Founded by Lee Paul, Robert Hastings, and Leonard Janofsky in Los Angeles in 1951, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky, and Walker LLP is recognized as one of the two law firms that sprouted after the second World War and then made it into the United States’ Top 25. Commonly known as Paul Hastings, this law firm’s expertise are the areas of Employment and Real Estate Law. Its headquarters is in Los Angeles.

With more than 1,300 lawyers, Paul Hastings operates in 18 offices located across the United States (Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, DC), Europe (Brussels, London, Paris, Milan, and Frankfurt), and Asia (Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Tokyo).

The law firm is consistent in its aim of performing with excellence by establishing close working/institutional relationships with its clients. Its global practice groups and client service teams provide personalized services to clients.

Paul Hastings is also committed to success and is dedicated to client service as well as to the development of its attorneys and employees in general. The firm handles their clients’ needs, from the most basic to the most complex, in a manner that does not sacrifice quality while incorporating innovativeness and cost efficiency. This has enabled the firm and its lawyers to come up with solutions that will work according to the clients’ needs.

With its extensive financial capabilities and performance, and its continuous geographic expansion, Paul Hastings has been named as one of the world’s best. According to the 2007 American Lawyer survey, the firm ranked 18th in the United States and 23rd in the world. The firm’s lawyers are some of the country’s best, with some of them being included in the list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California compiled by Daily Journal. Some of the firm’s Associates, namely Abby Lloyd and Costanza Russo, were each named Attorney of the Year (Orange County Public Law Center) and The Lawyer’s 2008 Assistant Solicitor of the Year respectively.

Paul Hastings’ chairman is Seth M. Zachary, an expert on Tax Law. He is also the firm’s co-managing partner together with Gregory M. Nitzkowski, whose expertise is in Real Estate. Zachary, a George Washington University Law School graduate, is also chairman of the Lawyers Alliance for New York and is an active member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Nitzkowski, on the other hand, finished his law studies at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). He is a member of the California State Bars.

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