Law Firm Overview

With a prominent presence in the New York legal market, our New York office features a diversified national and international practice, providing counseling, practical solutions and advocacy in all major substantive areas of banking and finance, capital markets, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, project finance and development, tax structuring and advisory services, business and securities litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property dispute and counseling matters, real estate development and finance, and labor and employment (including employment class action litigation). From our midtown Manhattan location, we serve the business needs of international clients in this major financial market with all the resources of the firm's full-service approach. Whether they operate in the Northeast United States, in Europe or elsewhere in the world, our clients can feel confident that the firm's largest office has the resources and depth to meet their needs. Paul Hastings' Corporate practice in New York serves clients in all areas of corporate law and across diverse sectors and industries. We also feature an internationally recognized Intellectual Property counseling and dispute practice, along with a Litigation practice that handles real estate, securities, finance, bankruptcy and general business and contract dispute matters. Our Real Estate lawyers represent the world's top developers, financing sources, opportunity funds, investment banks and real estate operating companies in high-profile transactions. And our Tax attorneys regularly collaborate with other practice areas in structuring and documenting complex transactions for major international clients.

Areas of Practice

• Affordable Housing and Tax Credits
• Aircraft Finance and Leasing
• Antitrust and Competition
• Appellate Litigation
• International Arbitration Practice
• Asia
• Asset Securitization and Structured Finance
• Bank Regulatory
• Bankruptcy Litigation
• Base Realignment and Closures
• Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals
• Class Actions
• Commercial Leasing and Sales Leaseback
• Copyright
• Corporate
• Counseling and Preventive Advice
• Development and Construction
• Disaster Mitigation
• ERISA
• Employment Class Actions
• Employment Law
• Employment Litigation
• Energy
• Environmental Law
• Estate Planning and Probate
• Europe
• Finance and Restructuring
• Financial Litigation
• Financial Services
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Franchise and Distribution
• Government Affairs
• Government Contracts Litigation
• Healthcare
• Hotels and Resorts
• IP Transactions and Licensing
• IT/eCommerce
• Immigration
• Intellectual Property
• International Employment Law
• International Trade and Export Controls
• Investment Management
• Labor/Management Relations
• Land Use
• Latin America
• Leveraged Finance
• Litigation
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• OSHA
• Patent Litigation
• Patent Preparation and Prosecution
• Payment Systems
• Political Risk and International Trade Credit Insurance
• Private Equity
• Private Investment Funds
• Product Liability and Toxic Tort
• Project Development & Finance
• Purchase and Sale of Non-Performing Loans
• Real Estate
• Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions
• Real Estate Equity Investments and Joint Ventures
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Real Estate Litigation
• Real Estate Restructuring and Reorganization
• Regulatory Compliance
• Restructuring
• Securities Finance and Capital Markets
• Securities Litigation and Enforcement
• Subprime Mortgage Group
• Tax Advisory
• Telecommunications and Media
• Trade Secrets
• Trademark
• White Collar, Internal Investigations and Corporate Governance
• E-Discovery