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Litigation: Securities

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Litigation: Securities - New York

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What the Team is Known For

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is universally recognized as a preeminent litigation firm with first-class expertise across civil and criminal disputes. The firm houses an enviable bench of outstanding courtroom advocates who act on market-leading litigation, drawing on strength in areas such as product liability, IP, antitrust and wider commercial claims. It also boasts a dominant securities litigation practice that attracts leading financial institutions, alongside multinational corporates from a breadth of industries.

Work Highlights

  • Paul, Weiss successfully represented Blackstone in a $50 billion derivative action suit brought by a group of individual Kentucky public pension members, alleging that Blackstone has breached its fiduciary duties.

Strengths

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Paul, Weiss provides great services. I'd put them in the very upper tier of US litigation firms, especially for complex commercial litigation.

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Paul, Weiss is probably the best firm I have tried a case against. I couldn't recommend them any more highly.

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The Paul, Weiss team is commercially aware, knows our business and is able to get matters settled.

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Paul, Weiss is our go-to for high-risk litigation and big corporate transactions.

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Paul, Weiss always brings a strong bench. They are very highly regarded.

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Notable Practitioners

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Martin Flumenbaum
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Martin Flumenbaum
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Senior Statespeople
Martin Flumenbaum is commended for his distinguished career representing top clients in M&A litigation, commercial disputes and antitrust mandates.

Martin is a spectacular litigator.

Martin is very experienced, has an ability to come up with innovative strategies and can distil the information down into a digestible load.

Marty is at the very top of his profession and incredibly easy to deal with. He is an incredibly creative thinker when it comes to designing legal strategies and preparing clients for depositions.

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Brad S Karp
Brad S Karp
Star Individuals
Brad Karp is a highly esteemed litigator whose practice covers the breadth of commercial, securities and regulatory disputes. He is a first port of call for market-leading clients from the financial sector, as well as major corporations.

Brad is very good from a client relationship standpoint.

Brad is a force with nature.

Brad is a star in commercial litigation. He is the star of the stars.

Brad has done amazing things, he is a big deal.

Brad is a superstar and has been forever.

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Daniel J Kramer
Daniel J Kramer
Star Individuals
Daniel Kramer excels in securities litigation, handling major class actions and opt-outs as well as wider ERISA cases and regulatory matters.

Dan has an encyclopedic knowledge of securities law and the related case law.

He's the godfather of the entire field.

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Theodore V Wells Jr
Theodore V Wells Jr
Star Individuals
Theodore Wells enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the foremost litigators of his generation, and maintains a leading practice representing clients in a host of major commercial and criminal matters.

Ted is just exceptional.

Ted has a stellar reputation.

Ted really stands out. He is an outstanding lawyer, truly excellent.

He is a superstar. He's one of the greatest, best trial lawyers of all time.

He is a generational star and one of the best lawyers in the country.

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Susanna M. Buergel
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Susanna M. Buergel
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Susanna Buergel has developed a tremendous reputation for her work handling major financial crisis litigation. Her caseload includes acting for clients as underwriters in major derivative suits and in class actions.

This is who I would go to for bet the farm type litigation.

Susanna understands the client's needs, gets into the details and really understands the issues.

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Andrew G. Gordon
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Andrew G. Gordon
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Andrew Gordon represents clients in major M&A litigation, achieving significant victories in Delaware and New York courts. He is also highly adept at intellectual property cases.

Andrew is an exceptional advocate. He's a go-to advisor and litigator for disputes and potential disputes across a whole range of legal issues.

Andrew is a real talent in terms of being a go-to lawyer to get complicated matters done.

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Audra Soloway
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Audra Soloway
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Audra Soloway acts for clients on various high-stakes securities matters, ranging from large class actions and derivative suits to regulatory proceedings.

Audra is terrific. She is practical and reasonable, she is all the things you would want in a lawyer.

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Jay Cohen
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Jay Cohen
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Jay Cohen is regarded as one of the leaders in media and entertainment litigation, while also advising clients facing a wide range of commercial disputes.

I love Jay, he is phenomenal.

Jay is an extremely capable trial lawyer and the person you want in your corner in any major litigation.

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Andrew Ehrlich
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Andrew Ehrlich
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Andrew Ehrlich acts for leading corporate issuers and financial services clients in the full range of securities litigation. He has significant trial experience in big-ticket cases filed across the USA.

Andrew is patient and thoughtful. He is a good advocate in court and has a firm grasp of securities law.

Andrew is a clear communicator who is good on strategy,

Andrew is a smart, seasoned litigator and a creative thinker who works very hard and knows how to get the right results in court.

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Jaren Janghorbani
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Jaren Janghorbani
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Jaren Janghorbani is highly regarded for her handling of significant commercial disputes on behalf of a wide range of clients, including major technology and energy sector players. She has a particular reputation for her significant advocacy abilities.

Jaren is excellent and a wonderful person. She is a really talented lawyer.

Jaren is stellar, absolutely stellar. She is really impressive.

Jaren is excellent and highly regarded by her people.

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Brette Tannenbaum
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Brette Tannenbaum
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Brette Tannenbaum is developing a reputation for quality work in complex commercial disputes on behalf of leading clients. Her caseload includes antitrust actions, shareholder litigation and employment matters.

Brette is good in court, with great oratory skills. She is very persuasive in her arguments.

Brette is bright, practical and especially for her vintage, extremely experienced. She is strategic, tactical and extremely responsive, with great client service. She's a pleasure to work with.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Litigation: General Commercial
Martin Flumenbaum
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Martin Flumenbaum
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Senior Statespeople
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Brad S Karp
Brad S Karp
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Theodore V Wells Jr
Theodore V Wells Jr
Star Individuals
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Andrew G. Gordon
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Andrew G. Gordon
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Jay Cohen
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Jay Cohen
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Jaren Janghorbani
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Jaren Janghorbani
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Brette Tannenbaum
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Brette Tannenbaum
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Litigation: Securities
Brad S Karp
Brad S Karp
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Daniel J Kramer
Daniel J Kramer
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Susanna M. Buergel
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Susanna M. Buergel
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Audra Soloway
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Audra Soloway
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Andrew Ehrlich
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Andrew Ehrlich
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