Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Overview

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP is a law firm in New York, New York. It focuses on helping clients work through complex legal and business challenges. It handles bankruptcy law, business and corporate law, civil litigation, criminal defense, banking and finance law, antitrust, environmental law, family law, real estate law, tax law, intellectual property, employment law, mediation and arbitration, class action and mass tort, and appeals.

You can talk to the firm about mergers and acquisitions, asset management M and A, corporate governance, private equity M and A, and investment funds litigation. The firm says it will not turn down a matter just because the client or the cause is unpopular, when justice and professional duty call for taking it.

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP has 12 attorneys, including Matthew W. Abbott, F. Adam Abulawi, and Edward T. Ackerman.

Looking for a bankruptcy lawyer in New York? Get in touch with the firm when you are ready, or compare it with other firms nearby first.

Every case is different, so when you speak to the firm, explain what happened and where, and ask whether they have handled matters like yours. It is also worth asking about deadlines, the documents you will need, fees and what happens next.

What Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP handles

These are the kinds of cases the firm says it handles. Not sure if yours fits? Ask the firm when you get in touch.

Before you contact Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

Before your first call about your bankruptcy law matter, jot down a short timeline of what happened, where it happened, any letters or notices you have received and your next deadline. If you already have an open case or claim, keep the case number handy, along with the name of the court, agency, insurer or other side. Write down what you want to achieve and the questions you want answered, so nothing gets missed. Hold on to your original documents until the firm tells you how to share them safely.

• Do you handle bankruptcy law cases like mine in New York?
• Who would work on my case, and how will you keep me updated?
• Are there deadlines, notices or evidence I need to deal with right away?
• How do you charge, and will you explain consultation fees, retainers or hourly rates before any work starts?

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