Bloomberg Law recognized its inaugural Unrivaled honorees in 2025, an award celebrating litigators who lead the legal industry in high-stakes trials and settlements on impactful matters for clients.
Several of these top litigators wrote Insights this fall about the keys to litigation and leadership.
Lawyers Can Teach Juries Science, But First They Must Earn Trust. Educating jurors on the fundamentals of science requires two-way trust with the jury, as well as finding the balance between providing enough information while not boring the jurors through repetition, wrote Sidley Austin first chair trial lawyer Jennifer Saulino and Senior Managing Associate Elizabeth Noel Ertle in September. Read More
Leading a High-Stakes Trial Requires Believing In, Boosting Team. Heading a trial team means finding each person’s strengths and leveraging them, as well as ensuring all leave their egos at the door, Gibson Dunn’s Co-Chair of the Trials Practice Group Michele Maryott wrote in September. Read More
I Won a $45 Million Verdict Against Amazon With a Great Story. Breaking down patent law and complicated technology for the jury and tying it together with an easy-to-visualize narrative helped win a high-stakes fight against Amazon, Wilson Sonsini patent and litigation team leader James Yoon wrote in September. Read More
Emotional Intelligence Might Be Your Missing Litigation Tool. Much attention has recently focused on the role of AI in litigation success, but emotional intelligence may be the biggest controlling factor for thriving as a litigator, WilmerHale’s Litigation Chair Ronald Machen and Litigation Counsel Brittany Llewellyn wrote in October. Read More
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