Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s litigators are well-known for obtaining the best possible results for our clients at all court levels and in front of a wide variety of administrative bodies, regulators and enforcement authorities in the U.S. and throughout the world. Our clients look to us for litigation teams with broad and deep experience, ready to tackle the most complex disputes in any of the following practice areas:
Antitrust & Competition
Art Law
Commercial Litigation
Congressional Investigations
Constitutional and Public Policy Litigation
Cross-Border & Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes
Employment & Unfair Competition
Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance
Intellectual Property
International, Commercial & Investor-State Arbitrations
Mass Tort/Products Liability
Multilateral Development Bank Investigations & Sanctions
Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering
Securities Enforcement
Securities Litigation
Trusts & Estates, Closely-Held & Family Business Disputes
White-Collar & Regulatory Defense
While we strive to resolve disputes as early as possible, our attorneys have the knowledge and experience to litigate cases to verdict when needed, and to craft the appropriate arguments for a given audience. Since the firm’s founding in 1888, both new and returning clients have learned that they can rely on Hughes Hubbard for smart, targeted and innovative solutions to their disputes.
Our litigation practice has been honored by a broad array of publications, including The American Lawyer, Chambers USA and High Net Worth, Legal 500, Law360, Global Competition Review, Global Arbitration Review, Global Investigations Review and The Euromoney Guide to the World’s Leading Litigation Lawyers.
Latest Updates
Victory in Hotly Contested Water Rights Dispute
Hughes Hubbard secured a decisive victory for the firm’s client in a property dispute concerning access to a water supply for a subdivided farm in Montgomery County, Maryland.
First Circuit Affirms Dismissal in Biopharmaceutical Investor Litigation
Hughes Hubbard successfully represented Samuel and Nadine Wohlstadter in an appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which affirmed the dismissal of a securities fraud action ordered by Judge Richard C. Stearns of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Hughes Hubbard’s legal team also represented the Wohlstadters in the District of Massachusetts proceedings.
Jim Kobak Selected to Law360’s Access to Justice Editorial Board
Jim Kobak has been selected to serve on Law360’s 2026 Access to Justice Editorial Board.
Popular News & Insights
The American Lawyer Highlights Hughes Hubbard’s Success Representing SKAT in $1.1B Tax Fraud Litigation
The American Lawyer highlighted Hughes Hubbard’s successes and strategies in representing the Customs and Tax Administration of the Kingdom of Denmark, or Skatteforvaltningen (SKAT), in its ongoing multi-district litigation to recover $1.1 billion from a tax fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for refunds on tax withheld from Danish dividends.
Hughes Hubbard Acquires Schulman Bhattacharya, Expanding Litigation and Arbitration Practices in Washington, D.C.
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP announced today that it has acquired Schulman Bhattacharya LLC, a premier commercial litigation and arbitration boutique in Washington, D.C.
New York Law Journal Highlights the Successes and Strength of Hughes Hubbard’s Litigation Department
Following Hughes Hubbard’s recognition as a finalist for Litigation Department of the Year (General), the New York Law Journal published a spotlight on the firm’s litigation department and its recent successes.
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