Seth P. Waxman
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Recognized since 1995
Washington, District of Columbia
Practice Areas
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
First Amendment Law
Litigation - First Amendment
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Native American Law
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - First Amendment Law](/Logos/LotY/22308/11/27/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - First Amendment](/Logos/LotY/22308/17477/26/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Bet-the-Company Litigation](/Logos/LotY/22308/434/25/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Appellate Practice](/Logos/LotY/22308/413/24/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Intellectual Property](/Logos/LotY/22308/17478/22/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - First Amendment](/Logos/LotY/22308/17477/21/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)](/Logos/LotY/22308/17480/21/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Appellate Practice](/Logos/LotY/22308/413/20/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - First Amendment](/Logos/LotY/22308/17477/19/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Bet-the-Company Litigation](/Logos/LotY/22308/434/16/S/Detail.png)
Contact & Links
- Lawyer Page: https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/people/seth-waxman
Location
- 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036
Education
- Harvard University, AB
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
Federal Clerkships
- United States District Court
Washington, District of Columbia
119 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
136 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - First Amendment Law](/Logos/LotY/22308/11/27/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - First Amendment](/Logos/LotY/22308/17477/26/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Bet-the-Company Litigation](/Logos/LotY/22308/434/25/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Appellate Practice](/Logos/LotY/22308/413/24/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Intellectual Property](/Logos/LotY/22308/17478/22/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - First Amendment](/Logos/LotY/22308/17477/21/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)](/Logos/LotY/22308/17480/21/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Appellate Practice](/Logos/LotY/22308/413/20/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - First Amendment](/Logos/LotY/22308/17477/19/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2010 - Bet-the-Company Litigation](/Logos/LotY/22308/434/16/S/Detail.png)
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- First Amendment Law, Washington, D.C. (2021)
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, D.C. (2020)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Washington, D.C. (2019)
- Appellate Practice, Washington, D.C. (2018)
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, Washington, DC (2016)
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, DC (2015)
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Washington, DC (2015)
- Appellate Practice, Washington, DC (2014)
- Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, DC (2013)
- Bet-the-Company Litigation, Washington, DC (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- First Amendment Law
- Litigation - First Amendment
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
- Native American Law
Special Focus:
- Supreme Court
Publications
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