Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
firm_
headquarters =
num_offices = 18
num_attorneys = 1,300+
practice_areas = General practice
key_people = Seth M. Zachary, Chair of Firm; Greg Nitzkowski, Managing Partner
date_founded = 1951
company_type = Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.paulhastings.com www.paulhastings.com]

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP, known more commonly as Paul Hastings, is a leading international law firm with over 1,300 attorneys and 18 offices worldwide. [http://www.paulhastings.com] Paul Hastings serves a diverse client base that includes many of the top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies. Its commitment to legal and professional excellence is reflected in the extensive training and development opportunities Paul Hastings provides for attorneys throughout their career. Hiring the best and brightest in the legal field has resulted in providing top service to clients and having a strong presence in Asia and Europe apart from the U.S. Paul Hastings offers clients a full range of services in banking and finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, litigation and dispute resolution, intellectual property, project finance, investment management, real estate, labor and employment, and tax advisory services. [http://www.judged.com/jdfirmdetail.php?firmid=1846]

Paul Hastings' first office was founded in Los Angeles in 1951 by Lee Paul, Robert Hastings, and Leonard Janofsky, three post-World War II attorneys.The firm's expansion beyond Los Angeles was part of the founders' vision for the firm. In 1974, Paul Hastings first ventured outside of Los Angeles to nearby Orange Country, California. From there, the firm continued to expand its size and geographic reach to better meet the needs of clients. In the 1970s, Paul Hastings began moving into the Asia-Pacific region, gaining a foothold by helping Japanese clients set up U.S. operations, distribution and joint ventures. In the following decade, the firm opened its Tokyo office, performing M&A and financing work for clients in the region as well as picking up new Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese clients. Today, Paul Hastings has one of the largest presences in Asia of any U.S. law firm, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in addition to Tokyo. [http://www.vault.com/companies/whyus/whyus_main.jsp?wu_page=2&product_id=409&ch_id=242&tabnum=6]

Rankings

Paul Hastings is one of only two major U.S. law firms formed after World War II to have risen to the Top 25 in the United States. [http://www.vault.com/companies/whyus/whyus_main.jsp?wu_page=2&product_id=409&ch_id=242&tabnum=6] Paul Hastings is ranked 31th by the [http://www.vault.com Vault.com] 2008 survey of the most prestigious American law firms, 15th by the [http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/index.jsp Am Law 100] 2007 survey of the U.S. law firms with the highest gross revenue, and 19th by the [http://www.nlj.com National Law Journal] 2007 survey of the largest law firms in the United States.Moreover, [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/us/default.asp?action=rf&rf=fprofile2_2&fid=3824 Chambers and Partners] gives the firm high marks in the following practice areas: Corporate, Litigation, M&A, Private Equity, Antitrust, Capital Markets, Employee Benefits, Real Estate, and Income Tax.Finally, Paul Hastings is ranked 20th worldwide by the [http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/index.jsp American Lawyer] 2007 global survey of law firms with the highest revenue.According to [http://www.betterlegalprofession.org Building a Better Legal Professions] , a national movement that seeks market-based workplace reforms in large private law firms, the New York office of Paul Hastings ranks 38th among New York law firms as to the hours of yearly pro bono work.

Offices

The firm has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, Washington, DC, Brussels, London, Paris, Milan, Frankfurt, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo.The Paul Hastings HQ building can be seen in the bird's eye view shown for Los Angeles in almost every episode of the TV series Alias. The LA office is also shown in the movie Transformers.

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References

External links

* [http://www.paulhastings.com Paul Hastings website]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/186.html LawPeriscope Profile]