Proskauer Rose LLP

Chairman: Timothy Mungovan

Number of partners: 290

European Offices: London, Paris

International Offices: The firm also has offices in São Paulo, Hong Kong, Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York and Washington, DC.

Languages:English, French, Cantonese, Hebrew, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish and many others

Firm Overview:

The world’s leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, Proskauer is known for its pragmatic and commercial approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing, working seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and other industry-redefining companies.

Working at the intersection of private capital and the sectors in which market players invest, Proskauer offers an integrated platform that navigates clients through the full lifecycle of their business across a range of transactional and contentious matters.

Main Areas of Practice:

Private Investment Funds:

Proskauer’s Private Investment Funds team is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading fund formation practices in both the UK and the US. The team is acclaimed for both its extensive experience and providing innovative solutions for clients in critical transactions, including fund structuring and capital-raising, investments, financings, exits, and related debt and restructuring issues.

Private Equity:

Proskauer’s highly regarded Private Equity team provides first-rate representation to private equity investment sponsors across all stages of the private equity lifecycle including leveraged buyouts, minority investments and co-invests, complex carve-outs, growth equity investments, secondary transactions, take privates, and the equity aspects of distressed situations.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

Proskauer’s M&A team represent clients in mergers, acquisitions, management and other leveraged buyouts, dispositions, spinoffs, auctions, tender offers, proxy fights, joint ventures, partnerships and strategic alliances.

Finance:

Proskauer’s Finance team is a unique midmarket finance practice and the first to dedicate itself solely to representing providers of private credit. The team represents over 50 clients, including private debt funds, business development companies, asset managers, finance companies and family offices. These lenders provide financings for transactions ranging from £10 million to more than £1 billion across a myriad of product types and industries.

Tax:

Proskauer’s Tax lawyers work on all tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions, structuring of inward and cross-border investments, establishment of investment funds, joint ventures, restructurings, capital markets and financing matters.

Financial Services Regulation:

Proskauer handles UK and EU regulatory matters, including structuring and establishing private investment funds, FCA authorisations, perimeter issues, EU passporting, current and proposed EU and international laws and regulations, conduct of business, financial promotions and marketing, client assets, regulatory capital, market abuse, systems and controls, appointed representatives and tied agents, anti-money laundering, changes of control and close links, and approved persons.

Restructuring & Insolvency:

Proskauer handles acquisitions of financially distressed assets, asset sales, insolvency litigation, corporate investigations, creditors’ rights issues, cross-border and insurance insolvencies, financial and operational restructurings, hedge fund fraud and distress, liquidations, securitisations and workouts.

Capital Markets:

Proskauer’s Capital Markets team handles high-yield and other debt, equity, alternative capital finance, equity-linked securities, real estate securities, tender and exchange offers, public-company representations and broker-dealer matters.

Real Estate:

Proskauer represents clients on all types of real estate transactions, including traditional real estate work, private equity real estate, real estate capital markets, real estate litigation and real estate finance.

Technology, Media & Telecoms:

As primary counsel on a broad array of technology and e-commerce matters, Proskauer’s TMT group offers commercial and strategic advice on IP transfer and licensing matters, technology outsourcings and procurement programmes, practical privacy and data protection compliance issues, and M&A matters where IP and technology assets are deal value drivers.

Antitrust & Competition:

Proskauer’s Antitrust & Competition team advises on global filing coordination, regulatory engagement, and substantive strategy, working closely with our clients to identify and mitigate regulatory risks and achieve commercial objectives.

Labour & Employment:

Proskauer’s L&E team provides the full spectrum of strategic advice on transactional, contentious and non-contentious employment matters from day-to-day counselling through strategic long-term planning.

Litigation:

The Litigation team advises clients in disputes arising from all aspects of their business, whether those disputes are post-M&A, shareholder, employment, contractual, partnership or JV related. Additionally, the Firm’s experience spans private and public disputes in connection with a broad range of investigations and enforcement actions. The London team also advises on fund disputes, disputes in or with portfolio companies and all related issues.

International Arbitration:

Proskauer’s International Arbitration team focuses on complex international arbitration and litigation proceedings involving joint ventures, acquisitions, construction projects, licensing and distribution relationships, as well as a variety of other international commercial agreements.