Wiley Rein
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| Headquarters | 1776 K Street NW Washington, DC |
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| No. of offices | 1 |
| No. of attorneys | 250 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Revenue | $224,500,000 |
| Date founded | 1983 (Washington, DC) |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
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Wiley Rein LLP is recognized as one of the largest law firms in Washington, DC. With 250 lawyers, the firm represents clients in complex regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. Many of the firm’s lawyers and public policy advisors have held high-level positions in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Department of Justice. The firm operates in industries including energy, manufacturing, defense, aerospace, intelligence, information technology, professional services, telecommunications, health care, A&E, and construction.
In the 2016 Vault Rankings, Wiley Rein LLP was ranked as the 25th best law firm to work for in Washington, D.C.Chambers USA ranks Wiley Rein’s media, telecom, insurance, IP, and white collar defense groups as leading practices in Washington, D.C., and its government contracts, election law, trade, privacy, and franchise practices among the best nationwide.
Wiley Rein LLP currently employs 450 employees in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.
Major practice groups include communications, election law, government contracts, insurance, intellectual property, international trade, public policy, environment, food & drug law, general litigation, and commercial litigation.
Wiley Rein LLP opened its doors with 39 attorneys in 1983 as Wiley, Johnson & Rein. In 1986, the firm, then known as Wiley & Rein, became Wiley Rein & Fielding as Richard E. Wiley, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and Bert W. Rein, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, were joined on the masthead by Fred F. Fielding, former Counsel to President Ronald Reagan. With Fielding's return to the White House as Counsel to President George W. Bush on February 1, 2007, the firm reverted to the name Wiley Rein LLP.
In December 2014, Wiley Rein acquired McBee Strategic Consulting, now known as SIGNAL Group, as a wholly owned subsidiary. The firms operate separately, but in total they have over 300 legal, lobbying, and communications professionals, including more than 250 attorneys at Wiley Rein, and 40 advocacy and communications professionals at McBee Strategic.
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