United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Corporate governance
1
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Rankings
Worldwide
Corporate restructuring
1
United States • Labor and employment
Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
1
United States • Environment
Environment: transactional
1
United States • Dispute resolution
General commercial disputes
1
Worldwide
IP
1
United States • Tax
International tax
1
Worldwide
M&A
1
United States • Antitrust
Merger control
1
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: licensing
1
Worldwide
Private equity
1
United States • Finance
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
1
Worldwide
Tax
1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Technology transactions
1
United States • Tax
US taxes: non-contentious
1
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Advertising and marketing: litigation
2
United States • Finance
Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to issuers
2
United States • Finance
Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to managers
2
United States • Finance
Capital markets: equity offerings - Advice to issuers
2
United States • Finance
Commercial lending - Advice to borrowers
2
United States • Intellectual property
Copyright
2
United States • Tax
Financial products
2
United States • Dispute resolution
M&A litigation: defense
2
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
2
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Media and entertainment: litigation
2
United States • M&A/corporate and commercial
Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Securities litigation: defense
2
United States • Industry focus
Sport
2
United States • Finance
Structured finance: securitization
2
United States • Intellectual property
Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
2
United States • Labor and employment
Workplace and employment counseling
2
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Courts of Appeal
3
United States • Finance
Capital markets: debt offerings - Advice to underwriters
3
United States • Finance
Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings - Advice to underwriters
3
United States • Finance
Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings - Advice to issuers
3
United States • Antitrust
Civil litigation/class actions: defense
3
United States • Finance
Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
3
United States • Energy
Energy transactions: oil and gas
3
United States • Labor and employment
Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
3
United States • Intellectual property
Patents: litigation (full coverage)
3
United States • Investment fund formation and management
Private equity funds (including venture capital)
3
United States • Dispute resolution
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
3
United States • Real estate
Real estate
3
United States • Real estate
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
3
United States • Media, technology and telecoms
Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
3
United States • Intellectual property
Trademarks: litigation
3
United States • Dispute resolution
Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal) - Appellate: Supreme Courts (States and Federal)
4
United States • International trade and national security
CFIUS - CFIUS
4
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to corporates
4
United States • Healthcare
Life sciences
4
United States • Dispute resolution
Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense - Advice to individuals
5
United States • Dispute resolution