Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

www.paulweiss.com

Tel: 212 373 3000

Fax: 212 757 3990

Chairman: Brad S. Karp

Deputy Chair: Valerie E. Radwaner

Firm Overview:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a premier firm of more than 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. With 10 offices across North America, Europe and Asia, and a robust international network, the firm represents many of the world’s largest and most important public and private corporations, asset managers and financial institutions, as well as clients in need of pro bono assistance. We consistently earn high praise for our collaborative, commercial approach, providing novel and efficient solutions to otherwise intractable situations. The firm is widely recognized as having market-leading practices in private equity, public company M&A, litigation, white collar and regulatory defence, and restructuring . Within these broad practices, we also offer numerous market-leading specialized practices.

Crisis Management:

Paul, Weiss’s crisis management team helps clients resolve problems quickly, effectively and holistically when legal, congressional, shareholder/investor and public relations challenges converge, threatening operations, brand and reputation. The firm advises clients on a broad spectrum of legal needs, including attacks by activist shareholders; preparation of executives for public testimony, government investigations and congressional interviews; sensitive cybersecurity and data privacy incidents; scrutiny of corporate transactions; whistleblower allegations; alleged employee or management misconduct or criminal and regulatory matters; unfavourable media exposure or commentary; crises related to environmental, social and governance issues; and catastrophic litigation, regulatory or criminal enforcement outcomes.

The firm has safely guided U.S. and non-U.S. public and privately held companies, financial institutions and asset management firms, boards and management teams through all manner of crises. Offering a coordinated approach, the firm’s crisis management team quickly identifies key tactical issues and provides practical, commercial guidance that minimises legal, financial and reputational risks, focusing both on rapid-response protective measures in the critical first hours and longer-term mitigation strategies, including building resilient compliance systems.

Where negative information is not yet public, Paul, Weiss is often able to resolve matters in a confidential way to ensure privacy and limit reputational exposure. The firm also frequently leads fast-moving and sensitive internal investigations, enabling clients to take informed action to mitigate fallout. In situations that are already public, the firm leverages experience with the press and before Congress, inspectors-general, and multiple law enforcement and regulatory agencies to secure the best possible outcome.

The team is unparalleled in experience. Several members have held top roles in government, including a former U.S. Attorney General and former senior officials at the White House, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Securities and Exchange Commission, among others. The team also includes nationally preeminent corporate and litigation lawyers sought out by boards and executives for their deep crisis management experience.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

Our M&A Group is among the most experienced and effective in the world. We have helped many of the world’s leading companies execute their most important global transactions. Globally, since 2020, the firm has advised on over 210 billion-dollar-plus M&A transactions and has handled over $1.7 trillion in total M&A for publicly listed and privately held companies, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and other investors.

Private Equity:

We advise the world’s leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies on the most landscape-shifting, cutting-edge global transactions. We represent dynamic, sophisticated firms of every size across the spectrum of investment strategies, handling their most important M&A and investments, fundraisings, leveraged finance transactions, debt restructurings and securities offerings.

Broader Corporate Practice: We are also widely recognized as preeminent in:

• • Artificial Intelligence
  • Asset Management M&A
  • Capital Markets
  • Corporate Governance
  • Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
  • Executive Compensation
  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • Hybrid Capital & Special Situations
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions
  • Investment Funds
  • Private Credit
  • Real Estate
  • Tax

Litigation:

No other law firm can approach Paul, Weiss’s experience and record of success in the most complex, high-stakes disputes in U.S. federal and state courts and before major arbitration bodies. With a deep bench that includes many of the country’s most accomplished trial lawyers and former senior government officials, our Litigation Department is uniquely positioned to handle multifaceted crises, from sprawling cross-border, multi-regulator enforcement actions to parallel private litigation. We are regularly entrusted with fast-moving, franchise-threatening matters because of our ability to develop and execute a winning strategy, no matter the problem or adversary, and to see the matter through to the ultimate resolution, whether at trial or before the Supreme Court.

White Collar & Regulatory Defence:

Clients facing white collar and regulatory enforcement challenges look to Paul, Weiss to protect their businesses and reputations and manage the behind-the-scenes interplay among competing regulators and enforcement agencies. We handle a vast range of regulatory and enforcement inquiries, including across jurisdictions. Our lawyers are adept at conducting internal investigations on behalf of companies, boards, audit committees and special litigation committees.

Broader Litigation Practice: We are preeminent in other areas, including:

• • Anti-Corruption & Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
  • Anti-Money Laundering
  • Antitrust
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bankruptcy Litigation
  • Congressional Investigations
  • Copyright & Trademark Litigation
  • Crisis Management
  • Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
  • Cybersecurity & Data Protection
  • Employment, Workplace Investigations & Trade Secrets
  • ERISA, Pension & Benefits Litigation
  • False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation
  • Financial Services Litigation & Investigations
  • Foreign Direct Investment Regulation
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Internal Investigations
  • International Arbitration
  • Investigations
  • Investment Management Litigation
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
  • National Security & CFIUS
  • Patent Litigation
  • Product Liability & Mass Torts Litigation
  • Sanctions
  • Securities Litigation
  • Supreme Court & Appellate Litigation

Restructuring:

The Paul, Weiss Restructuring Group helps companies, creditors and investors facing rapid market transformation respond to business challenges with comprehensive and innovative strategies. With a deep bench of experienced counsel, we are a critical advisor in almost every major, complex and headline-grabbing in-court and out-of-court restructuring matter, including cross-border restructurings.