Tell us about your biggest client wins this year. In the landmark Volkswagen “clean diesel” emissions fraud case, settlements grew to encompass more engine models, bringing the estimated settlement value to a staggering $15 billion. And in the Fiat Chrysler emissions fraud case, settlements reached $307.5 million.

[The firm] obtained a $250 million settlement in a civil [Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act] action against State Farm Insurance that involved a secret campaign to fund the election of a favorable Illinois Supreme Court justice who later cast a tie-breaking vote overturning a trial verdict against the insurer.