Ms Jaren Janghorbani > Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

The team at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, which has offices in New York and Wilmington, is praised as ‘focused on achieving client objectives‘, and provides ‘very well written and argued briefs that go to the heart of the matter‘, with clients highlighting the ‘incredibly hardworking and smart lawyers‘. Among these are New York-based partners Andrew Gordon and Jaren Janghorbani , along with Andre Bouchard in Wilmington, who lead the practice. Bouchard joined in October 2021 having been Chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Lewis Clayton and Geoff Chepiga in New York are among the most highly M&A respected litigators in the market, and Alexia Korberg , who is acting for CBS in shareholder litigation challenging its $30bn merger with Viacom, is also highly recommended. The firm is heavily involved in the emerging area of SPAC-related litigation, and Janghorbani is representing private equity firm Fireman Capital Partners in a case in Delaware that alleges breaches of fiduciary duty in relation to convertible notes and warrants issued to Fireman by cannabis and hemp company Left Coast Ventures prior to its merger with a special purpose acquisition company.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP‘s disputes practice enjoys a strong reputation in the market, not least due to its highly experienced chairman Brad Karp. The team is regularly involved in commercial litigation, trials, and appeals, as well as in motion practice and arbitration cases, acting for high-profile clients such as Apple, IBM, Citigroup, and Bloomberg. Theodore Wells expertise was in demand by ExxonMobil in a wide range of matters, among those its defense in a series climate change-related matters, including an SEC investigation, multiple state attorneys general investigations, government tort litigation and private class actions. Jaren Janghorbani  focuses on M&A litigation as well as large-scale torts, including environmental disputes, while the Washington DC-based Karen Dunn has know-how in commercial and antitrust cases. Andrew Gordon is another key practitioner. Named lawyers are based in New York unless stated otherwise.