Corporate/M&A (Foreign Expertise) | Global

New York-headquartered Paul, Weiss has a strong corporate identity and culture, offering high-end M&A capabilities. The firm's typical clients include financial institutions, multinational companies and large private equity houses and asset managers. For global work anchored in the USA or with US aspects, the firm is a strong choice for transactional work such as M&A, financing and private equity investments. The firm's own offices connect its US base with presence in Europe and Asia and it is also known to collaborate effectively with high-end firms in other jurisdictions.

Greenberg Traurig PA has a broad national presence, often handling cross-border deals given its international network of offices. The corporate team regularly works with clients from the technology and pharmaceutical industries, including investors and portfolio companies. The group handles issues such as M&A, divestitures and joint ventures.

As a top-tier New York practice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett is regularly sought out by major private equity firms and global corporations as a go-to firm for advice on international transactional mandates. Primarily handling high-end corporate/M&A deals as well as sophisticated fund formation, financing and cross-border tax matters.

For global M&A work, the firm enjoys a robust reputation across the USA and in key global money centres, which is reflected in its impressive book of clients. It regularly acts as global deal counsel for multinational corporates, including pharmaceutical, technology and energy companies, and financial institutions. The USA continues to be the firm's primary driver of substantial cross-border M&A and frequently coordinates the firm's overseas offices or with external counsel abroad in cross-border deals. The combination of Skadden's offices in New York and London is often praised, while the firm's West Coast teams regularly collaborate with Skadden's excellent teams in Asia.

Sullivan & Cromwell has developed a stellar reputation as an international law firm, combining a leading US law practice headquartered in New York with top-end expertise throughout its offices across Asia-Pacific and European financial centres. The firm provides broad international capabilities on substantial transactions and high-value contentious cases, appealing to a broad range of international companies and banks based both within and outside the USA.