.com/2002/10/16/patton101602.html |archivedate = March 15, 2005 }} Article on the defense of Kentucky governor [[Paul E. Patton]].

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 '''Williams & Connolly LLP''' is a prominent [[Law firm|litigation firm]] based in [[Washington, D.C.]], United States. It is consistently ranked among the top law firms in Washington, D.C. It leads the country in starting salaries for first-year associates and is among the most difficult law firms to be hired at in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |work = Vault Rankings |year = 2011 |url = http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/companies/rankings?companyId=426 |title = Williams & Connolly LLP Rankings |publisher = Vault.com |access-date = April 23, 2011 }}</ref>