The Paul, Weiss Litigation Department is led by a team of the country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. Our litigators in New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. handle the most complex and demanding lawsuits, class actions, government investigations, criminal prosecutions and restructurings. Our clients include Fortune 50 corporations and other prominent companies in the financial services, investment, medical device, pharmaceutical, sports, technology, energy, media and insurance industries. Every day, we are called on by chief executives, board chairs, general counsel, investors and entrepreneurs for our unmatched trial skills, sophisticated business judgment and renowned strategic advice.
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Amazon Defeats D.C. Attorney General’s Attempt to Revive Antitrust Suit Over Pricing Policies
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Following the dismissal of a major antitrust lawsuit by the D.C. Attorney General challenging Amazon’s pricing policies nationwide, Paul, Weiss won a further victory when the D.C. Superior Court denied the District’s motion for reconsideration and denied the District’s motion to further amend its complaint.
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Karen Dunn Named a 2023 “Leading Commercial Litigator” by the Daily Journal
Litigation partner Karen Dunn was recognized as a 2023 “Leading Commercial Litigator” by the Daily Journal.
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Katherine Forrest, Nationally Preeminent Litigator and Former Federal District Judge, Joins Paul, Weiss
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Katherine B. Forrest—a nationally preeminent litigator, former federal district judge for the Southern District of New York and former deputy assistant attorney general in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division—has joined Paul, Weiss as a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department.
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Blackstone Wins Unanimous Appellate Victory in $50 Billion Action Brought by Kentucky Attorney General
Paul, Weiss secured a significant appellate win on behalf of The Blackstone Group and Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (BAAM).
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
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Paul, Weiss Receives Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2023
Paul, Weiss is recognized as a leading firm in 49 practice areas and received 117 individual lawyer rankings in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA.
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Kannon Shanmugam, Jaren Janghorbani and Crystal Parker Recognized by The American Lawyer for Second Circuit Victory on Behalf of Syntel
Litigation partners Kannon Shanmugam, Jaren Janghorbani and Crystal Parker and their Paul, Weiss team were named sole “Litigator of the Week” runners up by The American Lawyer for their Second Circuit win zeroing out a $570 million damages award against IT services firm Syntel.
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for “Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year” in 2023 Chambers USA Awards
Paul, Weiss has been shortlisted in the “Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year” category as part of the 2023 Chambers USA Awards.
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Paul, Weiss Recognized as 2022 “Trials Group of the Year” by Law360
Paul, Weiss was named a Law360 “Trials Group of the Year” for its many trial achievements in 2022.
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Paul, Weiss Ranked by Global Investigations Review in 2022 “GIR 100”
Paul, Weiss was ranked for the fifth consecutive year by Global Investigations Review in its annual “GIR 100” list, which recognizes the world’s leading law firms for complex multijurisdictional corporate investigations.
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Karen Dunn and Ted Wells Named to Benchmark Litigation’s “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” List
Litigation partners Karen Dunn and Ted Wells are featured on Benchmark Litigation’s 2023 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” list, which recognizes the nation’s leading trial lawyers.
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Randy Luskey Named a 2022 “Top Trade Secrets Lawyer” by The Daily Journal
Litigation partner Randy Luskey was recognized as a 2022 “Top Trade Secrets Lawyer” by The Daily Journal, which annually selects the best California-based attorneys handling matters related to the misappropriation of trade secrets.
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Karen Dunn Named a 2022 Law360 MVP in Trials
Litigation partner Karen Dunn was recognized as a Law360 2022 MVP in the Trials category.
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Jeannie Rhee Named a 2022 “South Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer
Litigation partner Jeannie Rhee was recognized as a 2022 “South Trailblazer” by The American Lawyer.
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Ted Wells Ranked Number One New York Metro Lawyer by Super Lawyers Top 100
Litigation partner Ted Wells was ranked number one on the Super Lawyers 2022 New York Metro Top 100 list.
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Eight Paul, Weiss Litigation Partners Recognized as 2022 Law360 MVPs
Law360 has recognized eight Paul, Weiss litigation partners as 2022 MVPs.
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Paul, Weiss Named a 2022 “Litigation Department of the Year” Finalist by the National Law Journal
Paul, Weiss is shortlisted for the National Law Journal’s “Washington, D.C., Litigation Department of the Year” award in the General Litigation category.
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Jaren Janghorbani Named a 2022 “Winning Litigators” Finalist by the National Law Journal
Litigation partner Jaren Janghorbani is shortlisted for the National Law Journal’s “Winning Litigators” award.
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Brad Karp Named to City & State “Manhattan Power 100” List
Firm Chairman Brad Karp was named to City & State’s 2022 “Manhattan Power 100” list.
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Ability to Take High-Stakes Cases to Trial Distinguishes Paul, Weiss in Delaware, Partners Tell Law360
Litigation partners Andrew Gordon, Jaren Janghorbani and Andy Bouchard spoke with Law360 in a feature on Paul, Weiss’s Delaware practice.
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Second Circuit Upholds $5.6 Billion Settlement Between Mastercard, Visa, Payment-Card-Issuing Banks and U.S. Merchant Class
Paul, Weiss won a major victory for Mastercard in an 18-year-long class action over the fees charged to retailers.
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Paul, Weiss Secures Final Approval for Historic Settlement Making New York City Subway System More Accessible
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Paul, Weiss secured final approval of a historic class action settlement in the Southern District of New York on behalf of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York City Transit Authority and related executives.
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Coinbase Wins Motion to Compel Arbitration, Staying Putative Class Action Over Stablecoin GYEN
Paul, Weiss achieved a victory for publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Global, Inc., when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted Coinbase’s motion to compel arbitration and stay a putative class action concerning the stablecoin GYEN.
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Credit Suisse Publishes Independent Review of Archegos Losses
As reported by the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and many other media outlets, Credit Suisse published a 165-page independent investigative report by Paul, Weiss addressing the bank’s relationship with Archegos Capital Management, the family office of Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang, a former hedge fund manager.
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Pfizer Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Fellowship Program Promoting Diversity
Paul, Weiss secured the denial of a preliminary injunction motion and the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against Pfizer Inc.
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Paul, Weiss Expands Antitrust Practice with DOJ Federal Prosecutor
Eyitayo “Tee” St. Matthew-Daniel has joined the firm as a partner in New York and Washington D.C.
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PayPal Wins Dismissal With Prejudice of Securities Class Action Over Regulatory Compliance
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Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for PayPal Holdings, Inc., and several company executives, obtaining the dismissal with prejudice of all claims asserted in a 2021 securities fraud class action.
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Paul, Weiss Wins Dismissal of Class Action Against Morgan Stanley Alleging Scheme to Reduce Competition in Treasury Securities Market
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for Morgan Stanley by securing the dismissal of all claims in an antitrust class action.
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