51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
212.403.1000 (tel)
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www.wlrk.com

Wachtell Lipton was founded on a handshake in 1965 as a small group of lawyers dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest levels.  We have achieved extraordinary results following the distinctive vision of our founders - a cohesive team of lawyers intensely focused on solving our clients' most important problems.

We have experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments, takeovers and takeover defense, corporate and securities law and corporate governance.  We 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 handle sensitive investigation and litigation matters and corporate restructurings, and counsel boards of directors and senior management in critical situations.  We have a track record of original and groundbreaking solutions and innovations that have had a dramatic impact on business and law.  We are thought leaders.

Our distinctive structure defines our approach.  We maintain a ratio of associates to partners significantly below that of other firms.  We focus on matters that require the attention, extensive experience and sophistication of our partners.  We limit the number and type of matters we undertake.  Our system of lock-step compensation promotes a careful selection of matters as well as the flexibility to bring the right expertise to bear without regard to factors extrinsic to providing the best service and advice.  We work together on a task-force basis on all of our matters, bringing to bear the requisite mix of people and expertise across practice areas.  Our structure and approach attract talented and entrepreneurial lawyers, who enable us to achieve excellent results for our clients in complex and critical matters.

Diversity

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is strongly committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment that supports the recruitment, retention and advancement of women and men of all backgrounds, at all levels of the Firm. Read More.

Pro Bono

Wachtell Lipton is committed to supporting attorneys who undertake pro bono projects in all areas of the law.  Pro bono clients are clients of the firm, and no distinction is made between hours spent on pro bono or other client matters. Read More.

Contact the Firm here to learn more.

Lawdragon Features

Elite, Unique and Enduring: Wachtell Lipton’s Restructuring and Finance Group

Elite, Unique and Enduring: Wachtell Lipton’s Restructuring and Finance Group

By | Wachtell Lipton Features, News & Features

The ReFi group helps to underscore Wachtell's singularity in the market as an elite strike force of dealmakers.

No-Nonsense Dealmaking with Greg Pessin

No-Nonsense Dealmaking with Greg Pessin

By | Dealmakers, Wachtell Lipton Features, Lawyer Limelights

The Wachtell partner helped represent Twitter last year in the fight to hold Elon Musk to his $44B deal to purchase the company.

Dealmaker Limelight: John Sobolewski

Dealmaker Limelight: John Sobolewski

By , | Dealmakers, Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features

The Wachtell partner has worked on landmark deals, including T-Mobile's merger with Sprint.

Controlling Your Destiny in the Private Sector, with Sabastian Niles of Wachtell

Controlling Your Destiny in the Private Sector, with Sabastian Niles of Wachtell

By | Lawyer Limelights, Dealmakers, Wachtell Lipton Features

Niles always keeping an eye on the larger purpose of a corporation to drive innovation and growth with positive impact.

Lawyer Limelight: Jeannemarie O’Brien

Lawyer Limelight: Jeannemarie O’Brien

By | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers

The global Covid-19 pandemic is another reminder that not all law firms are created equal or poise…

Lawyer Limelight: Elaine Golin

Lawyer Limelight: Elaine Golin

By | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Wachtell Lipton Features

Many of the best lawyers we’ve written about knew they wanted to be lawyers at an early age, perh…

Lawyer Limelight: David Anders

Lawyer Limelight: David Anders

By | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Wachtell Lipton Features

Scoring a perfect trial record as an assistant U.S. attorney in the nation’s most elite prosecutor…

Lawyer Limelight: Robin Panovka and Adam Emmerich

Lawyer Limelight: Robin Panovka and Adam Emmerich

By | Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers

One of the things about lunching at a fab place like Le Bernardin is that it’s mind blo…

Lawyer Limelight: Ted Mirvis

Lawyer Limelight: Ted Mirvis

By | Lawyer Limelights, News & Features, Wachtell Lipton Features

Ted Mirvis tiptoed up the stairs to the attic in his family’s new home at 158 Algonquin Road in Ha…

Lawyer Limelight: William Savitt

Lawyer Limelight: William Savitt

By | Lawyer Limelights, 2015 Magazine Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features

He’s just another rock ‘n roll singer-cab driver who studied jury dynamics of 19th-Centu…

Lawyer Limelight: Adam Emmerich

Lawyer Limelight: Adam Emmerich

By | Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers

It’s difficult to find a firm that surpasses the intellectual firepower of Wachtell Lipton. …

Lawyer Limelight: Daniel Neff

Lawyer Limelight: Daniel Neff

By | Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers

The thing about the attorneys at Wachtell Lipton that often goes unsaid is that they may be better…

Lawdragon News

Wachtell Lipton: XBMA Quarterly Review for Third Quarter 2024

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

XBMA Quarterly Review for Third Quarter 2024 Here is the quarterly review of M&A activity …

Wachtell Lipton Memo: Dealing with Activist Hedge Funds and Other Activist Investors

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Introduction Activism has remained robust over the past year, following a post- pandemic rebound. A…

Wachtell, Lipton Memo: Takeover Response Checklist

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Takeover preparedness has never been more important. Hostile and unsolicited transactions accounted …

Wachtell Lipton: Risk Management and the Board of Directors

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Risk Management and the Board of Directors I. INTRODUCTION Overview Public companies and their bo…

Wachtell Lipton: The Boeing Report

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Corporate boards play a crucial role in ensuring effective risk management systems and in establishi…

Wachtell Lipton: Cross-Border M&A –Checklist for Successful Acquisitions in the US

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

M&A activity in 2023 was subdued relative to recent record-setting volumes. Globally, M&A vo…

Wachtell: White-Collar and Regulatory Enforcement: What Mattered in 2023; What to Expect in 2024

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

  Introduction This past year was yet another notable and intensely active one acro…

Wachtell Lipton: Private Equity in 2023—A Year (Not) to Remember

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

In our memo early last year, we noted that private equity investors and dealmakers faced consi…

Wachtell Lipton: REIT M&A in 2024: The Top 10

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

    REIT M&A volume was relatively robust in 2023 despite the challenging …

Wachtell Lipton: Financing Year in Review: Evolving Markets, New Trends

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

  Widely held concerns about inflation, rising interest rates, and a possible rece…

Wachtell Lipton: Risk Management and the Board of Directors

By | Wachtell Lipton News, Press Releases

  I. INTRODUCTION Overview Risk Management and the Board of Di…

Wachtell Lipton: FTC, DOJ Propose Fundamental Revision of Merger Guidelines

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

  The Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice published…

Wachtell Lipton: Appeals Court Rejects Campaign to Import Extraterritorial Derivative Litigation

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

The First Department of the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division last week upheld the principle…

Wachtell Lipton Represents PGA TOUR in Merger

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Today the PGA TOUR, the DP World Tour and the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi…

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