Proskauer Rose LLP

Firm Details:
Chairman: Steven M Ellis
Number of partners: 244
Languages: Cantonese, English, French, Hebrew, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, Many Others

Firm Overview:
Proskauer has more than 800 lawyers across 12 global offices. We are strategically strengthening our core practices and industry offerings ensuring that we continually innovate to meet the needs of the markets we serve. We are laser-focused on delivering outstanding client service. We work across borders 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.

Main Areas of Practice:
Existing and potential clients come to Proskauer for a broad range of services within its corporate, labour and employment, litigation, tax and private client services departments, as well as a number of industry specific practices.

Corporate:
The firm’s corporate lawyers advise clients across the range of sophisticated transactions and in daily business and regulatory matters. Core practices include private funds; mergers and acquisitions; private equity transactions; business solutions, governance, restructuring and bankruptcy; capital markets; finance; private credit; hedge funds; registered funds; regulatory and environmental.

Labour & Employment:
Proskauer has long been one of the world’s pre-eminent firms for labour and employment law. Its lawyers have played key roles in groundbreaking matters and legislation. Core practices include employee benefits and executive compensation (including ERISA litigation); counselling and training; class action; global employment; labour-management relations; litigation and arbitration; and wage and hour.

Litigation:
Proskauer’s Litigation Department wins make-or-break cases, changes laws and establishes precedents. Our 150+ litigators cover the full spectrum of complex commercial litigation practice areas, including: antitrust, asset management, bankruptcy, copyright, false advertising, insurance recovery, international arbitration, patent, privacy and cybersecurity, products liability, real estate, securities, sports, trademark and white collar, and have built a track record of success both inside and outside the courtroom. We are also known for our appellate practice, which handles appeals in federal and state court, and advises on trial issues.

Tax:
Within its broad tax capabilities, the firm focuses on the tax aspects of investment funds, transactions and tax-exempt organisations, as well as those of employee benefits and executive compensation.

Private Client Services:
The firm’s private client services team — one of the largest of its kind — handles estate planning; estate and trust administration; charitable gift planning; fiduciary litigation; and serves as outside counsel to financial institutions and pension plans.

Industry Focus:
Proskauer is widely recognised for its industry concentrations in asset management; financial services; hospitality, gaming and leisure; healthcare and life sciences; technology and media; entertainment; real estate; and sports.