Kaye Scholer LLP is a leading international law firm representing public and private companies, governmental entities, financial institutions and other organizations in matters across the U.S. and around the world. Founded in New York City in 1917, the firm counts more than 450 lawyers in nine offices: Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Washington, DC and West Palm Beach (FL). Our ability to handle sophisticated representations has consistently attracted clients who depend on the highest standard of legal counsel.
Kaye Scholer is consistently recognized by the legal industry’s most well-known and respected publications and organizations for its achievements and sophisticated delivery of professional legal services. Fifteen of the firm’s practice areas and 36 of its lawyers were ranked among the nation’s best in Chambers USA — America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009). Kaye Scholer's recognition in Chambers follows a number of accolades and rankings that the firm has received, including recognition by The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer?, The Lawyer, and Juve, among others.
At Kaye Scholer, we have a commitment to fostering and supporting diversity, and believe that the richer the mix of people, the more vital the firm. Kaye Scholer lawyers bring a diverse range of professional and personal experiences. On a professional level, they have served as federal and state government officials, counsel to government agencies and to House and Senate committees, members of Presidential Commissions and special counsel appointed by the President, law school professors, United States Attorneys, court-appointed special masters, mediators, trustees, venture capitalists, law clerks to Justices of the United States Supreme Court and to other federal and state courts, and as editors of their law school law reviews. Many of our lawyers have specialized undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, engineering, accounting and the sciences.
We actively seek out lawyers of diverse backgrounds. Kaye Scholer is an original signatory to the Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments for Increasing Minority Hiring, Retention and Promotion, and we have surpassed the goals in each of the years of their existence. We are also an original signatory to the Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments for the Retention and Promotion of Women, and we have participated in the City Bar Fellowship since its inception. Our lawyers are proficient in foreign languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Ukrainian. We also have language capabilities in Danish and Korean among our professional staff members.
Our combination of worldwide resources, professional leadership and entrepreneurial spirit defines Kaye Scholer, a firm renowned for its capabilities in a wide range of substantive practice areas.
Kaye Scholer is consistently recognized by the legal industry’s most well-known and respected publications and organizations for its achievements and sophisticated delivery of professional legal services. Fifteen of the firm’s practice areas and 36 of its lawyers were ranked among the nation’s best in Chambers USA — America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009). Kaye Scholer's recognition in Chambers follows a number of accolades and rankings that the firm has received, including recognition by The American Lawyer, The National Law Journal, Legal 500, PLC Which Lawyer?, The Lawyer, and Juve, among others.
At Kaye Scholer, we have a commitment to fostering and supporting diversity, and believe that the richer the mix of people, the more vital the firm. Kaye Scholer lawyers bring a diverse range of professional and personal experiences. On a professional level, they have served as federal and state government officials, counsel to government agencies and to House and Senate committees, members of Presidential Commissions and special counsel appointed by the President, law school professors, United States Attorneys, court-appointed special masters, mediators, trustees, venture capitalists, law clerks to Justices of the United States Supreme Court and to other federal and state courts, and as editors of their law school law reviews. Many of our lawyers have specialized undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, engineering, accounting and the sciences.
We actively seek out lawyers of diverse backgrounds. Kaye Scholer is an original signatory to the Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments for Increasing Minority Hiring, Retention and Promotion, and we have surpassed the goals in each of the years of their existence. We are also an original signatory to the Statement of Goals of New York Law Firms and Corporate Legal Departments for the Retention and Promotion of Women, and we have participated in the City Bar Fellowship since its inception. Our lawyers are proficient in foreign languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai and Ukrainian. We also have language capabilities in Danish and Korean among our professional staff members.
Our combination of worldwide resources, professional leadership and entrepreneurial spirit defines Kaye Scholer, a firm renowned for its capabilities in a wide range of substantive practice areas.
