Wiley Rein LLP is a Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 law firm

Law firm

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 founded in 1983 under the name Wiley, Johnson and 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

Fred F. Fielding

Fred Fisher Fielding is an American lawyer, and held the office of White House Counsel for US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.-Personal life:Fielding was born in Philadelphia and raised in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania...

, former Counsel to President Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....

. With Mr. Fielding's return to the White House as Counsel to President George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 on February 1, 2007, the firm reverted to the name Wiley Rein LLP.

Wiley Rein LLP currently employs more than 270 lawyers in the firm's Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 and McLean, Virginia

McLean, Virginia

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 offices. Major practice groups include communications, government contracts, insurance

Insurance law

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, international trade

International trade law

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, government relations

Lobbying

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, food & drug law, and general litigation.

Prominent firm alumni

• Fred F. Fielding
  Fred F. Fielding
  Fred Fisher Fielding is an American lawyer, and held the office of White House Counsel for US Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.-Personal life:Fielding was born in Philadelphia and raised in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania...
  
   — former White House Counsel; former named-partner of the firm; formerly served as Counsel to the President and as a commissioner on the 9/11 Commission
  9/11 Commission
  The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, "to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 attacks", including preparedness for and the immediate response to...
  
  
• Thomas B. Griffith
  Thomas B. Griffith
  Thomas Beall Griffith is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Before his appointment to the bench he was Senate Legal Counsel, the chief legal officer of the United States Senate...
  
   — Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuithttp://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/judicialnominees/griffith.html
• Kevin J. Martin
  Kevin Martin (FCC)
  Kevin Jeffrey Martin was the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He was nominated to be a commissioner by President George W. Bush on April 30, 2001, and was confirmed on May 25, 2001. On March 16, 2005, President Bush designated him as FCC chairman, to replace Michael K. Powell...
  
   — former chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
  Federal Communications Commission
  The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
  
   http://www.fcc.gov/commissioners/martin/
• Margaret A. Ryan
  Margaret A. Ryan
  Margaret A. "Meg" Ryan is a Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces . She joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.-Early life and education:...
  
   — Judge on the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.
• Michael E. Toner
  Michael E. Toner
  Michael E. Toner, American attorney and political appointee, specialized in election law, and currently employed by Wiley Rein LLP where he co-chairs the Election Law & Government Ethics Practice. He formerly served as the chairman of the Federal Election Commission , the regulatory body that...
  
   - Chief counsel of the National Republican Senatorial Committee
  National Republican Senatorial Committee
  The National Republican Senatorial Committee is the Republican Hill committee for the United States Senate, working to elect Republicans to that body. The NRSC was founded in 1916 as the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee...
  
  , former Commissioner of the Federal Election Commission
  Federal Election Commission
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• Political contributions from Influence Explorer at the Sunlight Foundation
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