London • Finance
Acquisition finance
1
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Global
Rankings
United States • Investment fund formation and management
Alternative/hedge funds
1
United States • Antitrust
Civil litigation/class actions: defense
1
United States • Finance
Advice to borrowers
1
London • Dispute resolution
Commercial litigation: premium
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to corporates
1
United States • Labor and employment
Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Financial services litigation
1
United States • Dispute resolution
General commercial disputes
1
Worldwide
M&A
1
United States • Dispute resolution
M&A litigation: defense
1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
1
Worldwide
Private equity
1
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
1
United States • Finance
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Securities litigation: defense
1
United States • Industry focus
Sport
1
United States • Tax
US taxes: non-contentious
1
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Courts of Appeal
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
2
United States • Finance
Advice to issuers
2
United States • Antitrust
Cartel
2
United States • Finance
Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to individuals
2
London • Finance
High yield
2
United States • Tax
International tax
2
United States • Antitrust
Merger control
2
United States • Private Client
New York: Private Wealth
2
United States • Investment fund formation and management
Private equity funds (including venture capital)
2
United States • Real estate
Real estate
2
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Advice to boards
2
United States • Finance
Structured finance: securitization
2
China
TMT: foreign firms
2
United States • Finance
Advice to issuers
3
United States • Finance
Advice to issuers
3
London • Corporate and commercial
Corporate tax
3
United States • Environment
Environment: transactional
3
United States • Finance
Fintech
3
London • Projects, energy and natural resources
Infrastructure: M&A
3
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Media and entertainment: transactional
3
Hong Kong
Private equity
3
London • Corporate and commercial
Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£500m+)
3
United States • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
3
United States • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
3
London • Finance
Securitisation
3
United States • Finance
Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
3
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
3
United States • Finance
Advice to issuers
4
Japan
Corporate and M&A: International firms and joint ventures
4
London • Finance
Corporate restructuring & insolvency
4
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
4
United States • Labor and employment
ERISA litigation
4
London • Corporate and commercial
EU and competition
4
London • Corporate and commercial
Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
4
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Media and entertainment: litigation
4
United States • International trade and national security
National Security
4
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: litigation (full coverage)
4
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
5
Hong Kong
Corporate (including M&A)
6
London • Dispute resolution
Banking litigation: investment and retail
United States • Energy
Energy transactions: oil and gas
London • Investment fund formation and management
Fund finance
London • Insurance
Insurance: corporate and regulatory
London • TMT (technology, media and telecoms)
IT and telecoms
United States • Dispute resolution
Leading trial lawyers
United States • Healthcare
Life sciences
London • Corporate and commercial
M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: licensing
London • Investment fund formation and management
Private funds
United States • Media, technology and telecoms