Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
12 lawyers · Established 1875 · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP traces its roots to a New York partnership that Julius Frank and Samuel Weiss formed in April 1875. The firm went through several names over the following decades before adopting its current one in 1950, after Simon Rifkind joined what was then Paul, Weiss, Wharton & Garrison. It's headquartered in New York and now marks 150 years of operation, with more than 1,500 lawyers working across 11 offices on three continents.
The firm opened its Toronto office in April 2011, building on what it describes as half a century of involvement with businesses in Canada. Two partners joined from another firm's Toronto office to help open it, and the office has since moved from an initial location at 1 Yonge Street to its current offices at 77 King Street West. The Toronto office practises U.S. law exclusively rather than Ontario law, working alongside Canadian counsel on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, U.S. securities and tax matters, litigation, antitrust, intellectual property and regulatory compliance.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- The predecessor firm was founded in New York in April 1875, when Julius Frank and Samuel Weiss formed a partnership.
- The firm adopted its current name in 1950, after Simon Rifkind became a partner.
- It opened a Toronto office in April 2011, its first location in Canada.
- The firm now marks 150 years of operation, with 11 offices on three continents.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessible
By appointmentLawyers 12
Antonia M. Apps
Partner
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Cristina Amodeo
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Edward T. Ackerman
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Jacob A. Adlerstein
Partner
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Jonathan H. Ashtor
Partner
Intellectual PropertyTechnology & Startups
Kirk Anderson
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Mark G. Adler
Partner
Business & Corporate LawBankruptcy & Insolvency
Matthew W. Abbott
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Nicolò Ascione
Partner
Samita K. Ahmad
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Stefan J. Arnold-Soulby
Partner
Business & Corporate Law
Sutton Ansley
Partner
Intellectual Property
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Law schools
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Brooklyn Law School, Columbia Law School, George Washington University Law School, New York University School of Law, Northwestern University School of Law and 4 more 10 of 12 lawyers
Who handles what
Offices 11
Hong Kong
Suites 3601-06 & 3610, 36/F Gloucester Tower, The Landmark, 15 Queen's Road Central, Central, Hong Kong
London
20 Air Street, London W1B 5AN, United Kingdom
Tokyo
Fukoku Seimei Building 2F, 2-2 Uchisaiwaicho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0011, Japan
Brussels
Rue Montoyer 10, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
The neighbourhood
The Toronto office is at 77 King Street West. That isn't where it started. When the office opened in 2011 it was based at 1 Yonge Street, and it has since moved to its current address.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Paul, Weiss represent Canadian clients?
- Yes. The Toronto office concentrates on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and capital markets work for Canadian companies and financial institutions doing business in the U.S., building on what the firm describes as half a century of involvement with businesses in Canada.
- Can the Toronto office advise on Ontario law?
- No. The office practises U.S. law exclusively and works alongside Canadian counsel for matters governed by Ontario or federal Canadian law.
- When did Paul, Weiss open its Toronto office?
- In April 2011. It was the firm's first office in Canada.
- What kind of legal work does the Toronto office handle?
- Cross-border M&A, private equity and capital markets transactions, U.S. securities law and corporate governance, tax and employee benefits, litigation and arbitration, antitrust, intellectual property, project finance and restructuring, and regulatory compliance including FCPA and environmental matters.
- How big is Paul, Weiss as a firm overall?
- More than 1,500 lawyers across 11 offices on three continents. The firm now marks 150 years of operation.
- Where is the Toronto office located?
- At 77 King Street West, Suite 3100.
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