Grant Vinik has served as a trusted legal advisor and litigator on behalf of high-ranking government officials and senior executives of private companies for over 25 years.
Vinik most recently served for over two decades as a nonpartisan, in-house counsel to the United States Senate and its Members. In that office, Vinik developed strong relationships with the leadership of both parties in advising Senators on the scope of their powers on a broad range of matters, including national security, Senate investigations, and the daily operations of Senators’ personal offices and Senate committee offices. Vinik also, in that position, represented hundreds of Senate witnesses in legal proceedings, and successfully defended the Senate and its Members, officers, and employees in many dozens of lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of statutes, Senate rules, and Senate practices.
Lawdragon Honors
| Honor | Year | Practice |
|---|---|---|
| The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America | 2026 | Litigation, Investigations, Congress |
Earlier in his career, Vinik was an associate with the litigation boutique law firm Miller, Cassidy, Larroca & Lewin, and accompanied its merger with Baker Botts, where he advised executives in agency investigations and represented them and their companies in civil and criminal proceedings.
Vinik served as a law clerk for the Honorable Louis Oberdorfer of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
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