June 14, 2012
New York, NY (June 14, 2012) - Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 32 practice areas were recognized in the 2012 edition of Legal 500 US, a leading independent legal referral guide.
Paul Hastings practice areas and lawyers were recognized in the following categories:
Finance
Paul Hastings LLPs proactive and practical group provides very high levels of service to clients .
Bank Lending (including other sources of financing)
Capital markets: equity offerings advice to issuers
Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings advice to issuers
Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings advice to managers
Corporate Restructuring
Financial Services: Litigation
Financial Services: Regulatory
Leading Lawyer
Michael Fitzgerald: Capital markets: global offerings
Industry Focus
The level of service is excellent in every way.
Environment: transaction and regulatory
Healthcare: Service Providers
Intellectual Property
Exhibits a rare combination of technical and legal understanding.
Patent litigation: full coverage
Trademarks: litigation
Leading Lawyer
Robert Sherman: Trademarks: Litigation
Investment fund formation and management
An authority in the industry.
Alternative/hedge funds
Mutual/registered funds
Private Equity Funds
Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Leading Lawyer
Michael Rosella: Mutual/registered funds
Labor and employment
Sits on the top rung of the employment law ladder.
Labor and employment litigation
Workplace and employment counseling
Leading Lawyer
Nancy Abell: Labor and employment litigation; Workplace and employment counseling
Litigation
Very professional and skilled.
International arbitration
Securities: shareholder litigation
Supreme Court and appellate
Trade secrets
Leading Lawyer
Victoria Cundiff: Trade Secrets
Media, technology and telecoms
Deep knowledge of the media space.
Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
Telecoms and broadcast: transactional
Leading Lawyer
Eric Greenberg: Telecoms & Broadcast, Regulatory
Mergers, acquisitions and buyouts
Responsive and highly skilled attorneys, who provide focused and tailored representation to the clients industry and to the needs of the client .
Antitrust
M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
Private equity buyouts
Leading Lawyer
Carl Sanchez: M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
Real estate and construction
Impressive subject-matter expertise and rapid response times.
Land use/zoning
Real estate
Tax
A highly skilled team able to address almost any type of issue regardless of complexity.
Domestic Tax: East Coast
Domestic tax: West Coast
International
Leading Lawyer
Douglas Schaaf: Tax: West Coast