White & Case

Founded at the dawn of the 20th century, White & Case has grown from its New York beginnings to become a truly global law firm. The firm has 44 offices across 30 countries—including 8 offices in the United States—and is well-known for its experience handling cross-border and multijurisdictional cases and transactions.

Big Apple Roots

Using their own savings, Justin DuPratt White and George B. Case opened their eponymous firm in downtown Manhattan in 1901, profiting quickly thanks to their relationship with Henry P. Davison, a prominent financier who became a senior partner at J.P. Morgan & Company. White & Case also advised White’s alma mater, Cornell University. In 1926, the firm opened its first foreign office in Paris—the beginning of the firm’s international expansion that continues today.

A Longtime Pioneer and the Original International Law Firm

White & Case is renowned for its track record and extensive experience in global M&A, finance, antitrust, arbitration, and financial restructuring and insolvency. Today, the firm’s client roster includes 75% of the Global Fortune 100, 25% of the Fortune 500, startups, governments, sovereigns, and state-owned entities.

The firm works across more than two dozen practice areas, from antitrust/competition to project development and finance, white collar, and more. It works in industries including consumer products, financial institutions, manufacturing and industrial, media, mining and metals, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, power, private equity, real estate, and technology.

White & Case pioneered the international law firm model and has long been a leader in the expansion into emerging markets, often helping to create and write the laws of new jurisdictions. With cross-border expertise and multi-office teams composed of local, U.S., and English-qualified lawyers, the firm is well-positioned to support its clients, including some of the world’s most respected and well-established banks and businesses, as well as startups and sector disruptors.

The firm’s global mindset extends to its practice, and associates have opportunities to pursue temporary assignments abroad, international and domestic client secondments, and long-term opportunities at one of the firm’s overseas offices.

Law and Technology

The firm’s pioneering spirit continues through its growing technology disputes practice. The group’s lawyers have experience as in-house counsel, executives at technology and Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies. They provide expertise at the intersection of technology and business across a broad range of sectors, including autotech and mobility; digital health, biotech, and medtech; digital infrastructure; the digital supply chain; e-commerce and the sharing business economy; energy transition; ESG; fintech and payments; online gaming and entertainment; semiconductors; smart cities; and social media. A firsthand account of the firm’s technology disputes practice is available in Vault Law’s Q&A with litigation partner Amara Mullins.

• White & Case achieved victory in the Delaware Court of Chancery for Anthem, Inc., in a trial against former merger partner Cigna, as the Court determined that Cigna breached the $54 billion merger agreement and relieved Anthem of the obligation to pay the $1.85 billion contractual termination fee. Anthem also defeated each of Cigna’s claims.
• White & Case acted as co-counsel with the Education Law Center and the ACLU to bring a lawsuit against the state of Michigan on behalf of children with learning disabilities in the Flint, MI, school district who have been damaged by the impact of lead-contaminated water in Flint.
• White & Case represented Hertz Vehicle Financing III LLC in its issuance and sale of an approximately $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of term rental car asset-backed securities.
• White & Case advised Jersey Mike’s Subs on an acquisition in which private equity funds managed by Blackstone acquired a majority ownership in Jersey Mike's, a franchisor of submarine sandwich stores. The partnership with Blackstone will help Jersey Mike's to accelerate its expansion across and beyond the U.S. market and to continue its investment in technology and digital transformation.

• 67 Band 1 practice rankings, 2024—Chambers Global
• Public M&A Team of the Year, 2024—British Legal Awards
• 13 No. 1 rankings, in Capital Markets League Tables, 2024—Bloomberg
• Recognized for Innovation in Generative AI Strategy in the Innovative Lawyers North America Awards, 2024—Financial Times
• Law Firm of the Year, Sustainable Debt Awards, 2025—Environmental Finance