Milbank LLP

Milbank LLP
Name	Milbank LLP
Headquarters	New York City
Founded	1866
Num offices	16
Num attorneys	800
Practice areas	Corporate, Litigation, Banking, Restructuring, Energy, Tax
Key people	TBD

Milbank LLP Milbank LLP is an international law firm founded in 1866 with a long record of work in corporate finance, restructuring, litigation, and energy transactions. The firm has participated in matters involving major financial institutions such as JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank and has advised corporations like ExxonMobil, General Electric, AT&T, and Boeing. Its lawyers frequently appear before tribunals and courts including the United States Supreme Court, Delaware Court of Chancery, English High Court of Justice, and arbitral bodies such as the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

History

Milbank LLP traces its roots to 1866 and has evolved through mergers and name changes connecting to firms that represented railroad interests like Union Pacific Railroad and financiers such as J. P. Morgan. Throughout the 20th century the firm advised entities involved in landmark matters tied to New York Stock Exchange listings, Federal Reserve System regulatory developments, and major corporate reorganizations exemplified by restructurings linked to Chrysler and United Airlines. In the 1980s and 1990s Milbank expanded internationally in concert with trends seen at firms such as Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Latham & Watkins, and White & Case, establishing practices that served cross-border transactions involving European Commission antitrust reviews and International Monetary Fund–related sovereign debt workouts.

Practice Areas and Services

Milbank provides services across transactional and litigation practices including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance, insolvency and restructuring, litigation and regulatory defense, tax, and energy and infrastructure. Its restructuring group handles distressed situations comparable to matters involving Lehman Brothers, Enron, Nortel Networks, and sovereign workouts resembling cases tied to Argentina and Greece. The firm’s finance work spans public offerings on exchanges like NASDAQ and London Stock Exchange listings, syndicated lending with banks such as HSBC, and project finance for entities like BP and Royal Dutch Shell.

Notable Cases and Transactions

Milbank lawyers have led or participated in major matters including cross-border restructurings, high-yield offerings, and contested litigations analogous to disputes heard before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, Southern District of New York, and international arbitral panels associated with UNCITRAL. The firm advised on transactions involving large energy deals akin to those by Chevron and TotalEnergies, represented creditors in insolvency proceedings similar to the Pacific Gas and Electric Company restructuring, and handled M&A work comparable to acquisitions by Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Milbank partners have been active in sovereign debt restructurings linked to cases involving Ecuador, Haiti, and Ukraine.

Offices and Global Presence

Milbank operates offices across major financial centers, reflecting a footprint similar to global firms with locations in New York City, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, São Paulo, Los Angeles, Chicago, Frankfurt, and Seoul. These offices enable coordination on cross-border matters that interact with regulators including Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial Conduct Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore, and central banks such as the Bank of England.

Governance and Leadership

The firm is governed by a managing partner and a management committee drawn from partners with experience in finance, litigation, and regulatory practice areas. Leadership roles have involved alumni who moved between positions at institutions like U.S. Department of Justice, United States Department of the Treasury, European Commission, and major corporations such as Microsoft and Sony. Senior counsel have held adjunct or visiting roles at law schools including Columbia Law School, Harvard Law School, and NYU School of Law.

Pro Bono, Diversity, and Corporate Responsibility

Milbank’s pro bono work mirrors efforts by peers to support public interest causes, providing representation in matters connected to civil rights organizations like American Civil Liberties Union and immigration clinics affiliated with Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic. The firm participates in diversity initiatives with groups such as National Association for the Advancement of Colored People partnerships and collaborates with bar associations including the American Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. Environmental and corporate responsibility practice aligns with standards promoted by organizations like United Nations Environment Programme and the International Finance Corporation.

Awards and Rankings

Milbank has been recognized in industry rankings alongside firms such as Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Sullivan & Cromwell, and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in lists produced by Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and American Lawyer. The firm’s practice groups have received distinctions in categories covering restructuring, banking and finance, and litigation in surveys conducted by Bloomberg Law and Thomson Reuters.

Category:Law firms established in 1866 Category:Law firms based in New York City