White & Case LLP

Offices in Berlin, Boston, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Chicago, Frankfurt am Main, Helsinki, Houston, İstanbul, London, Miami, Moscow, New York, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Tokyo, Warsaw, and Washington, D.C.

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About the Firm

White & Case is a global law firm headquartered in New York, operating from offices in key markets across the world. With a strong emphasis on on-the-ground experience, cross-border integration, and a team of local, US, and English-qualified lawyers, the firm is well-positioned to help its clients to navigate confidently in single or multiple markets.

The firm’s offices are located in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, São Paulo, Silicon Valley, Tampa Global Operations Center and Washington, D.C. in the Americas, Abu Dhabi, Astana, Berlin, Brussels, Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Johannesburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Muscat (Associated Firm), Paris, Prague, Riyadh, Stockholm, Tashkent and Warsaw in the EMEA; and Beijing, Hong Kong SAR, Jakarta (Associated Firm), Manila Global Operations Center, Melbourne, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo in Asia-Pacific.

White & Case’s regional expertise extends to Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Nordic, North America and Western Europe.

Practice Areas

The firm offers an array of services to its domestic and international clients, including companies, financial institutions and governments. Its expertise encompasses antitrust and competition, asset finance, business and human rights, capital markets, commercial litigation, construction, data privacy and cybersecurity, fintech, debt finance, derivatives, employment, compensation and benefits, energy transition, environment and climate change, ESG and sustainability, financial restructuring and insolvency, financial services regulatory, foreign direct investment reviews, intellectual property, international arbitration, international trade, Islamic finance, mergers and acquisitions, private wealth and family offices, pro bono, project development and finance, sports, tax, technology transactions, US public company advisory, white-collar investigations.

Sectors

The firm’s industry expertise encompasses a broad array of sectors, including consumer and retail, energy, financial institutions, infrastructure, transportation and logistics, mining and metals, pharmaceuticals and health care, private equity, real estate, sovereigns and technology.

Values, Approach & Innovation

White & Case cultivates a distinct culture driven by three core values: pioneering; united; and human. These values shape the firm's identity, setting it apart from others in the industry. They embody the firm's spirit and guide the behaviours that enable the firm to fulfil its commitments to clients and personnel.

White & Case's approach to client service is guided by six core principles, ensuring the delivery of exceptional service:

Deliver one firm to clients: By leveraging the firm's global experience, practice expertise, and industry knowledge, White & Case assembles and integrates top-tier teams to provide high-quality legal work, whether for a specific market or across multiple jurisdictions.
Keep an eye on the big picture: The firm applies its global perspective to meet clients' needs in an interconnected world, combining international insights with local expertise to address complex business challenges.
Provide clarity and judgement: White & Case offers clients a clear and commercially focused perspective based on a deep understanding of their business objectives.
Find a way through: The firm adopts an agile, inventive, and determined approach to navigate clients through today's intricate business environment, seeking innovative solutions that may not be immediately apparent.
Step into clients' shoes: Placing clients at the forefront, White & Case prioritises understanding their needs, priorities, and pressures to deliver tailored legal solutions.
Build lasting relationships: Taking the time to comprehend clients' immediate and long-term concerns, the firm strives to develop enduring partnerships based on trust and mutual success.

In line with its culture, White & Case is committed to innovating the delivery of client services. Through its Innovative Service Delivery approach, the firm harnesses subject-matter experts in Legal Technology, Legal Project Management, Knowledge Management, Relationship Management, and Research. This multidisciplinary collaboration ensures greater efficiency, certainty, and tailored solutions in delivering legal services. Examples include consulting with clients on legal technology deployment, providing bespoke training to legal teams, streamlining eBilling processes, developing collaborative solutions like relationship portals, and offering alternative resourcing options.

The firm embraces innovation in its operations. By implementing machine-learning techniques and artificial intelligence tools, White & Case has successfully streamlined legal research, contract analysis, and due diligence processes. These advancements have resulted in faster turnaround times and cost savings for clients, demonstrating the firm's commitment to delivering high-quality legal services efficiently.

Awards and Accolades

White & Case has achieved significant recognition in the legal sector, receiving numerous awards and accolades from a variety of legal organisations and ranking bodies. In 2024 alone, White & Case was named National Law Firm of the Year for the Czech Republic at the IFLR Europe Awards and won the Legal Advisor of the Year at the IJGlobal MENA Awards. Additionally, the firm was honoured as the Best Capital Markets Law Firm of the Year at the Islamic Finance News Awards. Furthermore, it was ranked as the Number One Legal Advisor in Italy for Mergers and Acquisitions for the first quarter of 2024 by Mergermarket.

The firm also received commendations from several other notable entities across various sectors. These included Marine Money, GDR 100, Hydrogen Economist, EMEA Finance, Asia Business Law Journal, LatinFinance, Infralogic, Bloomberg and the Financial Times.