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Paul Hastings LLP

USA 2022
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Ranked lawyers
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Provided by Paul Hastings LLP
USA

Chairman: Frank Lopez

Managing Partners: Sherrese Smith, Arun Birla

Number of partners: 300

Number of lawyers (globally): 1092


Firm Overview:

With widely recognized elite teams in finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and special situations, litigation, employment and real estate, Paul Hastings is a premier law firm providing superior intellectual capital and execution globally to the world’s leading investment banks, asset managers and corporations. The firm is one of only a handful of law firms ranked across multiple core finance areas, including structured credit, leveraged finance, private credit, capital markets, and real estate finance. Paul Hastings is ranked as one of the top firms in the world in The American Lawyer’s “Premier League” for momentum, profit and prestige among Am Law 100 firms in 2022.

Main Areas of Practice:

Corporate:

The corporate practice is recognized globally across virtually every area of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, public and private equity and debt financings, formation of investment funds, project finance, securitizations, bankruptcy, corporate restructurings and distressed debt trading, venture capital work, technology licensing, and franchising and distribution arrangements.

Employment:

The labor and employment practice is recognized as one of the largest in its field with an outstanding record in defending class actions for large multinational companies. The firm’s lawyers counsel clients with respect to all areas of employment law, including benefits, discrimination, downsizing, employee mobility, harassment, immigration, traditional labor, and wage and hour.

Litigation:

The firm provides premier litigation services to clients facing complex legal issues in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia. The litigation practice covers every major practice area, including securities, subprime litigation, intellectual property, class action and employment litigation, international arbitration, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and white collar crime.

Real Estate:

The firm’s global real estate practice covers all areas of real estate finance, sales and acquisitions, private equity, development, hotels and hospitality, leasing, joint ventures, partnerships and limited liability companies, and bankruptcy and restructuring of real estate portfolios. The firm’s lawyers have deep experience in matters involving environmental, planning, construction, and real estate litigation issues, as well as debt, equity and hybrid investment matters.

Tax:

The firm’s global tax practice handles issues relating to mergers and acquisitions, capital market offerings, investment and joint venture structuring, leasing, structured and project finance, and financial product planning and structuring. The firm is internationally known as having one of the preeminent tax practices in telecommunications, real estate, executive compensation, and both tax-exempt and tax-favored investments.

Ranked Offices

Provided by Paul Hastings LLP

USA - Head office
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  • Atlanta
    1170 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, GA 30309
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    Century City
    1999 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, California, USA, 90067
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    Chicago
    715 Wacker Drive, 45th Floor, Chicago, Illinois, USA, IL 60606
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    Costa Mesa
    695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor, Costa Mesa, California, USA, CA 92626
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    Houston
    600 Travis Street, 58th Floor, Houston, Texas, USA, 77002
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    Los Angeles
    515 South Flower Street, Twenty-Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, California, USA, CA 90071
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    Palo Alto
    1117 S. California Avenue, Palo Alto, California, USA, CA 94304-1106
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    San Diego
    4747 Executive Drive, Twelfth Floor, San Diego, California, USA, CA 92121
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    San Francisco
    101 California Street, Forty-Eighth Floor, San Francisco, California, USA, CA 94111
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    Washington, DC
    2050 M St. NW, Washington, DC, District of Columbia, USA, 20036
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Paul Hastings LLP rankings

USA Guide 2022
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California
Banking & Finance
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Banking & Finance
2
Banking & Finance
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Katherine E. Bell
2
Katherine E. Bell
2
Band 2
Peter S Burke
2
Peter S Burke
2
Band 2
Jennifer B Hildebrandt
3
Jennifer B Hildebrandt
3
Band 3
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
5
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
5
Band 5
Lawyers
Justin Rawlins
2
Justin Rawlins
2
Band 2
Frank Merola
3
Frank Merola
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
1 Department
Department
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
4
Capital Markets: Debt & Equity
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity
2 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
Mike Kennedy
3
Mike Kennedy
3
Band 3
Dana Kromm
4
Dana Kromm
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: The Elite
1 Department
Department
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: The Elite
3
Corporate/M&A: Private Equity: The Elite
3
Band 3
Environment
1 Department
4 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Environment
1
Environment
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Deborah J Schmall
1
Deborah J Schmall
1
Band 1
Gordon E Hart
2
Gordon E Hart
2
Band 2
Christopher Carr
3
Christopher Carr
3
Band 3
Navi Dhillon
U
Navi Dhillon
U
Up and Coming
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
4
Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Matthias Kamber
5
Matthias Kamber
5
Band 5
Labor & Employment
11 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
Nancy L Abell
S
Nancy L Abell
S
Senior Statespeople
Paul Cane
S
Paul Cane
S
Senior Statespeople
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