Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Fried Frank

Fried Frank comprises 800 lawyers operating across key financial and government centers, including New York, Washington, DC, London, Frankfurt, and Brussels. The firm provides legal services to many of the world’s leading corporations, investment funds, and financial institutions. Its success is defined by a focus on clients, its people, and performance, underpinned by a commitment to fostering an inclusive workplace where professionals from diverse backgrounds collaborate to support client objectives.

The firm’s principal areas of practice include Antitrust & Competition, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Finance, M&A and Private Equity, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, and Tax.

The Antitrust & Competition practice works in conjunction with the corporate and litigation teams, advising on global M&A regulation, government and criminal investigations, and risk management and compliance.

The Asset Management practice provides guidance on hedge funds, private equity and buyout funds, credit funds, real estate funds, infrastructure funds, hybrid funds, mezzanine funds, and related products, including compliance and regulatory matters, as well as the full spectrum of derivatives products.

The Capital Markets practice advises on complex corporate structures and cross-border transactions, representing issuers, underwriters, investors, stockholders, initial purchasers, and dealer-managers in international markets.

The Finance practice represents private equity sponsors, corporations, lead arrangers, direct lenders, and investment vehicles in acquisition financing, recapitalizations, fund-level financing, and debt restructuring.

The M&A and Private Equity practice serves public and private corporations, private equity firms, and investment banks on complex transactions, including private M&A, public company mergers, spin-offs and split-offs, takeover defense, proxy contests, and restructuring transactions. It also advises fund sponsors and investors on fund formations, leveraged buyouts, consortium bids, syndications, and exit strategies.

The Real Estate practice covers acquisitions and dispositions of properties, portfolios, and companies; joint ventures and structured investments; real estate finance; real estate funds; complex leasing arrangements; property advisory work; and restructuring of distressed real estate.

The Restructuring & Insolvency practice represents clients in formal bankruptcies, insolvencies, and out-of-court restructurings, advising both debtors and creditors on insolvency, creditors’ rights, and commercial law issues.

The Tax practice advises on corporate transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs, and joint ventures, as well as hedge fund and private equity fund formations, financing-related tax matters, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and restructuring, and international tax planning.

Languages: Not specified
Staffing: 800 lawyers
Team Members: Chairman: Kenneth I. Rosh; London Managing Partner: Ashar Qureshi