Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
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| Headquarters | 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York City, New York, United States |
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| No. of offices | 8 |
| No. of attorneys | 950 |
| Major practice areas | Antitrust, bankruptcy, corporate reorganization, communications, technology, employee benefits, executive compensation, entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, litigation, personal representation, private equity, real estate, tax |
| Revenue | (Gross revenue) $1,109,500,000 (2016) |
| Date founded | Predecessor firm founded in 1875 |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (Paul, Weiss) is an international law firm headquartered on Sixth Avenue in New York City. The firm practices corporate, personal representation, entertainment law and litigation practices, and won the honor of having the "litigation department of the year for 2006", according to The American Lawyer The firm is also noted for corporate work in mergers and acquisitions (especially in the private equity arena), capital markets regulation, investment funds formation, high-yield debt offerings, bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, employee benefits and executive compensation, finance, intellectual property, real estate and tax law. In addition to its headquarters in New York, Paul, Weiss maintains offices in Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Delaware, Toronto, London, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong.
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Paul, Weiss was one of the top law firms contributing to federal candidates during the 2012 election cycle, donating $1.23 million, 81% to Democrats. By comparison, during that same period Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld donated $2.56 million, 66% to Democrats, while oil conglomerate ExxonMobil donated $2.66 million, 88% to Republicans. Since 1990, Paul, Weiss contributed $5.44 million to federal campaigns.
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