Wachtell Lipton was founded on a handshake in 1965 as a small group of lawyers dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest levels.

Wachtell Lipton was founded on a handshake in 1965 as a small group of lawyers dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest levels. We have achieved extraordinary results following the distinctive vision of our founders — a cohesive team of lawyers intensely focused on solving our clients’ most important problems.

Wachtell Lipton's attorneys handle some of the largest, most complex and demanding transactions in the United States and around the world.

Wachtell Lipton has a preeminent corporate practice and enjoys a global reputation as one of the world’s leading and most experienced business law firms.

Wachtell Lipton is dedicated to providing advice and expertise at the highest levels and to achieving extraordinary results for our clients. We seek individuals who are talented, motivated and committed in order to maintain our record of excellence.

Wachtell Lipton is known for trendsetting takeover, transactional, and corporate governance litigation. We litigated the Revlon, Household, and other cases in the 1980s that set the doctrinal framework for all subsequent deal litigation.

To contact the appropriate people or departments at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, please call 212.403.1000 or for general inquiries, email: info@wlrk.com.

William Savitt is the co-chair of the Litigation Department of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Savitt graduated from Columbia Law School in 1997.

Daniel A. Neff served for 20 years (through October 2023) as the co-chairman of the Executive Committee in the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which he joined in 1977. He continues to serve as a member of the firm’s six-person Executive Committee.

Sep 20, 2024 · David B. Anders is a partner in Wachtell Lipton’s Litigation Department. His practice focuses on the representation of Fortune 500 and other companies in connection with the defense of regulatory, white-collar criminal and complex civil litigation matters.