Twenty-nine Goodwin lawyers and seven practice areas were recognized for excellence in the 2026 edition of Benchmark Litigation United States.
This year’s guide highlighted Goodwin’s market-leading work and key victories across numerous practices, including Appellate and Supreme Court Litigation, Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Products Litigation, Securities and Shareholder Litigation and White Collar Defense.
Benchmark Litigation called Goodwin “a national player in several key markets and industries” as the firm receives “resounding applause from clients as well as peers.”
The firm’s practice areas were recognized in the following categories:
- United States – Appellate / Intellectual Property / Securities / White Collar Crime
- California – Dispute Resolution
- Massachusetts – Dispute Resolution
- New York – Dispute Resolution
Goodwin lawyers named as National Practice Area Stars, Litigation Stars, and Future Stars include:
- Deborah Birnbach (Litigation Star – Securities)
- Elaine Blais (Litigation Star - Intellectual Property)
- Brian Burgess (Future Star)
- Alison Douglass (Litigation Star – Commercial)
- Douglas Flaum (Litigation Star / National Practice Area Star – Securities, Competition/Antitrust, Commercial)
- Grant Fondo (Litigation Star / California – Litigation Star – White Collar Crime, Securities)
- Robert Frederickson (Future Star)
- Thomas Gallagher (Litigation Star – White Collar Crime)
- John Goheen (Future Star)
- William Harrington (Litigation Star – White Collar Crime, Commercial)
- Christopher Holding (Litigation Star / National Practice Area Star – Competition/Antitrust)
- Willy Jay (Litigation Star – Appellate)
- Douglas Kline (Litigation Star – Intellectual Property)
- Andrew Lacy (Litigation Star – Competition/Antitrust)
- Kevin Martin (Litigation Star – Appellate)
- Carl Metzger (National Practice Area Star – Insurance)
- Richard Oetheimer (Litigation Star / National Practice Area Star – Product Liability and Recall)
- Kirk Ogrosky (Litigation Star – White Collar Crime)
- Anne Railton (Future Star)
- Srikanth Reddy (Future Star)
- Daniel Roeser (Future Star)
- Jaime Santos (Future Star)
- Joseph Savage (Litigation Star / National Practice Area Star – White Collar Crime)
- Allison Schoenthal (Litigation Star – Commercial)
- Meghan Spillane (Future Star)
- Richard Strassberg (Litigation Star / National Practice Area Star – White Collar Crime)
- Alexandra Valenti (Future Star – Intellectual Property)
- Jordan Weiss (Future Star)
- Calvin Wingfield (Future Star)
To view Goodwin’s 2026 rankings in Benchmark Litigation, click here.