What Proskauer Rose does

Proskauer Rose LLP is a New York-headquartered, globally organized law firm established in 1875 that delivers legal services across corporate, finance, litigation, labor and employment, tax and private client matters to enterprises, asset managers, private capital sponsors, professional sports leagues and high-net-worth individuals. The firm operates through 12 offices in the Americas (New York, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boca Raton, New Orleans, Washington D.C.), Europe (London, Paris) and Asia (Hong Kong, São Paulo), staffed by 800+ lawyers including a 150-lawyer Global Finance platform that anchors a leading private credit, leveraged finance, structured credit and fund formation franchise. Its offering is organized around practice areas (Global Finance, Private Credit, Structured Credit, Private Investment Funds, Sports Media & Entertainment Finance, Labor & Employment, Litigation) and cross-cutting market solutions in Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Digital Assets, ESG, Regulatory & Compliance and a Proskauer+Tech offering — supported by proprietary thought leadership including the Private Credit Default Index, the annual Private Credit Insights Report, the Private Market Talks podcast and the Private Capital Conference Series.

The firm's revenue model is traditional professional services: client billing through billable hours and engagement-based fees across complex, multi-jurisdictional matters; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise, relationship-based and event-driven — anchored by thought-leadership content (analyst reports, summits, conferences) that feeds inbound interest from private equity sponsors (Adams Street, Schroder Capital, Partners Group), financial institutions (Barings), corporates (Grifols, Accor), and professional leagues (NHL, NBA, MLS, NWSL). Operational technology is limited to workflow tooling such as ILS ProVision for fund side-letter management; no software product, API, or proprietary AI/ML platform is offered. Competitive advantage rests on a long-tenured talent bench and top-tier external rankings (Chambers USA/Glob

Name

Proskauer Rose

Legal name

Proskauer Rose LLP

Website

https://proskauer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Proskauer Rose LLP is a global, 800-lawyer law firm headquartered in New York with 12 offices, advising private capital sponsors, asset managers, financial institutions, professional sports leagues and Fortune 500 companies across corporate, finance, litigation, labor and tax matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Traditional law firm revenue model based on billable hours for legal services across multiple practice areas including corporate transactions, litigation, labor and employment, and regulatory compliance

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Proskauer Rose LLP is a global law firm delivering comprehensive legal advisory services across corporate/transactional, labor and employment, litigation, private client, and tax practices. The firm serves Fortune 500 companies, private equity sponsors, asset managers, professional sports leagues, and high-net-worth individuals through 800+ lawyers in 12 offices across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.

Product overview

Proskauer Rose is a global law firm providing legal services rather than a software product. The firm's offering consists of practice areas organized around key legal disciplines (Global Finance, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Tax) and industry/sector focuses (Private Capital, Sports, Technology), supported by cross-cutting Market Solutions (Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain & Digital Assets, Regulatory & Compliance, Proskauer+Tech). The primary service model is client-facing legal advisory across transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters, delivered through a network of 12 offices. Notable content/knowledge products include the 'Private Market Talks' podcast and the 'Private Capital Conference Series', which provide market intelligence to clients. No software-as-a-product, SaaS platform, or developer-facing API offerings are present.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Private Market Talks: Podcast series hosted by Proskauer featuring leading asset managers, investors, and capital allocators discussing private markets
• Proskauer+Tech
• Private Capital Conference Series

Products and services

• Global Finance Full-spectrum credit solutions including leveraged finance, syndicated credit, fund finance, structured credit, and direct lending advisory for banks, asset managers, and institutional investors.
• Private Credit Legal counsel for private credit transactions, investment management, and market intelligence on private credit trends for direct lending funds, credit funds, BDCs, and other private credit investors.
• Private Investment Funds / Fund Formation Capital raising and fund formation counsel for private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, and alternative investment fund managers.
• Labor & Employment Employment litigation, compensation and benefits, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, and whistleblower defense for employers.
• Litigation Dispute resolution including antitrust, appellate, securities litigation, white collar defense, and trials for corporate clients.
• Syndicated Leveraged Finance and Capital Markets Counsel on leveraged and investment-grade loans, high-yield bonds, asset-based financings, acquisition financings, and LBOs for financial institutions and corporate borrowers.
• Structured Credit Advisory on CLOs, CFOs, and securitization-based fund finance for asset managers, credit platforms, and institutional investors.
• Private Credit Restructuring Restructuring counsel for private credit investors including creditor rights, Chapter 11 restructurings, 363 sales, and DIP financing.
• Mergers & Acquisitions Counsel on mergers, acquisitions, governance matters, equity sales, and joint ventures for corporate and private equity clients.
• Private Capital Industry-focused advisory across the private capital landscape covering capital formation, deployment, portfolio management, and liquidity solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• $123.6 billion in transaction value from 450+ deals analyzed in 2025 Private Credit Insights Report
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and notable.

• King & SpaldingminorOthers · 14 June 2026King & Spalding hired Andrew Bettwy and Jin Joo from Proskauer Rose LLP; Bettwy previously served as co-head of Global Finance at Proskauer
• Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrader LLPminorOthers · 27 April 2026Axinn hired Rachael Philbin from Proskauer Rose where she served as innovation and transformation officer, reflecting broader trend of AI investment in law firms
• Kirkland & EllisminorOthers · 3 October 2025Kirkland & Ellis hired Jason Krochak from Proskauer Rose, reuniting him with Frank Saviano who joined from Latham & Watkins, as Kirkland builds sports law practice
• KEY ESGnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with KEY ESG sustainability management platform to release a compliance guide helping U.S. companies navigate California's climate disclosure requirements under SB 253 and SB 261 amid regulatory uncertainty
• ILS (Intelligent Legal Solutions)notableTechnology or IntegrationILS, a legal technology company providing centralized workflow systems for private funds legal teams, counts Proskauer among its customers using the ProVision platform for side letter management and MFN processes

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom: Global law firm of comparable size and breadth, with strong M&A, corporate finance, and private equity practices directly competing with Proskauer for Fortune 500 and PE sponsor clients.
• Debevoise & Plimpton: NY-headquartered peer firm with strong private equity, M&A, and finance practices that compete head-to-head for the same institutional asset manager and sponsor clients as Proskauer.
• Latham & Watkins: Closely comparable global full-service firm with a large leveraged finance and PE practice anchored in NY/London, competing head-to-head with Proskauer on sponsor-side financings and cross-border M&A.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Elite NY-headquartered law firm with a top-tier M&A and corporate practice, comparable to Proskauer in serving major corporates and financial institutions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Davis Polk & Wardwell: Premier NY-headquartered law firm with top-ranked corporate and finance practices competing for the same Fortune 500, financial institution, and alternative-asset-manager clients as Proskauer.
• Kirkland & Ellis: The largest law firm globally by revenue and the dominant advisor in PE/credit — its private credit and leveraged finance practices directly overlap Proskauer's Global Finance offering. Kirkland is the primary peer for institutional PE sponsor work and was the beneficiary of Jason Krochak from Proskauer.
• Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison: New York-headquartered elite law firm with overlapping practice areas including corporate/M&A, private equity, and litigation — a natural competitor for top sponsor-driven mandates out of NY.
• Sidley Austin: Comparable in scale and practice mix — private equity, M&A, finance, and litigation — with strong presence in NY, London, and Hong Kong that competes directly with Proskauer for cross-border private capital work.
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett: Direct competitor in PE sponsor representation, leveraged finance, and fund formation with comparable global office footprint (NY, London, Hong Kong) and a particularly strong private credit practice.

Broad incumbents

• Cravath, Swaine & Moore: Smaller by headcount than Proskauer but an elite NY-headquartered incumbent in M&A, securities, and corporate litigation — relevant peer for benchmarking premium-mandate credentials.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLIY9sUQi7BmL48zztVbLxkifV2wWTv2Cf
• Xx.com/proskauer
• Facebookfacebook.com/proskauerlife
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/proskauer-rose-llp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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