Litigation lawyers are an individualistic lot. In these pages, we profile the individuals from large national firms and from smaller boutiques, from specialty shops – especially in intellectual property – and general litigation departments. And yet ...

Each and every one of these litigation lawyers has, at the core of his or her success, an individual reputation. This does not mean any less loyalty to their firms or an absence of teamwork. Instead, it means that in the act of litigating .... in an arbitration or courtroom, or settlement meeting, litigators advocate on behalf of clients with individual forcefulness.

What does this mean for clients accustomed to selecting their counsel by law firm? That it is wise, as your business needs to approach litigation, to review and understand the individual reputations of the lawyers you retain. This is even true if you are retaining a firm by an RFP process.

Lexpert® ranks individual lawyers as well as law firms. And we do so based on peer surveys. However, in this special insert, we focus on the individual lawyers. You are about to read short biographies of lawyers whose peers would recommend them — if they themselves couldn’t take the case, naturally.