Hughes Hubbard & Reed

Africa Many of the world’s fastest-growing economies are African. As these economies mature, corporations, sovereigns, and other organizations conducting business on the continent require sophisticated counsel to ensure compliance, structure deals appropriately and defend their interests in disputes. Hughes Hubbard’s extensive experience in Africa makes the firm an ideal partner during this period of rapid growth. We are fluent in the languages and traditions of Africa’s legal and business communities. Increasingly, stakeholders select our attorneys to provide counsel to the projects, deals and ventures reshaping the continent. View Area of Focus

Antitrust & Competition The Antitrust and Competition practice partners with clients to provide high quality, timely and practical advice to advance their business objectives. View Area of Focus

Appellate Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s commitment to its appellate practice begins with our lawyers–with the talents and experiences of a nationally recognized team. View Area of Focus

Arbitration Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s lawyers represent clients in arbitration proceedings around the world. View Area of Focus

Art Law Our Art Law lawyers negotiate, litigate and advise clients on the full range of legal issues that arise concerning works of art, the art market and the art world. View Area of Focus

Asia Pacific We have a long history of achieving favorable results for clients located throughout the Asia-Pacific region. View Area of Focus

Aviation Hughes Hubbard & Reed has extensive experience in representing many of the leading airlines, aircraft leasing companies, financial institutions and other participants in the aviation industry in their most sophisticated and cutting-edge transactions. View Area of Focus

Banking & Financial Services Hughes Hubbard provides sophisticated legal counsel in numerous types of cutting-edge financing and financial-product transactions. View Area of Focus

Class Actions Hughes Hubbard has a successful track record of litigating class action claims across a variety of areas, including consumer fraud, securities, wage and employment, false advertising and antitrust. View Area of Focus

Commercial & Tech Transactions View Area of Focus

Complex Business Disputes Our Complex Business Disputes team combines trial experience and targeted strategies to focus on arguments that win cases. View Area of Focus

Construction Litigation & Arbitration Our construction group offers clients extensive experience handling sophisticated and complex construction matters throughout the United States and around the world. View Area of Focus

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Corporate Governance In today’s rapidly changing business environment, public and private companies need experienced and talented counsel to navigate the increasingly complex maze of regulatory challenges. View Area of Focus

Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Corporate Reorganization & Bankruptcy group represents companies, creditors and trustees in complex restructurings—both in and out of court—and in the multiple types of litigation that insolvency proceedings generate. View Area of Focus

Data Privacy & Cybersecurity One of the greatest challenges for businesses today is complying with the myriad state, federal and international requirements for protecting personal data. Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity group helps clients navigate this jungle. View Area of Focus

Defense Industry Hughes Hubbard & Reed helps its defense-industry and other government-contractor clients protect their most valuable assets. View Area of Focus

Digital Assets and Blockchain View Area of Focus

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Our Benefits group combines creative and sophisticated legal analysis with a practical approach to problem-solving for our clients. View Area of Focus

Employment & Unfair Competition Drawing on our extensive experience in litigation and arbitration across the globe, we excel at staying one step ahead of the competition. View Area of Focus

Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) View Area of Focus

Equipment Finance Hughes Hubbard has a strong focus on advising US and foreign clients in the financing of various equipment. View Area of Focus

Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance Our Global Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance Practice Group represents many of the premier companies around the world, providing advice on issues spanning the full anti-corruption and compliance spectrum. View Area of Focus

Information Governance & eDiscovery We have a dedicated Information Governance & eDiscovery practice that advises clients on information governance, eDiscovery, data protection and document retention. View Area of Focus

Intellectual Property Our Patents team digs deep into your business, your industry and your product in order to manage, protect and enforce your rights. View Area of Focus

Investment Treaty Arbitration The Hughes Hubbard international arbitration practice is recognized as one of the top arbitration practices in the world. View Area of Focus

Latin America Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Latin America practice serves as a bridge between the business and legal systems of Latin America and other countries. View Area of Focus

Life Sciences Pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare companies face a complex array of issues and require multi-skilled legal teams that serve as true partners to their business. View Area of Focus

Litigation For more than a century, clients have turned to Hughes Hubbard & Reed litigators for practical solutions to their most complex legal disputes. View Area of Focus

Media, Entertainment & Related Technology Our Media & Entertainment group has extensive experience representing media, entertainment and technology companies, private equity firms and other financial investors in all types of M&A and joint venture transactions across a broad range of products and services. View Area of Focus

Mergers & Acquisitions In today’s global economy, strong Mergers & Acquisitions representation requires deep talent, substantial experience and international capabilities. View Area of Focus

Multilateral Development Bank Investigations and Sanctions Hughes Hubbard represents companies and individuals around the world in investigations and sanctions proceedings by Multilateral Development Banks (“MDBs”) such as the World Bank Group (WBG), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (AsDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB). View Area of Focus

Not-for-Profit Long-term relationships with not-for-profit clients have given us a special appreciation of the unique character of these institutions. View Area of Focus

Private Client Services Our Private Client Services group provides clients with personalized and sophisticated advice on business succession planning, charitable planning and foundations, estate planning/trust and estate administration, family office services, fiduciary litigation, international estate planning, art law as well prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. View Area of Focus

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Private Funds and Asset Management View Area of Focus

Product Liability For manufacturers, product liability claims are a challenge to the very heart of the business, especially in today’s markets, when cases often stretch across borders. View Area of Focus

Professional Services When an organization or individual faces claims of ethics or professional violations or even criminal conduct, it’s time to bring in a legal team with impressive credentials, strong capabilities and hard-earned strategic judgment. View Area of Focus

Project Finance Hughes Hubbard & Reed has extensive experience in project finance transactions involving power production facilities, industrial plants, transportation facilities and other infrastructure projects. View Area of Focus

Real Estate Our real estate practitioners play an essential role in some of the most sophisticated and complex transactions throughout the United States and around the world. View Area of Focus

Regulatory Compliance View Area of Focus

Renewable Energy View Area of Focus

Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering The Sanctions, Export Controls & Anti-Money Laundering practice group of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP focuses on the full range of trade compliance, disclosures, enforcement actions, and authorizations involving the Commerce, State and Treasury Departments as well as the Department of Justice. View Area of Focus

Securities & Capital Markets Our Securities and Capital Markets practice covers all aspects of the capital formation process. View Area of Focus

Securities Enforcement When the hammer strikes and an institution or individual is the subject of an enforcement proceeding, you need experienced counsel to direct and manage that process. View Area of Focus

Securities Litigation The area of securities litigation spans a wide range of matters, and all of them are critical and require strategic direction. View Area of Focus

Tax Hughes Hubbard & Reed’s Tax group provides sophisticated analysis and advice on a wide range of complex tax issues and planning techniques. View Area of Focus

Toxic Torts & Environmental Hughes Hubbard serves domestic and international clients in a wide range of environmental matters. View Area of Focus

White Collar & Regulatory Defense Our White Collar & Regulatory Defense group defends major corporations and their executives in high-stakes matters, in and out of the courtroom. View Area of Focus