Investment banking pertains to certain activities of a financial services company or a corporate division that consist in advisory-based financial transactions on behalf of individuals, corporations, and governments. Traditionally associated with corporate finance, such a bank might assist in raising financial capital by underwriting or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of debt or equity securities. An investment bank may also assist companies involved in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and provide ancillary services such as market making, trading of derivatives and equity securities, FICC services or research. Most investment banks maintain prime brokerage and asset management departments in conjunction with their investment research businesses. As an industry, it is broken up into the Bulge Bracket, Middle Market, and boutique market.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is an American law firm based in New York City, with offices also in Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, DC.
Proskauer Rose LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1875 and currently employs more than 800 attorneys in twelve offices worldwide.
Yigal Arnon & Co., established nearly sixty years ago, is one of the largest law firms in Israel with offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and more than 170 lawyers, of whom 61 are partners. Yigal Arnon & Co. provides a full range of legal services to meet the differing needs of clients across a variety of industries. Among other things, the firm is recognized for its substantial international practice, including its activities in the US, UK, Europe, India, China, the Far East, and other countries throughout the world.
Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. is one of the largest law firms in Israel. Its offices are located in Tel Aviv. The firm was founded in 1956 by Nahum Amit.
Gross & Co. (GKH) is an Israeli law firm, specializing in the fields of securities, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), hi-tech, corporate law and cross border activity. GKH is ranked as one of the top law firms in Israel, Legal 500 and Chambers Global. The firm's staff consists of some 220 professionals, many of whom are members of foreign bar association and have extensive work experience abroad – in the US, Europe, Australia, Brazil and more.
Conyers is an international law firm. Their client base includes FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies, international finance houses and asset managers. The firm advises on law practiced in Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands. Conyers Headquarters is situated in Hamilton, Bermuda and has international offices in Hong Kong, London and Singapore. Conyers also provides several corporate, trust, compliance, governance and accounting and management services.
Yaakov Neeman was an Israeli lawyer who also served as Minister of Justice and Minister of Finance.
Honigman LLP is a law firm founded in Detroit with over 350 attorneys in eight offices. The firm ranked 135th on The American Lawyer's 2019 AmLaw 200 rankings of U.S. law firms.
Edwards Wildman was an AmLaw 100 law firm. It was formed from the 2011 merger of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge and Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon. Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge had been formed by the 2005 merger of Edwards & Angell LLP and Palmer & Dodge LLP. In 2008, Boston-based Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge also merged with London-based Kendall Freeman, a 40-attorney firm with specialties in dispute resolution, litigation, and both contentious and regulatory insurance and reinsurance.
Deacons is an international law firm with over 300 attorneys and 700 employees worldwide.
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. is a Dutch law firm headquartered in Amsterdam with branch offices in Brussels, London, Shanghai and Singapore. The firm has 60 partners and 300 other qualified lawyers. The firm was founded in 1871.
Dickinson Wright PLLC is a law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. With over 475 lawyers across more than 40 practices and industries, Dickinson Wright serves clients from nineteen offices, six of which are in Michigan. According to the National Law Journal's 2022 NLJ 500 ranking of firms based on size, Dickinson Wright is ranked 102 in the United States.
The Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto is made up of several litigators, academics, arbitrators, and mediators from the Greater Toronto Area. The group promotes arbitration as an alternative method of conflict resolution over litigation, especially in commercial suits. Members include commercial litigators from Toronto law firms including some of the Seven Sisters of Bay Street. Each member has experience and interest in promoting commercial Arbitration. The group dedicates its time to encouraging this form of Dispute resolution through seminars, papers, and talks.
RPC is an international commercial law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is a UK top 50 law firm and has been named Law Firm of the Year three times since 2014, and Best Legal Adviser every year since 2009. Whilst it has been traditionally known for its particular strength in its insurance practice, the firm has in recent years, through strategic growth and high-profile lateral hires, shifted and diversified its reach and become a more corporate-focused firm. Known as a “disputes powerhouse”, the firm has a strong reputation for its “hard-hitting” dispute resolution capabilities across a wide range of sectors, often acting for clients in big-ticket commercial and financial litigation.
Yulchon LLC is a full-service international corporate law firm headquartered in Seoul, South Korea that was founded in 1997. Initially known as Woo Yun Kang Jeong & Han, the firm changed its name to Yulchon in 2007. Currently, Yulchon employs more than 510 fee earners, including more than 60 licensed in jurisdictions outside of Korea. The firm offers services in the following practice areas: corporate & finance, tax, antitrust, real estate and construction, dispute resolution, and intellectual property.
Burness Paull LLP is a leading Scottish commercial firm of solicitors, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, acting for private and public sector clients. It is notable for its strengths in corporate law and energy law. It was formed in December 2012 through a merger between the firms of Burness, headquartered in Edinburgh and with a second office in Glasgow, and Paull & Williamsons, based in Aberdeen. The combined turnover of the two firms is more than £53 million, making it one of the largest firms in Scotland. The firm enjoys strong referrals from the City and a diverse portfolio of international clients through its oil and gas practice.
Fangda Partners is a law firm headquartered in Shanghai, China with offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. It is one of the 15 largest China-based law firms measured by number of lawyers. It is one of the most profitable law firms in China measured by either revenue or profit per partner and is generally believed to be the most difficult law firm to be hired at.
Kasirye Byaruhanga & Co Advocates is a Ugandan law firm headquartered in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. It is a business law firm that was founded in 1991 by Andrew Kasirye and William Byaruhanga. The firm is part of Mackrell International, a global law firm network, and is active in litigation, with a substantial part of its practice also dedicated to transactional matters and retainer clients. The firm's advocates are members of various professional bodies, including the International Bar Association, the East African Law Society and the Uganda Law Society.
