Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP is a global law firm. It operates 16 offices around the world. The firm serves clients who face complex legal and regulatory challenges. It provides integrated solutions that draw on experience across many industries.

The firm organizes its work into three main areas. These are regulatory services, litigation, and transactional advice. The regulatory team helps clients manage business activities that are subject to government oversight. The litigation team handles disputes that involve high financial or reputational stakes. The transactional team guides clients through complex deals, investments, and corporate matters.

The litigation practice is broad. It includes administrative and regulatory litigation, antitrust and competition disputes, appellate and Supreme Court cases, commercial litigation, consumer protection matters, crisis management, election and political litigation, environmental enforcement and toxic torts, false claims act investigations, intellectual property disputes, international arbitration, labor and employment cases, product liability, securities enforcement, trials, and white collar defense and investigations.

The regulatory practice advises on compliance, consumer product safety, corporate governance, environmental compliance and counseling, financial services, global law and public policy, government contracts, international trade, legislative and public policy, life sciences and healthcare regulation, national security, privacy and cybersecurity, and telecommunications, internet, and media law. The transactional practice includes antitrust merger review, bankruptcy and restructuring, capital markets, compensation and benefits, emerging companies and venture capital, financial services transactions, investment management, life sciences transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private client services, private equity, real estate, sovereign finance, and structured finance and derivatives.

The firm invests in training its lawyers. It operates Arnold & Porter's Trial School. This program gives associates hands on experience through immersive mock trials. Participants deliver opening statements and closing arguments. They conduct direct and cross examinations. They argue before a judge and present cases to a jury. This prepares the next generation of trial lawyers for real courtroom work.

The firm has received recognition for its legal work. It has 173 Chambers ranked lawyers. In 2025, the firm recorded more than 107,000 pro bono hours. This work supports communities and individuals who need legal help.

Services

• Regulatory
• Litigation
• Transactional
• Antitrust/Competition
• Intellectual Property
• International Arbitration
• Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory
• Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Strategy
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Government Contracts