New York —Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that 51 of the firm’s practices were recognized in the 2021 edition of The Legal 500 United States, a leading independent legal referral guide. The annual guide is based on “in-depth research into the market,” according to the editor, including “feedback from peers and clients to assess [law firms’] overall visibility and reputation.”

Paul Hastings’ Departments were ranked in the following practice areas:

Corporate Department

They are “creative and hard-working,” and provide “great strategic thinking.” “The team is fully engaged and looks for solutions rather than road blocks in negotiations.” – The Legal 500 US

• Finance - Capital markets - debt offerings
• Finance - Capital markets - equity offerings
• Finance - Capital markets - global offerings
• Finance - Capital markets - high-yield debt offerings
• Finance - Commercial lending
• Finance - Project finance
• Finance - Structured finance – securitization
• Investment fund formation and management - Alternative/hedge funds
• Investment fund formation and management - Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
• Investment fund formation and management - Private equity funds (including venture capital)
• M&A/corporate and commercial - Private equity buyouts
• M&A/corporate and commercial - M&A - middle-market
• Media, technology and telecoms - Fintech
• Media, technology and telecoms - Telecoms and broadcast - regulatory
• Media, technology and telecoms - Telecoms and broadcast – transactional
• Restructuring: Corporate
• Industry focus - Energy regulation - conventional power
• Industry focus - Energy - transactions - conventional power
• Industry focus - Environment - regulatory
• Industry focus - Environment - transactional

Leading Lawyers

• Chris Daniel: Media, technology and telecoms – Fintech
• Thomas Brown: Media, technology and telecoms – Fintech
• Christopher Austin: Media, technology and telecoms – Fintech
• Scott Faga: Finance - Structured finance - securitization
• Michael Baker: Commercial lending: advice to borrowers
• Michael Rosella: Investment fund formation and management - Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
• Sherrese Smith: Media, technology and telecoms - Telecoms and broadcast – regulatory
• Mike Fitzgerald: Capital Markets: Global Offerings: Global Offerings - Advice to Issuers

Next Generation Partners

• Vadim Avdeychik: Investment fund formation and management - Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds

Rising Stars

• Jenna McGrath: Energy Regulation: Conventional Power

 

Employment Law Department

“They are exceptional expert advisors in all areas of employment law.” – The Legal 500 US

• Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) - defense
• Labor and employment - Workplace and employment counseling
• Labor and employment - Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans - transactional

Hall of Fame

• Nancy Abell: Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) - defense; Labor and employment - Workplace and employment counseling
• Barbara Brown: Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) – defense

Leading Lawyers

• Elena Baca: Labor and employment - Workplace and employment counseling
• Patrick Shea: Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) - defense
• Jeffrey Wohl: Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) – defense

Next Generation Partners

• Felicia Davis: Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) - defense

Rising Stars

• Sara Tomezsko: Labor and employment - Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) – defense

 

Litigation Department

They “have excellent judgment, knowing when and what battles to fight. They work as partners to achieve the best outcome for the client.” – The Legal 500 US

• Antitrust - Civil litigation/class actions - defense
• Antitrust - Merger control
• Industry focus - Healthcare: Life sciences
• Intellectual property - Patent litigation - full coverage
• Intellectual property - Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
• Intellectual property - Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission)
• Dispute resolution - Appellate
• Dispute resolution - Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
• Dispute resolution - Financial services - litigation
• Dispute resolution - General commercial disputes
• Dispute resolution - International arbitration
• Dispute resolution - International trade
• Dispute resolution - M&A litigation - defense
• Dispute resolution - Securities litigation – defense
• Media, technology and telecoms - Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
• Transport: Aviation & Air Travel – Litigation & Regulation

Hall of Fame

• Victoria Cundiff: Intellectual property - Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)

Leading Lawyers

• Robert Luskin: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
• Bruce Wexler: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
• Naveen Modi: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
• Gary Giampetruzzi: Industry focus: Healthcare: Life sciences

Next Generation Partners

• Kwame Manley: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
• Philip Ou: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)

Rising Stars

• Michael Wise: Antitrust: Merger Control

 

Real Estate Department

“They have a team of very talented individuals that know how to get deals done and do, in a very efficient manner. They are heads and shoulders above other firms.” – The Legal 500 US

• Real estate
• Real estate - Land use/zoning
• Real estate - Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
• Industry focus: Environment - Regulatory
• Industry focus: Environment - Transactional

Hall of Fame

• Philip Feder: Real estate

Leading Lawyers

• Peter Olsen: Real estate
• Gordon Hart: Land Use/ Zoning
   

Tax Department

They are “well placed to provide nationwide tax advice on corporate restructurings, real estate funds and cross-border and domestic M&A.” – The Legal 500 US

• Tax - International tax
• Tax - U.S. taxes - non-contentious

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