USA Guide 2026 : New York
Ranked Individuals
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Paul Hastings has a broad finance practice with a particular focus on lender-side and private equity sponsor representation. The team is particularly noted for its significant presence in the asset-based lending space, and its work with clients on term loans and bridge loans, as well as restructuring matters. It represents a good choice of firm for cross-border transactions, with a pronounced focus on energy financings.
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Paul Hastings advised Morgan Stanley, serving as exclusive financial adviser to Compass Inc., in connection with Compass’ combination with Anywhere Real Estate Inc., in an all-stock transaction, creating a combined company with an expected enterprise value of approximately $10 billion.
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They have a very deep bench that is capable of handling a wide variation of transactions.
Paul Hastings has a deep bench of talented lawyers that can assist across necessary areas of required subject matter expertise.
Paul Hastings has a diverse set of experienced perspectives and legal minds that can help any bank or financial institution navigate any waters with the confidence of knowing they have the best legal guidance available.
They are very responsive at all hours of the day, with accurate and helpful advice.
Their lawyers are commercial and practical, allowing them to help bridge the gap when issues arise in a deal.
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Corey is great. He is extremely familiar with our processes and business and is always our go-to with respect to transactions due to his knowledge and level of service.
Morgan is a phenomenal lawyer. I would hire him on every transaction if I could. He is always available and incredibly efficient.
Morgan is excellent at all aspects of the work.
David Barash is known for his ability to provide counsel on a range of financing transactions, including mezzanine and unitranche financings. His clients include high profile commercial banks as well as investment banks.
He is very commercial and works hard to make the process seamless.
Dave is fantastic to deal with. He is always available and ready to find a solution. He is a great lawyer, who is well respected by his clients for his deep market knowledge.
He is strong technically and very approachable.
She has very good relationships on the private credit side.
Jennifer is smart, articulate and outstanding on all fronts.
He is a very strong lawyer with extensive experience.
He knows the market well and his lender clients clearly trust his judgment. At the same time, he is a practical and commercially-minded deal partner, who knows how to get parties to the right answer.
He is very commercial and works hard to make the process seamless.
He is very responsive.
Marc is very commercial.
Marc is an outstanding technical lawyer, who knows how to bridge gaps and get a deal done. He is a fantastic all-around transaction partner.
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Global 2026
Practice area: Banking & Finance
Location: Global: Multi-Jurisdictional
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Practice area: Banking & Finance
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