Rankings & Awards
Recognized among the World’s Top 10 Best Investigations Practices by Global Investigations Review for 2020
Paul Hastings ranked in the Top 10 of Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, an annual guide to the world’s leading cross border investigations practices. The citation reads in part: “Few firms can boast the breadth of experience that Paul Hastings can. GIR data shows that Paul Hastings is listed as having advised on more FCPA settlements than any other firm since late 2008, and has had more FCPA monitorships than any other firm since 2004."
The following attorneys were noted in the profile based on their exceptional performance across the white collar practice: Kwame Manley, Tara Giunta, Gary Giampetruzzi, Thomas Zaccaro, Robert Luskin, John S. (Jay) Darden, Nat Edmonds, Tim Dickinson, Morgan Miller, Corinne Lammers, Nicola Bonucci, Simon Airey, Tom Best, Matt Herrington, Jonathan Drimmer, Peter Axelrod, Shaun Wu, Jason Fiebig, and Haiyan Tang.
October 23, 2020
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2020
Paul Hastings was recognized in the 2020 edition of LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. The publication selected eight individual lawyers as Life Sciences Stars, including Eric Dittmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, Joseph O’Malley, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, Melanie Rupert, and Bruce Wexler. Earlier this year, LMG Life Sciences honored Paul Hastings with the LMG Life Sciences award for Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year – Branded.
October 01, 2020
Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2019
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of “100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations." Building off rankings in consecutive years, the firm moved up to break GIR's Top 20 list of law firms working in complex global investigations. The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Robert Luskin, John (Jay) Darden, Kwame Manley, Tim Dickinson, Tara Giunta, Thomas Zaccaro, Gary Giampetruzzi, Michael Levy,, Corinne Lammers, Morgan Miller, Nat Edmonds, Tom Best, Matt Herrington, Jonathan Drimmer, and Simon Airey.
October 24, 2019
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2019
Paul Hastings was recognized in the 2019 edition of LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. The publication selected seven individual lawyers as Life Sciences Stars, including Eric Dittmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, Joseph O’Malley, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, and Bruce Wexler. Earlier this year, LMG Life Sciences honored Paul Hastings as Inter-Partes Review Firm of the Year.
September 30, 2019
Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2018
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of 100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations. Building off rankings in consecutive years, the firm maintained a ranking in GIR's Top 25 list of law firms working in complex global investigations. The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Simon Airey, Bruno Cova, Jay Darden, Tim Dickinson, Nat Edmonds, Gary Giampetruzzi, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Michael Levy, Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, Morgan Miller, Francesca Petronio, Jamie Gardner, Samuel Cooper, Jennifer Riddle, and Thomas Zaccaro.
November 02, 2018
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2018
Paul Hastings was recognized in the 2018 edition of LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. LMG Life Sciences selected seven individual lawyers as "Life Sciences Stars," including Eric Dittmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, Joseph O’Malley, Chad Peterman, Preston Ratliff, and Bruce Wexler. Earlier this year, LMG Life Sciences honored the firm with the LMG Life Sciences award for Hatch-Waxman Litigation Firm of the Year – Branded.
October 12, 2018
Recognized as Law360 Practice Group of the Year in Life Sciences
Paul Hastings was named as a Practice Group of the Year in Life Sciences by Law360. The article noted Paul Hastings’ undefeated track record in life sciences cases at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including victories on behalf of Acorda Therapeutics, which won four inter partes reviews against Kyle Bass’ Coalition for Affordable Drugs. Law360 also highlighted the representation of Galena Biopharma in a civil-only settlement resolving investigations regarding Galena’s past promotional practices for Abstral, a rapid onset opioid product. The winners were chosen from nearly 750 submissions, and are recognized as "firms that racked up victories in litigation and closed the big deals to make their mark among clients and throughout the legal industry."
February 01, 2018
Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2017
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of “100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations. Building off rankings in consecutive years, the firm moved up more than 10 spaces to break GIR's Top 25 list of law firms working in complex global investigations.
The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Simon Airey, Bruno Cova, John (Jay) Darden, Tim Dickinson, Nat Edmonds, Gary Giampetruzzi, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, Morgan Miller, John Nowak, Francesca Petronio, Jamie Gardner, and Jennifer Riddle, and Thomas Zaccaro.
October 27, 2017
Recognized as Global Investigations Review's Most Impressive Investigations Practice
Paul Hastings was named Most Impressive Investigations Practice by Global Investigations Review (GIR). Paul Hastings also was ranked in the Top 20 of the GIR 100, an annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices. According to GIR, “Paul Hastings has had a particularly impressive year,” further noting the firm’s representation Braskem in a landmark $957 million global settlement with authorities in Brazil, Switzerland, and the United States; the firm’s work in helping medical device company Orthofix secure its FCPA settlementin the U.S; and construction company CDM Smith secure an FCPA Pilot Program declination.
GIR further noted that “Paul Hastings outshines competitors in part by the sheer number of star lawyers on its white-collar team.
October 26, 2017
Ethisphere Magazine’s Attorneys Who Matter for 2017
Gary Giampetruzzi and Palmina Fava were named to Ethisphere magazine’s 2017 Attorneys Who Matter among specialists in Private Practice category.
October 25, 2017
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2017
Paul Hastings was recognized in LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation.
LMG Life Sciences selected seven individual lawyers as "Life Sciences Stars," including Joseph O’Malley, Bruce Wexler, Gerald Flattmann, Naveen Modi, Chad Peterman, Eric Dittmann, and Gary Giampetruzzi.
October 06, 2017
Recognized as LMG Life Sciences Stars for 2016
Paul Hastings was recognized in LMG Life Sciences, with Highly Recommended rankings for General Patent Litigation and Hatch-Waxman Branded Litigation. LMG Life Sciences selected six individual lawyers as "Life Sciences Stars," including Joseph O’Malley, Bruce Wexler,
Gerald Flattmann, Gary Giampetruzzi, Naveen Modi, and Eric Dittmann.
November 30, 2016
Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2016
Paul Hastings was again ranked in Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of “100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations." The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Bruno Cova, John (Jay) Darden, Tim Dickinson, Michelle Duncan, Gary Giampetruzzi, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, John Nowak, Francesca Petronio, Ashley Winton, Jamie Gardner, and Jennifer Riddle, and Thomas Zaccaro.
September 29, 2016
Recognized in the Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100 for 2015
Paul Hastings was ranked in the first edition of Global Investigations Review’s GIR 100, a ranking of “100 firms from around the world able to handle sophisticated cross-border government-led and internal investigations.” The following attorneys were noted in the editorial profiling the firm: Ken Breen, Bruno Cova, John Darden, Tim Dickinson, Michelle Duncan, Gary Giampetruzzi, Tara Giunta, Corinne Lammers, Robert Luskin, Kwame Manley, Paul Monnin, John Nowak, Francesca Petronio, Ashley Winton, Jamie Gardner, and Jennifer Riddle.
September 18, 2015
Ethisphere Magazine’s Attorneys Who Matter for 2015
Palmina Fava and Gary Giampetruzzi were named to Ethisphere magazine’s 2015 Attorneys Who Matter listing in the Specialists – Private Practice category.
June 16, 2015