The Paul, Weiss Litigation Department is led by a team of the country’s most accomplished trial lawyers. Our litigators handle the most complex and demanding lawsuits, class actions, government investigations, criminal prosecutions and restructurings. Our clients include Fortune 50 corporations and other prominent companies in the financial services, investment, medical device, pharmaceutical, sports, technology, energy, media and insurance industries. Every day, we are called on by chief executives, board chairs, general counsel, investors and entrepreneurs for our unmatched trial skills, sophisticated business judgment and renowned strategic advice.
Client News
Qualcomm Wins Jury Verdict Defeating Arm Chip Licensing Claims
Paul, Weiss won a decisive jury verdict for software and semiconductor giant Qualcomm Incorporated in a closely watched breach of contract suit brought by Arm Ltd., a UK-based semiconductor and software design company owned by SoftBank, over a technology license agreement with Qualcomm subsidiary NUVIA.
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Damian Williams Former SDNY US Attorney Joins Paul, Weiss
Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2021 to 2024, will join the firm as a partner in the Litigation Department. Damian will draw on his extensive government and leadership experience to represent clients in high-stakes federal and state government investigations, white-collar matters and sensitive internal investigations.
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Intuitive Surgical Wins High-Stakes Antitrust Trial Regarding da Vinci Surgical System
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory at trial for surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical, Inc., in a high-stakes antitrust suit brought by Surgical Instrument Service Company, Inc., (SIS) in the Northern District of California.
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Liz Weiswasser Discusses Her Team’s Lateral Move to Paul, Weiss in The American Lawyer
Litigation Co-Chair Liz Weiswasser spoke with The American Lawyer about her lateral move to Paul, Weiss with litigation partner Anish Desai and their work to bring over 18 other colleagues in the weeks that followed.
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Paul, Weiss Profiled by The American Lawyer as 2024 Law Firm of the Year
The American Lawyer profiled Paul, Weiss celebrating the firm’s “Law Firm of the Year” recognition, as part of the publication’s 2024 Industry Awards.
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Four Paul, Weiss Practices Named Law360 “Practice Groups of the Year”
Paul, Weiss won four “2024 Practice Group of the Year” recognitions for its achievements in the Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sports & Betting, and Technology categories.
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Thirty-Four Paul, Weiss Partners Named Among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers
Lawdragon recognized thirty-four Paul, Weiss partners on its “2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America” list, which annually recognizes the top lawyers across the country.
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Several Global Competition Review Awards
Global Competition Review shortlisted Paul, Weiss in several categories in its annual GCR Awards, which recognize the cases, law firms, lawyers and enforcers who excelled in the competition and antitrust space over the past year.
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Josh Hill Discusses His Career Path as a Litigator in Lawdragon Q&A
Litigation partner Josh Hill was featured in a Lawdragon “Lawyer Limelight” Q&A discussing his career as a commercial litigator and white collar lawyer.
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Seven Benchmark Litigation U.S. Awards
Benchmark Litigation named Paul, Weiss a finalist across seven categories in its annual U.S. awards, which spotlight the litigators and firms that led the most impactful matters over the past year.
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Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Catherine Nyarady and Erin Morgan Recognized by The American Lawyer for Qualcomm Trial Win
Litigation partners Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Catherine Nyarady and Erin Morgan were recognized in The American Lawyer’s “Litigation Daily” column for winning a decisive jury verdict for Qualcomm Incorporated.
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Karen Dunn Named a 2024 Law360 Technology MVP
Law360 honored litigation partner Karen Dunn as a 2024 MVP in the Technology category.
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Staci Yablon Named a 2024 Law360 Banking MVP
Law360 honored litigation partner Staci Yablon as a 2024 MVP in the Banking category.
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Brad Karp Named a 2024 Law360 Sports & Betting MVP
Law360 honored firm Chairman Brad Karp as a 2024 MVP in the Sports & Betting category.
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Paul, Weiss Shortlisted for Most Innovative Law Firm in North America by Financial Times
The Financial Times has named Paul, Weiss a finalist for “Most Innovative Law Firm in North America” and in three other practice-specific categories as part of its 2024 Innovative Lawyers North America awards.
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Karen Dunn, Katherine Forrest and Ted Wells Named to Benchmark Litigation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Litigation partners Karen Dunn, Katherine Forrest and Ted Wells are featured on Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” list, which recognizes the nation’s leading trial lawyers.
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Bill Isaacson, Meredith Dearborn, Brette Tannenbaum and Randy Luskey Recognized by The American Lawyer for International Swimming League Appellate Victory
Litigation partners Bill Isaacson, Meredith Dearborn, Brette Tannenbaum and Randy Luskey were recognized in The American Lawyer’s September 20 “Litigation Daily” column for their appellate victory on behalf of International Swimming League.
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Paul, Weiss Named New York Law Journal’s 2024 Law Firm of the Year
The New York Law Journal recognized Paul, Weiss as “Law Firm of the Year” in its 2024 New York Legal Awards, which annually spotlight the attorneys, judges and law firms making a remarkable difference in the legal profession in New York.
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Karen Dunn and Dan Kramer Jointly Shortlisted for American Lawyer Attorney of the Year
The American Lawyer named Karen Dunn and Dan Kramer as joint finalists for “Attorney of the Year” in its 2024 Industry Awards. The publication highlights their work launching the Center to Combat Hate and their numerous engagements in the anti-hate area.
Events
Brad Karp and Lorin Reisner Speak at Securities Enforcement Forum New York
Firm Chairman Brad Karp and White Collar and Regulatory Defense Co-Chair Lorin Reisner participated in separate panels during the Securities Enforcement Forum New York conference presented by Securities Docket.
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Brad Karp and Jessica Carey Speak With New York Law Journal About Strength of Litigation Department
Firm Chairman Brad Karp and Litigation Department Co-Chair Jessica Carey spoke with the New York Law Journal as part of Paul, Weiss’s recognition as a finalist for “General Litigation Department of the Year” and “Finance Litigation Department of the Year.”
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Paul, Weiss Welcomes Two Leading Life Science & Technology Litigators in New York
Elizabeth “Liz” Stotland Weiswasser and Anish R. Desai will join the firm as partners in its Litigation Department, resident in New York. Liz, who will be co-chair of the Litigation Department, and Anish are nationally recognized for their success representing life sciences and technology clients in their most significant complex commercial disputes.
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Citigroup Wins Major Appeal Cutting Off Efforts to Enforce Vacated Arbitration Award in France
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Paul, Weiss and French co-counsel at A&O Shearman won a significant victory for Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (CGMI), when the Versailles Court of Appeal reversed an order that had allowed a former Citi client to attempt to enforce in France an arbitration award issued and vacated in the United States.
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Karen Dunn Profiled in Yale Law School’s YLS Today
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Yale Law School's YLS Today spoke with Litigation Department Co-Chair Karen Dunn about her work as a high-profile trial lawyer—representing some of the world’s best-known companies including Amazon, Apple and Google—alongside her significant pro bono contributions.
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Fifth Circuit Reverses OFAC Sanctions on Tornado Cash
Paul, Weiss secured a significant appellate victory for our clients in a high-profile case against the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), challenging OFAC’s addition of Tornado Cash, an open-source software project enhancing privacy on the blockchain, to the Specially Designated National and Blocked Persons list.
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Deutsche Bank Wins Ninth Circuit Affirmance of Dismissal in ICE LIBOR Antitrust Lawsuit
Paul, Weiss secured a significant appellate victory for Deutsche Bank, when the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court’s 2023 dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that several major banks conspired to fix the London Interbank Interest Rate (LIBOR) and that the setting of USD ICE LIBOR is per se unlawful under the antitrust laws.
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Carnival Corporation Wins Reversal of First-of-Its-Kind Judgment Over Use of Havana Docks
Paul, Weiss won a significant appellate victory for Carnival Corporation when the Eleventh Circuit reversed a $440 million, first-of-its-kind judgment under the Helms-Burton Act for the allegedly improper use of docks in Havana that were seized by Fidel Castro’s government after the Cuban Revolution.
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Coinbase Secures Complete Dismissal of Putative Class Action Concerning its Listing of the Digital Asset UST
Paul, Weiss achieved a significant victory for publicly traded cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase when the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted in full Coinbase’s motion to dismiss a putative class action concerning Coinbase’s listing of the algorithmic stablecoin UST.
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Nikola Defeats Lawsuits by Former CEO
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Paul, Weiss secured a significant victory for Nikola Corp. and certain current and former officers and directors in litigation brought by Nikola’s founder and former CEO and Executive Chairman Trevor Milton.
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