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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

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Provided by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
High Net Worth

Chair of the Firm: Brad S. Karp

Deputy Chair: Valerie E. Radwaner

Co-chairs of the Personal Representation Practice: Alan S Halperin, Loretta A Ippolito

International Offices: Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Tokyo and Toronto.

Firm Overview:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a firm of about 1,000 lawyers with diverse backgrounds, personalities, ideas and interests who provide innovative and effective solutions to our clients’ most complex legal and business challenges. The firm represents many of the world’s largest and most important public and private corporations, asset managers and financial institutions, and clients in need of pro bono assistance.

Corporations from around the world trust our lawyers to protect their interests. We consistently earn high praise for our collaborative efforts to handle highly sophisticated matters with complex legal and business challenges, providing novel and efficient solutions to otherwise intractable situations.

Paul, Weiss is widely recognized as having market-leading practices in public M&A, private equity, litigation, white collar and regulatory defence, and restructuring . Within the broader corporate and litigation areas, we also offer numerous market-leading specialized practices.

Main Areas of Practice:

Litigation:

- Anti-Corruption & Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

- Antitrust

- Artificial Intelligence

- Bankruptcy Litigation

- Congressional Investigations

- Crisis Management

- Cryptocurrency & Blockchain

- Cybersecurity & Data Protection

- Digital Technology

- Economic Sanctions & Anti-Money Laundering

- Employment

- ERISA, Pension & Benefits Litigation

- Sustainability & ESG Advisory

- False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation

- Financial Institutions

- Insurance

- Intellectual Property Litigation

- Internal Investigations

- International Arbitration

- Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation

- Product Liability

- Civil Rights & Racial Equity Audits

- Securities Litigation

- Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation

- White Collar & Regulatory Defence

Broader Corporate Practice:

- Mergers & Acquisitions

- Private Equity

- Activist Defense

- Capital Markets

- Corporate Governance

- Finance

- Hybrid Capital & Special Situations

- Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions

- Investment Management

Transactional:

- Antitrust

- Digital Technology

- Sustainability & ESG Advisory

- Executive Compensation

- M&A Disputes and Delaware Litigation

- Media, Sports & Entertainment- Personal Representation

- Real Estate

- Tax

Restructuring

HNW Areas of Practice:

Personal Representation: Paul, Weiss’s personal representation lawyers help clients navigate all aspects of estate and trust planning and administration. The firm advises domestic and international clients on a broad spectrum of legal needs, including estate and tax planning; business succession issues; litigated Surrogate's Court cases; trust and estate administration; lifetime transfers of wealth; and private foundations.

The firm offers comprehensive guidance on foreign trust planning for non-U.S. persons with U.S. contacts; the effective use of gift-giving programs; domestic trust planning; the tax-efficient transfer of closely held family business interests; liquidity issues; and management succession.

The firm also advises on charitable giving, including the disposition of appreciated property, the use of private foundations and charitable split-interest trusts.

Paul, Weiss attorneys assist executors and trustees in connection with their fiduciary duties, and have substantial experience handling disputes of all kinds. Further, the team handles many of the firm’s clients’ tax issues, including controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and other taxing authorities.

The firm provides creative and pragmatic solutions for wealth preservation, now and for future generations. When the circumstances warrant, the personal representation team works closely with attorneys in the firm’s renowned corporate and litigation departments, leveraging expertise in tax law, employee benefits and executive compensation, private funds, real estate and dispute resolution.

The team’s stellar reputation in the high-net worth field is founded on a keen grasp of the unique, delicate and highly complex issues that clients face, along with deep sensitivity to family dynamics. Most importantly, the firm’s lawyers are trusted advisors and technical experts who provide consistent and responsive service. Recognized as leaders in their field, the firm’s personal representation lawyers assist clients in addressing their legal, business and family matters in accordance with their individual objectives.

Clients include high net worth individuals, families, family offices, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, investment bankers, real estate developers, philanthropists, and public and private charities.

Family Offices: Paul, Weiss is uniquely positioned to meet the increasingly intricate legal needs of family offices, family-owned enterprises and ultra-high-net-worth individuals in connection with their investments and transactional matters, seamlessly leveraging the full range of expertise across the firm to deliver best-in-class guidance at any stage of our client’s business. While the firm’s representations often begin with individual or family considerations, such as estate and tax planning, the multidisciplinary practice extends to practical, solutions-oriented advice on a vast range of investment opportunities, regulatory matters and risk mitigation.

With clients who include some of the best-known founders, chairs, CEOs and families of top corporations and investment funds, as well as family offices and closely held family enterprises that manage billions of dollars, the firm offers holistic guidance and strategic advice across a comprehensive range of corporate activities.

Wealth Management – The firm’s lawyers are sensitive to the complex dynamics inherent in legal matters involving family-owned entities and the overarching goal of wealth preservation and succession planning.

Formation and Structuring – The practice provides comprehensive, sophisticated guidance on matters involving office formation and structuring, including innovative tax strategies and regulatory considerations.

Structuring Advice – The firm has a long history of helping many of the world’s most prominent founders, controlling shareholders and other ultra-high-net-worth individuals in a variety of transactions and strategic matters that reflect their specialized needs, including fundraising efforts, asset sales, acquisitions, joint ventures, co-investments and real estate transactions.

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP rankings

High Net Worth Guide 2023
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New York
Private Wealth Law
1 Department
3 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Private Wealth Law
2
Private Wealth Law
2
Band 2
Lawyers
Alan S Halperin
Alan S Halperin
Star Individuals
Loretta A Ippolito
2
Loretta A Ippolito
2
Band 2
Zoey Orol
Zoey Orol
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USA - Nationwide
Family Offices & Funds Structuring
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Family Offices & Funds Structuring
1
Family Offices & Funds Structuring
1
Band 1
Lawyers
Alan S Halperin
2
Alan S Halperin
2
Band 2
Private Wealth Law
1 Department
Department
Private Wealth Law
3
Private Wealth Law
3
Band 3
Private Wealth Law: Eastern Region
2 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
Alan S Halperin
Alan S Halperin
Star Individuals
Loretta A Ippolito
3
Loretta A Ippolito
3
Band 3