Patterson Belknap is a firm of approximately 200 lawyers, delivering a full range of services centered around three areas: litigation and disputes, corporate and transactions, and the legal needs of tax-exempt organizations and private clients.

Since our founding in 1919, we have chosen to be guided by our enduring values of excellence, integrity, accountability, inclusion, and service. These priorities have kept us at the forefront of the profession for more than a century, and will continue to guide us through the next hundred years and beyond.

A-List.

The firm is regularly included among The American Lawyer’s A-List of the 20 elite law firms in the United States. The A-List ranking is based on five criteria: pro bono performance, associate satisfaction, diversity of lawyers, percentage of women equity partners, and financial performance.

One Office. Global Reach.

We deliver a full range of services across more than 20 practice groups to clients around the globe. Our single office approach fosters a uniquely effective level of collaboration between our lawyers, who know each other personally and professionally and are able to respond in a quick and agile manner to our clients’ most critical legal needs.

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“Our attorneys work with our clients to solve their most complex legal problems, whether it be a bet-the-company litigation, sensitive internal investigation, specialized transaction or complex family planning. We invest in long-term client relationships, and as a result many of our clients have remained with us for decades. Ensuring that we provide the highest level of service guides all that we do.” – Dahlia B. Doumar, Co-Chair and Managing Partner
Serving Our Community.

A commitment to public service is, and has always been, a key principle of our firm. Giving back to our community is demonstrated in our long history of government service and in our unparalleled pro bono program, which focuses on underserved and overlooked populations in New York City. Since 2004, 100% of our attorneys have participated in pro bono projects every year.

Fostering a Culture of Inclusion.

Promoting inclusion within the firm and the legal profession has been central to our mission for years. We strive to support attorneys and business services staff from all backgrounds and cultures.