Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is an international law firm with more than 1,000 lawyers across 10 offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm advises major asset managers, public and private corporations, financial institutions, and pro bono clients on complex legal and business challenges. It is recognised for its collaborative and commercial approach to sophisticated matters, frequently providing novel solutions to difficult issues.

The firm is widely regarded for its strength in private equity, public company M&A, litigation, white collar and regulatory defence, and restructuring, while also offering leading capabilities in finance, capital markets, private funds, competition/antitrust, tax, executive compensation, and real estate. Recent expansion in London has significantly enhanced its corporate practice, and a new office in Los Angeles has extended its reach in the U.S.

In London, more than 130 lawyers provide a private equity-focused practice spanning M&A, financing, capital markets, tax, competition, investment funds, and IP and technology transactions. The team works closely with the firm’s global network to deliver seamless cross-border solutions. Its finance and capital markets lawyers have played leading roles in many of the largest and most complex financings in the market, while the M&A practice has advised on over 140 billion-dollar-plus transactions since 2020. The London tax team includes some of the region’s leading advisors, and the competition group regularly represents clients before regulators in the UK, EU, and beyond.

Paul, Weiss also offers a range of specialised capabilities, including activist defence, corporate governance, hybrid capital and special situations, energy and infrastructure, insurance, leveraged finance, structured finance, ESG guidance, national security and CFIUS matters, real estate, and M&A disputes. Its restructuring practice advises on complex cross-border matters, collaborating with related teams to deliver bespoke debt, equity, and hybrid solutions.

The firm’s disputes and regulatory defence practice is recognised for handling complex, multijurisdictional cases and enforcement matters, supported by one of the most accomplished trial teams in the United States. Areas of expertise include anti-corruption, antitrust, bankruptcy litigation, crisis management, cryptocurrency and blockchain, cybersecurity and data protection, economic sanctions, employment disputes, financial services litigation, intellectual property litigation, insurance, internal investigations, national security and FARA matters, congressional inquiries, False Claims Act matters, securities and class actions, and appellate litigation.

Leadership: Brad S. Karp (Chairman), Valerie E. Radwaner (Deputy Chair)
Key Contacts (London): Neel Sachdev and Roger Johnson, Co-Heads