Paul Hastings LLP - Who's Who Legal 70

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Paul Hastings LLP in Who's Who Legal

	Management Labour & Employment
	11

	Real Estate
	2

	Insolvency & Restructuring
	2

	Private funds
	1

	Management Labour & Employment
	11

	Corporate Tax
	1

	Patents
	1

	Environment
	1

	Business Crime Defence
	1

	Franchise
	1

	Life Sciences
	1

	Trade & Customs
	1

	Aviation
	2

	Banking
	2

Established in 1951 in Los Angeles, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP boasts 18 offices in the major business centres across Asia, Europe and the US. The firm has 35 lawyers listed in 15 of the following chapters.

Paul Hastings continues to demonstrate its global authority in the field of management labour and employment and again receives the law firm of the year award for its impressive expertise in this practice area. Twelve of the lawyers in the labour and employment chapter are based in the US. Paul Grossman in Los Angeles is regarded as “the dean of the employment bar”. Barbara Brown chairs the firm’s Washington, DC, office and in Los Angeles Nancy Abell is head of the employment department. Sources commented on her ability to provide “strategic, precise and client-focused” counsel. In New York, Erika Collins receives considerable praise for work in this field. In Shanghai, Lesli Ligorner co-chairs the international employment law group and chairs the employment law practice in mainland China. Deborah Sankowicz in Paris and Setsuko Ueno in Tokyo further demonstrate the global expertise that the firm has to offer.

The real estate chapter features three Paul Hastings lawyers from the New York and Beijing offices. Robert Wertheimer is co-vice chair of the firm’s real estate department and has a “superb reputation”. He is listed in New York alongside Martin Edelman, who is of counsel to the firm and has “extraordinary expertise” in this field. In Beijing, Joel Rothstein features prominently.

The firm’s corporate and financial strength is illustrated by further listings in the aviation, banking and insolvency and restructuring chapters. In Chicago, Sheila Sundvall is regarded as a “go-to lawyer” for her litigation expertise in the aviation industry. John Hilson is “well respected” in the banking chapter and is chair of the financing and restructuring practice. The firm’s insolvency and restructuring practice receives two listings. In New York Luc Despins is “well known” for his expertise and is chair of the global restructuring practice.

With further nominees featured in a large number of practice areas, the firm demonstrates its wealth of global talent and earns its place in a select group of the world’s leading firms.