THE FIRM

Elite litigation experience, closer to the work.

Blanchet LLP is a litigation firm built for sophisticated disputes. The firm brings top-tier trial pedigree, broad disputes capability, and a more accountable model than larger institutional firms.

Blanchet LLP
[ A NOTE FROM JOEL BLANCHET ]

Why we built Blanchet LLP

Blanchet LLP was built around a simple idea: clients hire litigators to solve problems, not to create more process.

At many large firms, distance grows between the client, the lawyers with the most judgment, and the work itself. Matters become more expensive, more layered, and harder to manage.

We wanted a different model.

One with elite trial pedigree, broad disputes capability, and partner-led representation from start to finish.

The goal is not smaller ambition. It is better alignment.

Litigation is always an expense and a distraction for the client. A complete victory that came too late or cost too much is still an incomplete solution. Clients deserve honest guidance about cost, benefit, speed, and permanence.

That is what Blanchet LLP was built to deliver: the sophistication of top-tier litigation, with more accountability, better judgment, and closer attention to how the work serves the client.

Joel Blanchet PARTNER

What defines Blanchet LLP.

01

Good judgment at the center

Blanchet LLP is a litigation firm first. Good judgment is the standard that holds the work together, from early case assessment through resolution or trial.

02

Experienced trial lawyers, close to the work

Clients are hiring senior litigators who stay involved, make the calls that matter, and remain accountable for litigation strategy.

03

Elite pedigree, more accountability

Many of the firm’s lawyers trained on complex matters at some of the country’s most prestigious litigation departments. Blanchet LLP brings that caliber of work with more direct responsibility to the client.

04

Practical business sense

Litigation strategy should account for cost, speed, and permanence, not just legal theory. Blanchet LLP keeps the client’s business and real objective in view.

What clients usually feel first is not size. It is judgment.
[ INSTITUTIONAL CONTINUITY ]

New firm. Not new to the work.

The firm is built around senior lawyers whose practices are national and international in scope. Our lawyers stay close to the facts, the strategy, the client, and the result.

RELATIONSHIPS

Relationships that travel with the lawyers

The firm carries forward long-standing institutional relationships.

RECORD

A matter record already in motion

The bench brings experience across commercial litigation, environmental and toxic tort, product liability and mass tort, securities, IP, bankruptcy, white collar, and appellate matters.

TRAINING

Elite training without institutional distance

Many of the firm’s lawyers developed their skills in demanding national litigation environments, including Kirkland & Ellis. Blanchet LLP brings that level of experience with more direct responsibility to the client.

OWNERSHIP

Partner-led from the start

The firm is built around senior lawyers staying close to the facts, the strategy, the client, and the result.

[ POINT OF VIEW ]

A few things we believe.

These are not slogans. They are views that shape how the firm handles the work.

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TEAM

More lawyers does not always mean better lawyering.

Some matters need scale. Many do not. In our experience, larger teams often create more work without creating better decisions. The right team is the one that understands the case and can move it forward with clarity.

TRIAL

Trial experience matters long before trial.

It changes how a case is assessed, how pressure points are identified, and how leverage is built. Trial experience is not just a credential at the end of the page. It changes the work from the beginning.

ECONOMICS

Not every extra hour changes the outcome.

Clients deserve honest advice about the cost and benefit of more work. A scorched earth defense that dramatically increases costs may not be appropriate when a more surgical approach or unconventional and creative early business resolution will accomplish the client’s goals.

CLIENTS

Clients are hiring judgment, not brand name.

Sophisticated clients do not use name recognition or price as a proxy for quality. They want good judgment, direct access, and a solution that holds.

PRACTICE

A focused litigation firm can still have range.

Commercial litigation, environmental disputes, product liability and mass tort, investigations, appellate matters, IP, bankruptcy, and securities work can all live under one roof when resolving disputes are the center of gravity.

SERVICE

A good outside firm should feel close.

Clients should not feel distance as soon as a matter becomes active. They should know who is responsible, how the work is being handled, and where and how decisions are being made.

Blanchet LLP was built to handle serious disputes with the judgment, accountability, and practical discipline sophisticated clients expect.