WH / Practice areas

We do four things, at trial depth

A boutique earns its keep by refusing most of the market. These are the four disputes we have chosen to be excellent at — and the only work the firm accepts.

Complex Commercial Litigation

Bet-the-company disputes, tried by the partners you hired

Trade secrets, fraud, contract, and business-tort disputes where the downside is existential. We staff lean, prepare every matter as if it will be tried, and let that preparation drive the settlement value.

The full practice, with representative matters

Led by

Marcus J. Westbrook Founding Partner
Catherine L. Doyle Counsel
Alexander T. Reyes Senior Associate

17 jury verdicts as lead trial counsel since the firm's founding

M&A & Transaction Disputes

When the deal is the dispute

Busted deals, earn-out fights, appraisal actions, and fiduciary-duty litigation — plus pre-signing counseling that keeps our trial lawyers' fingerprints on the contract before anyone has to fight about it.

The full practice, with representative matters

Led by

Jonathan S. Marsh Partner
Eleanor C. Hayes Founding Partner
Thomas W. Ellison Associate

6 wks median time from filing to decision across our expedited deal cases

Securities Litigation & Enforcement

Class actions, enforcement, and the investigations in between

We defend issuers, boards, and executives in securities class actions and government investigations — and prosecute opt-out and fraud claims for institutional investors when the numbers justify leaving the class.

The full practice, with representative matters

Led by

Eleanor C. Hayes Founding Partner
Priya Raghavan Partner

7 yrs our enforcement chair's tenure as a federal prosecutor before founding the practice

Restructuring & Special Situations

Litigation leverage in distressed capital structures

Chapter 11 litigation, fraudulent-transfer actions, plan fights, and distressed M&A — for creditors, committees, trustees, and investors who need trial lawyers, not just deal lawyers, at the table.

The full practice, with representative matters

Led by

David A. Okafor Partner
Thomas W. Ellison Associate

$1.4B recovered for creditors and trusts in avoidance and plan litigation

A matter that does not fit these four practices gets a referral, not a learning curve. We keep a short list of firms we trust with the work we do not take — ask us and we will make the introduction ourselves.

WH / Consultation

The first conversation costs nothing but an hour.

Tell us the dispute, the exposure, and the deadline. A partner — not an intake coordinator — will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm for it, and what we would do first.

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Or call (555) 014-7700 — conflicts checked within one business day.