Our proximity to Capitol Hill, federal agencies and international organizations allows the D.C. office to anticipate and respond to emerging regulatory trends. We provide strategic counsel rooted in real-time developments and policy shifts, ensuring that clients benefit from up-to-the-minute insights on legislative and administrative actions that influence their operations locally and worldwide.
Location Highlights
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D.C. practices for Corporate/M&A & Private Equity, Telecom, Broadcast & Satellite and Healthcare ranked by Chambers USA, with nine D.C.-based lawyers ranked individually, 2025
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Best Lawyers ranked 25 D.C. lawyers among the Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2026
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Super Lawyers named eight Sheppard lawyers as 2024 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and six as Rising Stars
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Ranked as a “recommended” firm for Antitrust in D.C. and California by Global Competition Review, 2026
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Managing Partner Christine Clements ranked a Leading Partner - Healthcare: Health insurers, Legal 500 US, 2025
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Partner Dan Yannuzzi recognized among the World's Leading Patent Professionals, IAM Patent 1000, 2025
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Partner Townsend Bourne recognized as a Top Author, JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards, 2023-2025
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Krysten Thomas received the 2025 Outstanding Pro Bono Award from the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
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Received 2024 Firm Volunteer Award from the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless