Paul Weiss's headquarters are located in New York, where the firm was founded in 1875. Paul, Weiss lawyers concentrate in the areas of litigation and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, public and private financing, investment funds and private equity. Paul, Weiss is also recognized for its activities and experience in real estate, intellectual property, communications and technology, new media and the Internet, entertainment, employee benefits and executive compensation, personal representation, antitrust, environmental regulation, tax and bankruptcy and corporate reorganization. Every representation of the firm benefits from the fact that all practice groups are represented in the New York office, which plays an integral role in many cross-border transactions involving attorneys from a variety of practices who work closely with their colleagues from the firm's offices in Washington, D.C., Europe and Asia.
Throughout its history, Paul, Weiss has played an active and leading role in the civic and business life of New York City. Our core corporate and litigation practices have served as counsel to a number of the city's most prominent corporations and public institutions, playing a key role in developing and reviving some of the city's most recognizable landmarks. We have also been active in New York's cultural life, through representation of Broadway productions, local entertainers and artists, sports teams and museums. In addition to these high-profile matters, Paul, Weiss has maintained an unwavering commitment to pro bono work, which has manifested itself locally in a broad range of projects to help New Yorkers in need.
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U.S. Federal Litigation Activity
Highest number of cases by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP:
Securities (102 cases in past two years)
Transactional Activity
Total number of Mergers & Aquisitions by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP:
64 (in past two years)
Peer Review Ratings
Total number of Peer Review Rated lawyers of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP:
83
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Documents by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
Wharton & Garrison LLP on Martindale.com
Ninth Circuit Courts Reject Antitrust "Bundling" Claims in Two Recent Cases
November 18, 2009
In two recent cases, federal courts in the Ninth Circuit rejected plaintiffs' claims that alleged "bundling" practices violated the antitrust laws. In the first, Masimo v. Tyco Health Care Group, L.P., the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a competitor-plaintiff could not maintain...
China Update: SARFT Issued New Regulations on TV Shopping Business
Jeanette K. Chan, November 2, 2009
In an attempt to regulate TV home shopping for the first time, on September 10, 2009, the State Administration on Radio, Film and Television ("SARFT") issued the Circular on Reinforcement of Administration for TV Shopping Short Title Advertisements and Home Shopping Programs (the...
Federal Reserve Board and TARP Special Master Take Action on Compensation PracticesRobert C. Fleder, Paul D. Ginsberg, Lawrence I. Witdorchic, Reuven Falik, October 28, 2009
On October 22, 2009, in a coordinated effort, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Board") and the Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation, Kenneth R. Feinberg (the "Special Master"), took actions with respect to employee compensation at certain...
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