Editor’s note: Munger, Tolles & Olson is among the finalists for The American Lawyer’s 2021 Litigation Department of the Year award. The winner will be announced at The American Lawyer Industry Awards in New York on Dec. 2.

Munger, Tolles & Olson has spent decades building an intimate, yet formidable litigation department that punches way above its weight by relying on the creative judgment of attorneys who don’t specialize, but rather lend expertise on high-profile matters.