Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York City, established in 1849, making it one of the oldest law firms in the United States. Structured as an all equity partnership, it employed 1,237 attorneys across 10 offices as of 2025, including Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Redwood City, London, Madrid, Brussels, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, and Sao Paulo. Its practice spans corporate law, litigation, taxation, and financial regulation, with particular strength in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, insolvency restructuring, and antitrust work; the firm reported 3.2 billion dollars in revenue in 2025 and ranked 15th on The American Lawyers 2021 AmLaw 200 list. Neil Barr serves as managing partner.
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Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City with offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Redwood City, California, London, Madrid, Brussels, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo, and São Paulo.
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