Seth P. Waxman

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

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Location
  • 2100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20036
Education
  • Yale University, J.D., graduated 1977
  • Harvard University, AB
Bar Admissions
  • District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar
Federal Clerkships
  • United States District Court

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - First Amendment, Washington, D.C. (2025)
  • Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy), Washington, D.C. (2025)
  • 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® 2025 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

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