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Six practice groups.
One unhurried bench.

Most matters touch more than one corner of the law. We’ve organised our firm so the partners you meet on day one stay with you through every one of them — corporate or contentious, transactional or personal.

Corporate
Corporate negotiation
01 / 06

Corporate & M&A

We are the trusted counsel founders and family offices turn to when something consequential is on the table — a sale, a financing, a partnership that has to hold for decades. Our team has closed transactions on five continents and at every conceivable size.

  • Mergers & acquisitions
  • Growth equity financings
  • Joint ventures
  • Recapitalizations
  • Founder agreements
  • Cross-border deals
  • Corporate governance
  • Private placements
$4.2B+
Deal value 2018–25
340+
Closings
21
Jurisdictions
Real Estate
New York skyline
04 / 06

Real Estate

Counsel to institutional owners, hospitality groups and family-held portfolios on the deals that define New York’s skyline — and the leases, lendings and everyday work that keep them performing.

  • Acquisitions & dispositions
  • Commercial leasing
  • Development & zoning
  • Construction agreements
  • Hospitality & mixed-use
  • Joint-venture structuring
  • Real estate finance
  • Landlord-tenant disputes
12M sq ft
Under counsel
$2.6B
Recent acquisitions
NYC + LA
Primary markets
Regulatory
Regulatory documents
06 / 06

Regulatory & Compliance

Clear, pragmatic guidance for advisers, fintech operators and regulated platforms entering the U.S. market. We translate the law into operating decisions you can actually run a business on.

  • SEC investment-adviser counsel
  • FINRA broker-dealer matters
  • State money-transmitter
  • AML / KYC programs
  • Privacy & data (CCPA, GDPR)
  • Crypto & digital assets
  • Cross-border market entry
  • Enforcement defense
70+
Registered advisers
14
Money-transmitter licenses
9
SEC matters resolved
Litigation
Courthouse columns
02 / 06

Litigation & Disputes

We try cases. When a dispute can’t be settled on terms our client deserves, we are ready for trial — and our adversaries know it. Forty-two jury verdicts and a long record of favorable settlements driven by credible preparation.

  • Commercial litigation
  • Securities & fiduciary
  • Partnership disputes
  • Trade secret & non-compete
  • Internal investigations
  • Appellate practice
  • Arbitration (AAA / JAMS)
  • Pre-litigation strategy
42
Jury verdicts
16
SDNY trials
100%
Senior staffing
Industries Served

Counsel that knows the room.

We do our best work for clients whose businesses we already understand. These are the industries where we’ve built the deepest benches.

01

Financial Services

Advisers, broker-dealers, sponsors and family offices.

02

Technology & Fintech

Founders, growth-stage operators and U.S. market entry.

03

Real Estate

Institutional owners, developers and hospitality groups.

04

Media & Hospitality

Production, talent, hospitality groups and venues.

05

Healthcare & Life Sci.

Founders, investors and the deals that connect them.

06

Family Enterprises

Multigenerational businesses and their advisors.

07

Non-Profits

Foundations, endowments and mission-driven institutions.

08

Art & Collectibles

Collectors, galleries and authentication disputes.

Employment
Office meeting
05 / 06

Employment & Labor

The everyday counsel that keeps a workplace honest — and the discreet representation you need when something has gone wrong. We advise on executive transitions, restrictive covenants and the rare moment when an investigation can’t wait.

  • Executive compensation
  • Employment agreements
  • Restrictive covenants
  • Workplace investigations
  • Whistleblower matters
  • Discrimination defense
  • Reductions in force
  • Policy & handbook counsel
600+
Executive contracts
48 hr
Investigation response
11 states
Active matters
Private Wealth
Estate documents
03 / 06

Private Wealth & Trusts

Discreet, multigenerational counsel for high-net-worth families and their advisors. From the routine — wills, healthcare directives, trust formation — to the rare and delicate: succession plans, art collections, cross-border estates.

  • Estate & gift planning
  • Generation-skipping trusts
  • Family-office governance
  • Charitable foundations
  • Probate & trust administration
  • Pre-nuptial agreements
  • Art & collectible succession
  • Cross-border estates
$11B
Assets under counsel
90+
Family clients
3 gen
Average tenure
A standing invitation

Not sure where your matter fits?

That’s why we offer a 30-minute partner-led intake. We’ll tell you whether we’re the right firm — and if we’re not, we’ll point you to who is.