Associates in our Washington office say they most appreciate the unusual mix of work here -- "Wall Street" transactions and nationally prominent lawsuits, together with dealing with the various federal government agencies and multilateral institutions that are involved in our clients' matters around the globe. Our associates like the opportunity to work on the most sophisticated projects for our clients, many with an international component, while living in Washington and enjoying the benefits of a smaller, more collegial office environment.

The firm's strong international practice means that attorneys in our Washington office who focus on our corporate and financing work might find themselves on a typical day helping an Asian-based "direct-to-home" satellite TV system by coordinating with counsel throughout Asia, working on a Fortune 100 company's ground-breaking outsourcing of its worldwide human resources function, assisting the Export-Import Bank of the United States in a financing of a pipeline in Latin America, or collaborating with our London office on a multi-billion dollar private equity bid for port infrastructure. The associates in our litigation area might be working on a precedent-setting lawsuit by a savings bank against the federal government for compensation for losses suffered because of improper government action, helping to defend a major pharmaceutical company against overseas manufacturers that infringe its patents, or handling a multi-billion dollar arbitration claim against a foreign government in the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes. In recent months, our associates have traveled on client matters for discovery, hearings and trials throughout the U.S. and Europe, as well as on financings and other transactions in Austria, Brazil, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, India and Singapore.

One advantage of the Washington office is its size. It is large enough to staff significant matters, but small enough to enable associates to work closely with our partners and to have significant amounts of responsibility at early stages in their careers. Since the office opened its doors in 1980, our partners have included federal cabinet-level secretaries and heads of the CIA and FBI, and others who have served in significant government posts; most of our partners are nationally prominent in their fields of practice. The collegial environment and emphasis on teamwork enables our associates to work with and learn from our partners, who are eager to share their experience and take seriously their responsibilities to train our junior lawyers.

For more information on a career at Milbank’s Washington office, please contact our Recruiting Coordinator.