Latham & Watkins’ hot year in 2018 was marked by a series of wins for clients in cases where policy met the law, including a high-stakes challenge to a compelled warning label in California and an orphan-drug exclusivity case that firm leaders said brought a regulatory agency back into compliance with federal statute.

The results, though impressive, were hardly surprising for a firm that boasts a deep bench of former government attorneys and prides itself on team spirit and working across geographic lines.