Vedder Price

Vedder Price is a full-service law firm established in 1952, recognised for maintaining long-term client relationships. The firm comprises over 400 lawyers and professionals and serves clients across virtually all industries from offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Singapore, Dallas, and Miami.

The firm’s Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits practice is nationally recognised for its depth of experience and personalised client service, providing strategic solutions to complex legal and compliance matters. Its Finance & Transactions team represents private equity funds, venture capital funds, emerging enterprises, private equity-backed businesses, family-held companies, multinational organisations, and strategic investors, offering comprehensive support in transactional and strategic business matters.

Vedder Price’s Financial Institutions Group is one of the nation’s largest practices focused on corporate and regulatory representation of financial services providers, including banks, with attorneys who previously held senior positions at the OCC, SEC, FINRA, and the U.S. Department of Justice. The Global Transportation Finance practice, known for its prominence in aviation finance, also provides expertise in rail, maritime, business aviation, and other transportation asset financing, often involving related areas such as capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and structured project finance.

The firm’s Government Contracts team advises clients in contracting with U.S. federal and state agencies and international governmental bodies, handling bid protests, claims, internal investigations, suspension and debarment matters, and False Claims Act actions. Vedder Price also provides comprehensive counsel in Government Investigations & White Collar Defense, focusing on minimizing financial and reputational risk and effectively managing enforcement proceedings.

Vedder Price’s Corporate Reorganization, Bankruptcy & Insolvency practice serves institutional lenders, investment bankers, corporations, and funds across industries, integrating bankruptcy, transactional, and litigation expertise to deliver practical solutions. The Intellectual Property practice supports clients in developing, protecting, and enforcing IP rights before courts and federal agencies, including the USPTO and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

The Investment Services group provides comprehensive legal support to financial services clients, including fund complexes, money managers, broker-dealers, and institutional investors, addressing investment company and adviser regulations, broker-dealer compliance, derivatives, ERISA, tax matters, and regulatory enforcement. The Labor & Employment practice represents corporate clients, multi-employer trust funds, and fiduciaries in arbitration, collective bargaining, employment discrimination, OSHA compliance, and wrongful discharge matters.

Vedder Price’s Litigation & Arbitration team handles commercial disputes across industries, representing clients in contract, statutory, tort, and business competition matters. The firm provides counsel on dispute avoidance and, where necessary, prosecution or defense in litigation and arbitration, including supply, distribution, licensing agreements, unfair competition, and commercial disparagement claims.

Languages: English
Staffing: Over 400 lawyers and professionals
Offices: Chicago; New York; Washington, DC; London; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Singapore; Dallas; Miami