Benchmark Litigation US 2025 Recognizes 24 Lawyers and Ranks Five Practices

The 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation recognized five Arnold & Porter practices and 24 lawyers in its annual guide of America’s distinguished litigators and firms. Julie du Pont, Laura Shores, and Pamela Yates were also recognized in the guide’s “Top 250 Women in Litigation” list earlier in the year, which highlights lawyers who are “the most distinguished women in the world of litigation.”

The firm was ranked in the following practice areas:

• Competition/Antitrust
• Intellectual Property
• Product Liability and Recall
• White-Collar Crime

The following practice area was recognized as “Recommended”:

• Dispute Resolution—California; New York

The following practice area was recognized as “Highly Recommended”:

• Dispute Resolution—District of Columbia

The following lawyers were recognized as a “Litigation Star”:

• Anand Agneshwar—Product Liability and Recall
• Arthur Brown—Product Liability and Recall
• James W. Cooper—Commercial; Competition/Antitrust; Energy; Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA); Insurance; International Arbitration; Professional Liability; Securities
• Anne Davis—Commercial; Competition/Antitrust; Insurance; Professional Liability; Securities
• Julie du Pont—Product Liability and Recall
• John Elwood—Appellate
• Deborah Feinstein—Competition/Antitrust
• Daniel Hawke—Securities; White-Collar Crime
• James Herschlein— Commercial; Product Liability and Recall; Securities
• William Hoffman—Product Liability and Recall
• Michael Johnson—Commercial
• Craig Margolis—White-Collar Crime
• John Nassikas—White-Collar Crime
• Christopher Renk—Intellectual Property
• Scott Schreiber—Commercial; Professional Liability; Securities; White-Collar Crime
• Laura Shores—Competition/Antitrust
• Jonathan Stern—Commercial; Competition/Antitrust; Product Liability and Recall
• Craig Stewart—White-Collar Crime
• David Weiner—Commercial; Product Liability
• Baruch Weiss—Competition/Antitrust
• Matthew Wolf—Intellectual Property
• Pamela Yates—Product Liability and Recall

The following lawyers were recognized as a “National Practice Area Star”:

• Anand Agneshwar—Product Liability and Recall
• Arthur Brown—Product Liability and Recall
• James W. Cooper—Commercial; Competition/Antitrust; Energy; Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA); Insurance; International Arbitration; Professional Liability; Securities
• Daniel P. DiNapoli—Intellectual Property
• John Elwood—Appellate
• Daniel Hawke—Securities; White-Collar Crime
• William Hoffman—Product Liability and Recall
• John Nassikas—White-Collar Crime
• Scott Schreiber—Commercial; Professional Liability; Securities; White-Collar Crime
• Laura Shores—Competition/Antitrust
• Baruch Weiss—Competition/Antitrust
• Pamela Yates—Product Liability and Recall

The following lawyer was recognized as a “Future Star”:

• Jeffrey Talbert—Commercial; Competition/Antitrust; Energy; Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA); Product Liability and Recall; Securities

Earlier in the year, Benchmark Litigation recognized three Arnold & Porter lawyers in their “Top 250 Women in Litigation” list:

• Julie du Pont—Product Liability and Recall
• Laura Shores—Competition/Antitrust
• Pamela Yates—Product Liability and Recall