Our Practice

We are a full-service law firm. Though we have a long line of wins in litigation, our primary focus is corporate and transactional law, including mergers and acquisitions. If you’re in business, we will help you manage your risks, improve your operations—and help you grow.

We advise companies in all phases of the corporate life cycle: from well-established multi-nationals testing new markets to new companies starting to raise capital; from firms going public to those downsizing or shedding subsidiaries to pursue new potentials for growth.

We also handle corporate governance matters, providing strategic guidance and representation to companies and their directors, officers, and shareholders.  We offer compliance assessment and planning to protect clients from regulatory missteps or actions that would hurt their business or reputation.  We also do financing and transactional work for private and public companies, including equity financing, other loans, licensing, distribution and sales agreements, and advise on employment law and executive compensation matters.

When we do corporate deals with other firms, we are often asked to take the lead because we are efficient and easy to work with. In a conference room full of big egos shouting, we can shout too if needed, but prefer to find the way forward. An M&A client once called us “first-class field generals.” We get deals done.

In litigation, our attorneys are experienced in both traditional and innovative ways of resolving disputes. We are aggressive litigators who also see the wisdom of patient settlement negotiations. We have argued before (as well as presided over) arbitrations and mediations. It’s easy for big fights to become self-perpetuating; we will fight if appropriate, but have the background, contacts and understanding to structure compromises that can achieve excellent results without a bloodbath – and without bankrupting our clients.

 

Our track record is as successful as it is discreet.

We also have an extensive practice representing individuals and foundations. We advise on delicate matters of family law and generational succession and organize and administer charities, family foundations and trusts around the world.

Though we live daily with its imperfections, we believe that the legal system exists to deliver justice. We represent underdogs as often as we undertake to counsel major enterprises and their top officers.