‘Adam Acosta has an exceptionally strong reputation in the legal industry. He is very knowledgeable about competitor collaborations, responding to government antitrust investigations, and information exchanges.’ 

‘Strong reputation for cartel matters. Extensive experience with cartel litigation and government investigations, including trial wins in this area. White & Case generally tries at least one major cartel case a year.’

‘Adam Acosta has a strong reputation for successfully handling government investigations and litigating cartel/conspiracy antitrust cases, including a recent string of client wins in the franchisor-franchisee, hospitality, and pharmaceutical sectors.’

‘The White & Case Antitrust team is a powerhouse in pharmaceutical antitrust litigation. They excel in their close understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, countless litigations in this space and actual experiences from which to draw, and mastery of relevant case law and trends.’ 

‘Given the international focus of the firm, this team is a go-to for complex cross-border issues that require specific subject matter expertise in multiple jurisdictions — a perfect match for large multinational companies dealing with increasingly complex regulatory and legal regimes around the world.’

‘Deep understanding of antitrust laws with a practical business-focused approach.’ 

‘The White & Case team is by far one of the best we have worked with in terms of legal strategy and quality of work product. W&C always offers very thoughtful and thorough legal advice on very complicated issues.’

‘I have been very impressed with Heather Burke. She is a very strong leader and advocate.’

‘This team handles the complexities and the magnitude of the cases extremely well. In addition, the W&C team works in tight partnership with the in-house team.’

‘White & Case LLP has a reputation for excellence, and I can say without hesitation that this group contributes to the W&C reputation. The team is available when necessary, is current on changes in the industry, and has a deep understanding of the market.’

‘Kathryn Mims is knowledgeable, approachable/personable, efficient and diligent.’

‘White & Case has a top tier antitrust practice with the ability to get up the learning curve on complex issues quickly, and provide advice that both sound legally but also takes into account our business needs and objectives.’ 

‘Very responsive to clients with thoughtful advice, even if given at last minute notice.’

‘Jack Pace is very knowledgeable and an excellent communicator. He is also very dedicated to clients and can deliver even on very short notice.’

‘Very strong litigation capabilities, they set up the team we needed to deal with our dispute.’

‘Ank Santens has been outstanding in her support in our dispute. She mastered the details of a complex file and shared strategic insights that were key for us. She also ushered us through an international arbitration process that is not, in our case, usual practice for either in-house counsel or the investment teams. In my practice, I work with a great number of outside counsel, with firms of similar standing, but Ank is one of the few to have gained my complete trust.’

‘The quality of the work is usually higher than in other firms, because W&C has very specialized professionals, as well as a big team dedicated to the cases.’

‘The overall level of service is excellent. The team at White & Case has extensive expertise and experience in all types of arbitration proceedings before the most-renown international arbitration institutions and in ad-hoc arbitrations. The team is hardworking, efficient, well organized, and provides fast responses.’

‘I would recommend Abby Cohen Smutny. She has provided winning legal representation and advice in all cases she was instructed by us so far. She has excellent strategic thinking, and sound and reliable judgment. She impresses with her deep knowledge of public international law and international investment law, as well as with her extensive experience in international arbitration.’

‘I would recommend Ank Santens. She is an effective cross-examiner.’

‘I always point that White & Case’s arbitration team is the dream team. They are flexible, unique, smart, and creative.’

‘Carolyn Lamm is leads the team that works with us. She is one of the most amazing persons I’ve ever known. She is very smart and energetic, and she pays attention to every detail.’

‘The individuals I worked with have been very honest and sophisticated how to handle the complex disputes efficiently without involving the Client with any unnecessary matters. Therefore, they have been always keen to set out the strategy at an early stage to avoid any unnecessary steps. They are creative and available anytime during the week. Their ability to analyze complex facts and give straightforward solutions makes them highly valuable and distinguishable.’

‘Incredibly reliable, knowledgeable, present and cares deeply about their clients. Also has tremendous global reach, which is more valuable than ever. As a start up Hedge Fund, White and Case has been a tremendous ally.’

‘The restructuring practice is a very knowledgeable and cohesive unit. They work well together, multitask and are able to deliver great results. They represent clients well and on numerous occasions are able to outsmart peers across the negotiating table. The restructuring team has an outstanding business sense which helps guide decisions to good results.’

‘W&C has, in my view, the best creditor bankruptcy practice in the market. Their lawyers know how to create value for junior creditors when odds are stacked against them. And with the additions from this year and some of the debtor representations that they landed, a case can be made that they are also the most creative debtor shop.’

‘A world-class restructuring group with leading capabilities in representing debtors, lenders, bondholders and others. While the team is first-rate in all areas, I consider them a real stand out for their exceptional advocates for “underdog” unsecured bondholders that may have been previously counted out. Well rounded advice that covers the all angles: substance, tactics and strategy.’

‘The team is incredibly well integrated and also has strength globally. I appreciate their high quality approach and ability to operate across jurisdictions. They are also able to work through all components of a bankruptcy, including refinancing and other exit transactions.’

‘John Cunningham provided the comfort that was needed especially during the negotiations. Most of the creditors were hedge funds with a very aggressive posture, but having had experience with some of them before, John was able to give me very relevant and valuable advice at all times. He went beyond the legal aspects of the restructuring and helped in the overall negotiation strategy. More importantly, he was always available. Mark Franke was the most important individual at W&C after the plan approval. He reviewed all documents, participated and gave advice on several occasions and was always available to discuss new strategies. Very knowledgeable and accountable. He always brought up the issues that I had to pay attention to. I never felt that I needed more senior people involved, because I knew he was also consulting with his superiors when needed, recognizing the importance of his team. The success of the restructuring was in a very large extent thanks to him. I had never seen an associate deliver so much.’

‘Mark Franke from the W&C restructuring team has stood out for me this year above others given (i) the quality of his work and legal advice and (ii) his commercial approach both on the project and in investing in the relationship. Further, when needed, he leveraged the W&C platform to bring in Senior Partners to provide me with highly valuable legal advice and industry insights on a complex project we were pursuing.’

‘Tom Lauria has proven that he is one of the most creative bankruptcy lawyers out there.’

‘Our key relationship has been with Scott Greissman. I consider him to be one of the best restructuring attorneys in the market today. He manages to excel at overall strategy while also remaining well-versed in the details. He also succeeds where many others fail at working through complex multi-party negotiations.’

‘As a group of lawyers, they are astute, diplomatic but tough; they are willing to lead. Tom Lauria is one of the top 3 lawyers that I have worked with during my 37-year career. He demonstrates incredible range in multiple disciplines including bankruptcy, capital markets and board room presentations. He is a dominating lawyer who is intellectually curious and is flat-out unrelenting in his approach.’

‘I have worked with many Associates and Partners over the years and Mark Franke truly stands out. If I had to summarize the characteristics that lead me to that conclusion it would be the following: (i) encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and all of the pertinent issues related to bankruptcy and restructuring, (ii) he is a master tactician and comes up with the appropriate strategies at critical times (iii) creative thinker who contributes to all conversations, (iv) available 24 hours a day – literally (v) has natural client skills and (vi) perhaps, most importantly is a unique combination of items i – v. I would be willing to add him to an advisory roster on any situation.’

‘Mark Franke stands out. He keeps his head calm in heated moments. A soft spoken authority, who is clearly a good negotiator in addition to being an excellent lawyer.’

‘Mark Franke is a young upcoming star. He focuses on the big picture, knows how to brings people together to achieves consensus, and is a strong litigator when settlement is not possible.’

‘Mark Franke has become a trusted advisor who can not only provide quality legal advice on complicated issues, but has been very helpful in marshalling the resources of the firm as a whole on cross-practice questions/problems. He is responsive, proactive, and practical.’

‘Outside the box thinkers. High level of imagination to structure transactions for clients and/or litigate on behalf of clients. Very committed to the needs of clients by being on call for any needs and rapidly responding. Well rounded and provide a large number of services, yet also provide the detailed attention that one gets at smaller firms.’

‘Highly knowledgeable with the best skill set to find constructive solutions in challenging situations.’

‘Work as a fully integrated team. Bring in global resources seamlessly. Aggressive advocates for their clients. Highly professional.’

‘Large strong team that has special expertise in cross border matters. Strong litigators.’

‘The firm is super responsive, always trying to find ways to help and add value to the client, particularly in time sensitive situations. It is very helpful to have a firm that understands the commercial impact of timely advice, and the firm works carefully to help prioritize, triage, and act.’

‘I have worked with a team from White & Case led by Tom Lauria. The firm has brought to bear specialists in each area that was required to restructure our business. In addition to the depth of subject matter experts, a strength is the leadership and hands-on approach of Tom Lauria. He drives a high performance team and is not inhibited from dealing with very complex and demanding facts. I also found him to provide his opinion beyond a matter of law to assist management and the board in forging an appropriate measured course of action.’

‘They work as a high performance team, are incredibly flexible and responsive and are true subject matter experts. The inspire confidence within our board and are typically thinking out far ahead, considering when and how to pivot if necessary.’

‘W&C’s international presence and ample experience with restructuring, including those with other Brazilian companies, facilitated the coordination of the process and were fundamental in reconciling the NY legal issues with the Brazilian, Austrian and BVI ones. The cross border transaction never seemed to be a new challenge for the team. Quite the opposite, W&C made this interaction seamless. Having the proximity of the capital markets practice was also an enormous asset given the need to negotiate and issue new “restructuring” notes.’

‘Since 2016 the W&C restructuring team has been engaged in order to help the company with discussions among its creditors and then with its judicial reorganization process. In this whole process, I could perceive all necessary skills and expertise from the team. Not only knowledge and full experience conducting cross-border judicial reorganization process, but also connecting a full service team, that handles litigation and capital market deals. It was amazing to count on one law firm to help us conduct all this throughout the US, Netherlands, Portugal, the Bahamas and Brazil.’

‘Jessica Boelter is an incredibly talented lawyer who knows the ins and outs of bankruptcy, has exceptional vision and is brutally honest when she needs to be. She is great on her feet and inspires confidence. She is always available and responsive. She understands our goals and values and incorporates them into her approach.’

‘Harrison Denman shows high attention to detail, is very creative at looking at liability management structures, has a high level of imagination when dealing with situations where the client needs someone to either litigate for an outcome or protect from certain litigation in bankruptcy, is well connected with people in the industry and is a superb deal-maker with the skills to litigate when needed but also facilitate a deal for clients. Chris Shore is extremely diligent when litigating matters for clients, and is very good at summarizing and articulating complicated legal strategies for clients understanding and decision making.’

‘Working with White & Case, with Aaron Colody one of the principal points of contact on an extremely complicated public company bankruptcy. Aaron and the team are tireless and responsive, and able to handle significant volume and complexity.’

‘We use the team for their in depth SPAC expertise. It is top quality.’

‘Joel Rubinstein and Elliot Smith are outstanding advisors to any company’

‘They make sure to bring solutions to the table. An impressive track record of deals have them bring a ton of experience to each deal they advise’

‘Technical knowledge, structuring capabilities, innovation, attitude of always delivering results for client.’

‘Extremely responsive. Thought on complex/difficult deals. In fact, they’re the go to on difficult and complex deals. Commercial mindset on getting deals done. Great team work, strong communication. User friendly.’

‘Jon Michels is extremely responsive, thoughtful, great communication.’

‘They have a deep bench, which enables them to efficiently leverage and staff teams.’

‘I have yet to find another law firm that offers a resource anywhere near as valuable as what Dov Gottlieb and his team. W&C’s M&A corporate and commercial team is extremely talented and I appreciate the efficiency, pragmatism and reasonableness of working through even the most complex issues.’

‘Maia Gez and her team were invaluable in setting up our governance structure. The team was very accessible, brought issues to our attention we hadn’t thought of. They were always thinking one step ahead, which allowed us to complete the transaction in record time.’

‘White & Case’s team possesses the perfect combination of strong legal knowledge, innovative thinking, and superior client care.’

‘Great service with innovative solutions to solving problems.’

‘Dov Gottlieb is pure gold. He has a wealth of practical knowledge and provides sound advice and legal counsel opinions on a broad range of legal, governance and compliance issues. He is my No.1 go-to person.’

‘They really, really know how to listen and do not test until the understand everything from the client’s perspective. This builds trust – they are fully integrated into our thinking and can foresee potential issues before they become problems. There is no arrogance at all, which is refreshing and unique.’

‘Maia Gez thinks of my company, my department, and me, from all angles — professionally and personally — and is always one step ahead of us. She helps us “see around the corner” and anticipate issues. Also, she treats our employees top-to-bottom with the same level of respect and attention that she would give a board member. My team adores her and looks for every opportunity to seek her counsel on complex issues. She is also very practical and finds business-friendly solutions where other lawyers seem primarily concerned with driving the risks to zero.’

‘Dov Gottlieb is the best partner that I have worked with in my career. His responsiveness and attention to detail are second to none.’

‘White & Case has provided the best legal services that our ten-year old environmental nonprofit organization has ever experienced. They are a superior legal team. White & Case provided pro bono legal services to our environmental nonprofit organization. They helped us to negotiate two consulting services agreements concurrently with a publicly traded corporation. In this negotiation, we were David vs. Goliath. With legal counsel from White & Case, we successfully protected our organization’s needs and obtained the language and provisions that we sought in this negotiation. Their overall service was superlative. Short of curing COVID, White & Case could do nothing more to improve its services for us.’

‘With respect to innovations, White & Case is a leader in corporate ESG advisory services, which are of particular interest to our environmental organization.’

‘Laury Mulry is our primary attorney and is supported by partner Seth Kerschner. They provided outstanding legal counsel throughout our negotiations, which took more than two years. Laura’s thorough legal assessments and wise guidance enabled us to maintain firm but reasonable positions on these issues. She was also highly professional, poised, and perceptive with a counter-party that was mercurial and frustrating at times throughout the negotiations.’

‘Technically strong, practical and responsive.’

‘Capacity of providing concise and actionable advice out of a highly complex topic. The memos provided by the company were outstanding when compared with other tax advisors.’

‘Quality of the work, thoroughness and quick response times.’

‘Very responsive, knowledgeable and practical team. And great people. Top notch. ’

‘Andrew Kreisberg is practical and has a deep understanding of our tax considerations. He is also a very nice guy.’

‘I am a transfer pricing economist and am speaking from my experience in working with White & Case on transfer pricing matters. The team that I have worked with (Kim Boylan and Brian Gleicher) are technically very competent, have been very responsive, and are easy to work with. They are both open to the ideas that I advance and are effective in providing constructive criticism when appropriate.’

‘Strengths: commitment, focus and quick turnaround. Key capabilities: expertise and knowledge on trade matters.’

‘Greg Spak and Richard Burke are both highly reliable professionals with extensive experience and committed to provide excellent support to client needs in different situations and scenarios.’

‘I have worked with Mr. David Bond and his team for my Korean clients. David’s team had the substance needed to support the client and was very accurate with the scheduling of the work.’

‘David Bond has the knowledge and the network to resolve the issues that the client has. He has both the experience and the substance to efficiently help clients.’

‘What made White & Case a standout to work with is their overall sense of professionalism and personal attention the needs and goals of their client. They were truly great to partner with. They brought core legal and substantive knowledge to the table that was both deep and wide. When White & Case are in the room, there is no-doubt they are on your side and you are getting top-notch legal advice. When they made a commitment, they kept it. ’

‘We have a lean in-house legal team and faced a particularly time-crunched and complex deal requiring regulatory clearance. W&C not only provided external legal advice, but also quickly put up a team to help with the in-house legal team’s internal workload (e.g. liaising directly with the business and internal project management).’

‘George Paul and Anna Kertesz have quickly become my trusted partners: quick to respond (esp important when covering non-US time zones); and succinct and practical advice.’

‘W&C Merger Control team took great care in understanding what we needed and was creative in helping us find ways to accomplish our goals.’

‘We worked closely with Tamer Nagy. Tamer’s practicality and pragmatism was especially crucial in working with authorities and opposing counsel.’

‘The global antitrust team at White & Case is second to none. They are a true one stop shop, where the firm’s offices work as one team trying to solve their client’s business needs’.

‘The team is professional, knowledgeable and always accessible. ’

‘I worked with Tamer Nagy. He is an excellent attorney, very sharp and has knowledge and experience in several jurisdictions. We worked together and across the table from each other but he has shown always the dedication, result-oriented and great work ethics.’

‘Excellent responsiveness and technical expertise, very efficient – highly valuable and would not hesitate to recommend to others.’

‘The team is extremely strong from top to bottom. The firm can handle any matter, whether it be a cartel or civil investigation, complex merger or litigation. Also, White & Case has among the best networks of competition lawyers across the globe that it can and regularly draws from.’

‘When I deal with White & Case I do so knowing that I am speaking to subject matter experts in the specific area of inquiry. I have comfort knowing that I am working with a specialist and not a generalist.’

‘Great understanding of applicable rules as well as the background and history behind them so any advice provided is given in full context.’

‘Edward So is my go-to counsel for derivatives issues and products. He takes the time to understand the issue, provides immediate context and is quite thoughtful in the finished product.’

‘This practice is unique in that they have a greater ability to be creative, problem solve, and critically analyze, in addition to execute.’

‘Lots of firms have capabilities in developed markets to execute and provide market advice. This firm can create products and markets where they previously didn’t exist before.’

‘David Thatch does not accept precedent as the only way to do things. Creative problem solver. Has created many innovative and firm time solutions. I go to him when I need to think about how to solve a problem, not just when I need to execute. Interested in the business (and the math behind the business) in a way that many lawyers are afraid of getting into. Helps make his advice all the more useful.’

‘Jim Fogarty tireless worker, sound advice, trustworthy, market knowledge/expertise.’

‘Too often outside firms analyze issues/risk only from a strictly legal point of view and miss the broader picture or goals at hand. In contrast, this team has a strong understanding of in-house needs and the complexities involved with global technology companies. Problems require multi-faceted and creative solutions that work for all areas of a business (e.g., BD, engineering, product, marketing, etc.), and White & Case is able to consistently provide comprehensive goal-oriented advice that goes beyond just stellar legal counsel.’

‘Daren Orzechowski and Yixin (Yish) Gong. Each have the ability to takeover and run strategic complex technology and licensing deals, handling not only the negotiation and drafting, but also helping to manage the internal chaos and minutia of product development at the company. Always reliable and prompt, impeccable work product, and truly amazing persons with whom I enjoy working.’

‘One of the greatest challenges for in-house counsel is communicating enough of the internal business context to enable outside counsel to effectively and efficiently add value and avoid duplicating work. Daren Orzechowski and his technology transactions team consistently add value to their projects. They are more than external legal advisors providing expertise and responding to specific requests ’

‘Daren Orzechowski knows the tech and IP space inside and out, from years of experience negotiating bet-the-company type deals with the biggest players in the space.’

‘Good technical, practical understanding of business and legal requirements.’

‘Personable and easy to work with.’

‘Practical tax advice. Dilutes the issues down in a concise and useful way. Very responsive.’

‘Andrew Kreisberg continues to be an exceptional tax attorney that is attentive and in tune with our tax considerations.’

‘Cutting edge knowledge in FinTech / Banking. Prat Vallabhaneni is the definition of what an expert should be. Smart. Knowledgeable of trends. And incredibly sharp on tying legal work to overall strategy.’

‘Excellent people skills, understanding of business motivation and practicality.’

‘Arlene A. Hahn is extremely responsive, conscientious, diligent, and exacting in her work. She brings wisdom and intellectual horsepower to her counseling and advice as well as uncompromising diligence and thoroughness to her transactional work.’

‘I am a transfer pricing economist that has worked with Kim Boylan and Brian Gleicher on transfer pricing audit disputes. They were both very competent technically, responsive, and easy to work with. They were open to my ideas and provide useful feedback. They certainly should be considered by any US company involved in a transfer pricing audit dispute.’

‘Extremely responsive, client friendly and knowledge group of lawyers that show high levels of engagement on particularly complex transactions.’

‘Working with W&C feels like much more than just a client-service relationship like I often feel with competitors. They go out of their way in terms of dedicating the time and creative thinking to make sure that their solutions and work quality have our best interests and mind. A firm that I feel much more comfortable with vs others in terms of knowing I am getting the right answer and document quality I can rely on. Key partners and associates are always available on a moment’s notice and have the knowledge to answer things immediately, and senior representatives at the firm are equally accessible and in the know on details.‘

‘Justin Wagstaff has been a true business partner at our Company, always going above and beyond in what we ask for. He has an ability to understand and explain complex matters in a way that allows management to make better decisions for our business. He takes the time to provide the right context and make sure we have a proper baseline of understanding before exploring optionality. His technical expertise is superior and is able to provide broader context regarding what is considered industry norms and how to apply past learnings to current topics/issues. Justin is timely in all requests and makes himself available to us as needed. We consider him an important part of our team.’

‘W&C team exemplifies the utmost in professionalism and expertise. Very thorough in their understanding of the subject matter and key issues. A solutions-oriented mindset to their approach, providing a framework for optionality and tradeoffs in a clear and concise fashion. Timeliness and quality in all deliverables. Always responsive and available for consultation and advice.’

‘David Ridley: Solution oriented, great knowledge of where the market is, quick turnaround times, flawless, fun to work with.’

‘Excellent responsiveness, turnaround times, solution oriented, large team with international presence, seamless to work with.’

‘Justin Wagstaff is fantastic – will work as hard as needed to get the job done, strong negotiator in a transaction and easy to work with.‘

‘Hands on approach, commercial, and strong customer service while always being available.’

‘Have worked with David Ridley a lot. Super responsive. Always available. Can handle challenging discussions with clients.’

‘Very well experienced partners. Good presence in US and Europe. Always up to date on market terms.’

‘The individual personalities of the lawyers with whom I worked were very enjoyable and they all have become friends, which makes work much more fun’.

‘I found the team much more personable than most other law firm personnel’.

‘All the lawyers in the firm understand the client and work together’.