Paul, Weiss is widely recognized as having one of the nation’s preeminent securities litigation and regulatory practices. For two decades, our lawyers have guided global corporations and financial institutions through a series of “bet-the-company” securities-related crises, consistently reducing or eliminating their most damaging claims and negotiating favorable resolutions.
Recognition
Our practice has been consistently recognized for its securities litigation work. Recent honors include:
- The American Lawyer
- “Securities Litigation Department of the Year” (2014)
- Benchmark Litigation
- “Securities Firm of the Year” (2016, 2024)
- Shortlisted - “Securities Firm of the Year” (2017-2023)
- Securities (USA) – Tier 1 (2014-2024)
- Chambers USA 2023
- Securities: Litigation (Nationwide) – Band 1
- Litigation: Securities (NY) – Band 1
- One Senior Statesperson, two Star Individuals, one Band 2 Attorney, one Band 4 Attorney, one Band 5 Attorney
- Securities: Regulation (Nationwide) – Band 2
- One Senior Statesperson, two Band 3 Attorneys
- Law360
- “Practice Group of the Year” (2014 - 2017, 2020)
- One practitioner named a Law360 “MVP” (2017, 2022, 2023)
- One practitioner named one of “The 25 Most Influential Women in Securities Law” (2016)
- “Securities Defense Firm of the Year” (2011)
- The Legal 500 US 2023
- Securities Litigation: Defense – Tier 1
- Two Hall of Fame Lawyers, One Leading Lawyer, Two Next Generation Lawyers
- Securities Litigation: Defense – Tier 1
- U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2024
- Litigation-Securities – Tier 1 (National, NYC, DC)
- Eight lawyers listed, including 1 “Lawyer of the Year”
- Securities Regulation – Tier 1 (National, NYC, DC)
- Litigation-Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy) – Tier 1 (National, NYC)
- Litigation-Securities – Tier 1 (National, NYC, DC)
Professional Affiliations
Our lawyers, who are known for their thought leadership, often write and speak on cutting-edge securities law issues. They are actively involved in organizations such as The American Bar Association, The American Conference of Investment Counsel on Securities and Corporate Law Issues, Institutional Investor and The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. They have also lectured at Columbia Law School, Fordham University School of Law and Harvard Law School.