Who We Are. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz enjoys a global reputation as one of world’s leading business law firms. Our deep experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, takeovers and takeover defense, corporate and securities law, and corporate governance means that we regularly handle some of the largest, most complex and demanding transactions in the United States and around the world. We counsel both public and private acquirors and targets. We also have extensive experience handling sensitive investigation and litigation matters and corporate restructurings, and in counseling boards of directors and senior management in the most sensitive situations. In addition, our attorneys are thought leaders, speaking and writing frequently in our various areas of expertise.

Wachtell Lipton is consistently ranked as the most prestigious and desirable law firm to work for in the United States, enabling the firm to attract as associates some of the most outstanding and motivated attorneys and law school graduates in the United States and from around the world.

Our Distinctive Approach. Wachtell Lipton approaches its clients’ legal issues always within the larger framework of their strategic, business and financial goals. We focus on matters that require the attention, extensive experience, expertise and the reputation of our partners. In order to provide this partner-intensive service, we generally do not handle routine matters, we limit the number and type of matters we do undertake, and we operate with a ratio of partners to associates far above that of our major competitors. Matters undertaken by the firm are at all times afforded the direct personal attention of partners having expertise and sophistication with respect to the issues.

Our Work. Wachtell Lipton consistently ranks near the very top rank of legal advisors by transaction dollar volume, notwithstanding that it is significantly smaller than all of its major competitors. Over the past eight years, the firm has been the legal advisor on 7 of the 10 largest transactions in the United States and 5 of the 10 largest transactions globally, as well as numerous other acquisition and restructuring transactions across many industries and of every description.

Our clients include enterprises of virtually every nature, in the United States and around the world, including financial institutions, securities and private equity firms, and industrial, healthcare, pharmaceutical, technology, energy and media companies, including many Fortune 500 companies and other leading enterprises.