Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison

Overview

• Industrylegal services¹
• HeadquartersNew York City¹
• Founded inNew York City¹
• Websitewww.paulweiss.com
• Legal formlimited liability partnership¹

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP (known as Paul, Weiss) is an American multinational white-shoe law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm historically focused on litigation, but shifted towards corporate law after Brad Karp became chairman in 2008.²

The story

Founded by John F. Wharton, Lloyd Kirkham Garrison, Louis S. Weiss, Randolph E. Paul and Simon H. Rifkind in 1875, in New York City.¹

Leadership

Who has led Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderJohn F. Wharton¹
• FounderLloyd Kirkham Garrison¹
• FounderLouis S. Weiss¹
• FounderRandolph E. Paul¹
• FounderSimon H. Rifkind¹

Timeline

1. 1875Founded Founded in New York City¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov⁴, by calendar year, 2009–2025, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

1. Nov 22, 2012$3.9M from Departmental Offices: Igf::cl::igf closely associated - expert legal services in the formulation of transaction structures, development of legal documentation, an⁵ To PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Award 0005
2. Feb 13, 2009$3.3M from Department of Energy: Legal services⁶ To PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Award DEGC0000005
3. Feb 13, 2010$3.0M from Department of Energy: Specialized transactional legal services in support of the advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan program (atvm).⁷ To PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Award DEGC0000014
4. Feb 22, 2011$3.0M from Departmental Offices: Dispositions services⁸ To PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Award TOFS10D00120002
5. Jul 11, 2025$2.4M from Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Obtain urgent cybersecurity assessment services - definitization of letter contract⁹ To PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON LLP Award 2031JW25C00005

Links

• Websitewww.paulweiss.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/paulweissllp¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/Paul-Weiss-Rifkind-Wharton-Garrison-LLP-100057088436019¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/paulweisseurope¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/paul-weiss-rifkind-wharton-garrison-llp¹
• WikipediaPaul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
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