San Francisco

The West Coast has emerged as the epicenter of groundbreaking legal challenges and transformative business opportunities. Our San Francisco office strategically positions Paul, Weiss to deliver top-tier litigation and transactional services uniquely tailored to Northern California’s dynamic business landscape. We bring a deep understanding of Northern California’s business culture and investment community, and experience before key courts and regulatory agencies.

Our clients include many leading technology and platform companies that are revolutionizing the global economy, as well as public and privately held companies in life sciences, fintech, cryptocurrency, financial services, private equity firms and higher education institutions.

The office boasts exceptional legal talent. Our San Francisco-based litigation team is among the short list of go-to litigators for clients facing high-stakes white collar criminal and regulatory enforcement matters, corporate investigations and complex commercial disputes. Led by a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California and several former federal prosecutors and leading commercial litigators, the team is one of the Bay Area’s most highly-regarded trial teams. Over the past two decades, our litigators have successfully navigated and won numerous high-stakes civil and criminal trials, cementing our reputation for legal excellence.

Our San Francisco private equity team represents a cornerstone of Paul, Weiss’s world-class global private equity practice. We bridge Northern California’s dynamic investment ecosystem with Paul, Weiss’s world-renowned private equity capabilities, delivering unparalleled strategic insights and transactional expertise. Our distinctive approach includes deep-rooted relationships with top-tier Northern California private equity firms, comprehensive strategic guidance informed by local market intelligence and seamless integration of regional expertise with our firm’s global private equity platform. By combining local market understanding with international transaction sophistication, we navigate the most complex private equity landscapes, ensuring our clients achieve exceptional strategic and financial outcomes.