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New York, NY 10019
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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.

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Lawdragon Features

The Complex Choreography of Corporate Finance with Wachtell Lipton’s Emily D. Johnson

The Complex Choreography of Corporate Finance with Wachtell Lipton’s Emily D. Johnson

By | Lawyer Limelights, Wachtell Lipton Features, Dealmakers

She pivoted from a budding dance career to become a restructuring and finance lawyer at the top of her game.

Little Island: Wachtell Lipton Advises on a Not-So-Little Project

Little Island: Wachtell Lipton Advises on a Not-So-Little Project

By | News & Features, Wachtell Lipton Features

What do you do when Manhattan runs out of much needed land for a public park? You build Little Island in the Hudson River.

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, Dealmakers

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,…

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 prosec…

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 blowi…

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 i…

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. Ca…

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 a…

Lawdragon News

Wachtell Lipton: Intellectual Property Issues in M&A Transactions

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Wachtell Lipton is pleased to present the 2025 edition of our Guide to Intellectual Property Iss…

Wachtell Lipton: The Supreme Court’s Business Docket: October 2024 in Review

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Following on the heels of last year’s blockbuster Term, the Supreme Court recently concluded…

Wachtell Lipton: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act & M&A

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the “OBBBA”) was signed into law on Friday, an…

Wachtell Lipton: Perseverance, Politics and Pennsylvania: Lessons from the U. S. Steel Saga

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

  Eighteen months after signing, the highly publicized U. S. Steel – Nippon Steel deal…

Wachtell Lipton: DOJ Announces New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

On June 9, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the awaited new guidelines for p…

Wachtell Lipton: The SEC Reconsiders What It Means to Be a Foreign Private Issuer

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued a concept release soliciting public …

Wachtell Lipton Memo: Audit Committee Guide 2025

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

  As U.S. and non-U.S. companies continue to navigate the current complex environment, the o…

Wachtell Lipton: Cross-Border M&A – 2025 Checklist for Successful Acquisitions

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

Although M&A activity was up only a bit in 2024 over 2023 – the least active year for glob…

Wachtell Lipton: Private Equity—2024 Review and 2025 Outlook

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

After a two-year decline in private equity activity, 2024 witnessed a rebound in both private equi…

Wachtell Lipton: Mergers and Acquisitions—What Awaits in 2025?

By | Press Releases, Wachtell Lipton News

After a relative low in global M&A in 2023, the past year witnessed a moderate uptick asthe pand…

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…

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