Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

{{Short description|Law firm}}

{{Short description|Law firm}}

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{{Infobox law firm

{{Infobox law firm

| name = Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

| name = Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

== History ==

== History ==

{{Update|part=decades of the firm's history |date=July 2025}}

The firm was founded in 1965 by [[Herbert Wachtell]] and [[Jerome H. Kern|Jerry Kern]], who were shortly afterwards joined by [[Martin Lipton]], [[Leonard Rosen]], and George Katz.<ref name="Cole2008">{{cite book |last=Cole |first=Brett |year=2008 |chapter=Godfathers—Flom and Lipton |title=M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry |publisher=Wiley |isbn=9780470126899 }}</ref> The four named partners met at [[New York University School of Law]] where they were editors on the ''[[New York University Law Review]]'' together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.nyu.edu/giving/campaign/supporters/wachtell-lipton-rosen-katz|title=Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz {{!}} NYU School of Law|website=www.law.nyu.edu|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> The firm rose to prominence on [[Wall Street]] during an era of brokers and investment bankers frequently launching small firms, but received little attention from established [[white-shoe]] law firms.<ref name="Cole2008" />

The firm was founded in 1965 by [[Herbert Wachtell]] and [[Jerome H. Kern|Jerry Kern]], who were shortly afterwards joined by [[Martin Lipton]], [[Leonard Rosen]], and George Katz.<ref name="Cole2008">{{cite book |last=Cole |first=Brett |year=2008 |chapter=Godfathers—Flom and Lipton |title=M&A Titans: The Pioneers Who Shaped Wall Street's Mergers and Acquisitions Industry |publisher=Wiley |isbn=9780470126899 }}</ref> The four named partners met at [[New York University School of Law]] where they were editors on the ''[[New York University Law Review]]'' together.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.law.nyu.edu/giving/campaign/supporters/wachtell-lipton-rosen-katz|title=Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz {{!}} NYU School of Law|website=www.law.nyu.edu|access-date=2019-10-21}}</ref> The firm rose to prominence on [[Wall Street]] during an era of brokers and investment bankers frequently launching small firms, but received little attention from established [[white-shoe]] law firms.<ref name="Cole2008" />