Wilson Elser is the preeminent defense litigation firm in the United States. At any given time, our more than 1,100 attorneys are engaged in some 100,000 defense and coverage matters, with many defending clients in various local, state and federal courts. For more than four decades, our litigation, coverage and trial lawyers have gained a reputation for taking on and prevailing in the most challenging and technical cases, frequently “parachuting in” to assume unresolved matters from other law firms. Our success also derives from winning on our clients’ terms and rigorously adhering to their guidelines. We are ranked 103 in the AmLaw 200 and 43rd in the National Law Journal’s NLJ 500.
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The Wilson Elser annual revenue was $385.1 million in 2026.
Daniel McMahon is the Chairman of Wilson Elser.
2,139 people are employed at Wilson Elser.
Wilson Elser is based in New York, New York.
The NAICS codes for Wilson Elser are [5411, 541, 54111, 54112, 54].
The SIC codes for Wilson Elser are [811, 81].