With 12 offices throughout the western United States and Mexico, Snell & Wilmer is home to more than 400 attorneys. In recent years, the firm has topped the charts as one of the largest firms in the state of Arizona.

Targeted Partnership

Snell & Wilmer opened its doors in 1938, when three Phoenix-area attorneys led by Frank Snell joined up with Mark Wilmer. Snell and his team found Wilmer by asking the Maricopa County Superior Court who the best trial lawyer in the state was—each identified Wilmer. In 1989, Snell & Wilmer began its expansion outside of Phoenix by opening a Tucson office and shortly thereafter merging with Tucson's largest firm at the time. The 1990s saw the firm expanding to Orange County, California, and Salt Lake City. By 2010, Snell & Wilmer had rounded out its current roster of offices after expanding to Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Reno, and Los Cabos, Mexico.

Experts in the West and Beyond

Snell & Wilmer clients include major national and multinational corporations, educational and research institutions, municipalities and government agencies, nonprofits, charitable organizations, industry executives and high-net-worth individuals. With its office in Los Cabos, the firm has expanded to provide a variety of legal services to business clients in Mexico. The firm counsels these clients through cross-border deals and issues related to real estate, commercial finance, antitrust and trade regulations, and labor and employment. 

Snell & Wilmer has a well-rounded portfolio of litigation and dispute resolution experience. In its securities litigation practice, the firm handles shareholder derivative lawsuits, SEC investigations, and securities fraud claims. On a larger scale, the firm has experience representing clients—including Fortune 500 companies—in class actions based on consumer claims and alleged regulatory violations. True to its Western roots, the firm also has a robust practice in the gaming industry; for example, the firm has represented multiple Las Vegas hotels and resorts in various IP disputes. 

• Snell & Wilmer advised on the $11 billion financing of the SunZia Wind and Transmission Project on behalf of clients MUFG, as representative agent for a consortium of construction lenders, and GE Vernova’s Financial Services business, a member of the consortium of tax equity term loan lenders. Given its groundbreaking size and scale—over 1,000 parcels spread across 14 counties in New Mexico and Arizona—this monumental renewable energy project required assistance from over 60 Snell & Wilmer real estate, commercial finance, natural resources, and construction attorneys and paraprofessional staff.
• Snell & Wilmer advised AVI-SPL, a leading global provider of digital enablement solutions, its acquisition of ICAP Global (ICAP), an industry-leading provider of audiovisual (AV) and unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technology solutions with locations across Latin America and in Spain.
• Snell and Wilmer represented HDR Global Trading Limited and HDR SG PTE, Ltd. (“HDR”) in HDR Global Trading Limited, et al. v BITMEXAA.COM. HDR operates the internationally renowned cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX. In HDR Global Trading Limited, HDR pursued an in-rem action against a cybersquatter who had registered over 600 domain names each of which, it was alleged, contained HDR’s BITMEX® trademark and a sequence of letters such as “aa,” “ab,” etc. HDR alleged that these letters and were used to trade off on HDR’s well known BITMEX® trademark and confuse consumers, leading them to sham websites.

• Top 20 Law Firm for Midlevel Associate Satisfaction Survey, 2022-2024—The American Lawyer
• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2024—Chambers and Partners
• Benchmark Litigation Ranked, 2024—Benchmark Litigation
• Best Law Firm Ranking, 2024—U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®