Gutman is a partner with Williams & Connolly, where he focuses on commercial litigation. His clients have included Fortune 500 companies, sports teams and political candidates, and his work earned him a mention as one of "Washington's Top Lawyers" in Washingtonian magazine. A graduate of Harvard Law, Gutman also has served as a special assistant to F.B.I. Director William Webster, a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart and a law clerk to Appeals Court Judge Irving Goldberg.