Our Practice

Paul, Weiss offers unparalleled experience in handling the most sensitive, fast-moving and multifaceted investigations and enforcement matters. We have guided major global companies and investment firms, boards and board committees, and C-suite executives effectively through all manner of business-defining crises, including ones of urgent national importance and public sensitivity. Time and again, we have successfully handled matters before the Department of Justice and its leading regional offices, including offices in the Southern and Eastern districts of New York and the Northern District of California, among others; state attorneys general, including all the most active and prominent; and before regulators in the EU and UK.

No matter the problem, at the highest level, our approach is simple: from the moment we are retained, our client’s problems becomes our own. We do not provide "off-the-shelf" solutions; we focus on the specific needs and objectives of each client, taking into account the legal, business, political and reputational implications of our strategies.

Our deep bench features former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and deans of the defense bar, like renowned white collar defense lawyer Ted Wells, as well as many other highly experienced white collar lawyers. Key members also include former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson; two former U.S. Attorneys; former senior officials within the DOJ, the FTC and the SEC, including two former deputy directors of the Enforcement Division; a former U.S. district judge for the Southern District of New York; a former senior member of an enforcement arm of the European Commission; and lawyers who held senior enforcement roles within the Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the New York Attorney General’s office, and virtually every other major investigative and enforcement arm of the government. Collectively, the members of our Investigations practice have held over 80 government roles, including more than 20 former assistant U.S. attorneys. Clients appreciate the hands-on involvement and guidance of our senior lawyers, who handle the investigations, interact with government authorities, prepare the client for any potential public hearings, and, if needed, win at trial.

Lawyers in the Investigations group routinely team up with members of our broader litigation practice — recognized as among the world’s best — to tackle any parallel civil litigation that may be triggered by underlying allegations, including trials and appeals, if required.

Areas of Service

We assist clients across the full spectrum of issues. We have deep experience representing clients before every level of government, whether it be at the local, state or federal level. We also regularly handle matters involving inspectors general and congressional inquiries, as well as global, cross-border parallel investigations and enforcement proceedings. As part of our work, we have conducted hundreds of internal investigations and audits.

Our experience spans a vast range of concerns, drawing on the foremost national specialists on the most important emerging enforcement priorities in the U.S. and internationally, including: