Established 1987 · New York · Los Angeles · Chicago

When the stakes are high, precision matters.

A full-service law firm representing Fortune 500 companies, privately-held businesses, and high-net-worth individuals in complex litigation, M&A, and regulatory matters.

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38
Years Practicing
120+
Attorneys
$4.2B
Recovered for Clients
94%
Favorable Outcomes

Our practice areas

Deep bench strength across the eight areas where the stakes are highest and the law is most complex.

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Commercial Litigation

Breach of contract, trade secrets, commercial fraud, and fiduciary duty disputes.

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M&A

Buy-side and sell-side transactions $50M+, cross-border deals, and private equity.

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Regulatory & Compliance

SEC, FINRA, FTC, and DOJ investigations. Antitrust, securities, and healthcare compliance.

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Intellectual Property

Patent litigation, trademark disputes, trade secret protection, and IP portfolio strategy.

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Real Estate

Commercial acquisitions, development, leasing, and financing for institutional clients.

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Corporate Counsel

Board advisory, governance, entity formation, and ongoing general counsel services.

Employment

Executive compensation, non-competes, wage-and-hour class actions, and discrimination defense.

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White Collar Defense

Government investigations, internal investigations, and enforcement defense.

Our partners

Seven of our partners are ranked in Chambers USA. Five are former federal prosecutors. Two clerked at the Supreme Court.

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Michael Harlow

Managing Partner

Commercial litigation, 27 years. Former AUSA, SDNY. JD Harvard Law.

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Sarah West

Partner · M&A

Led $18B in closed transactions since 2015. Chambers Band 1. JD Yale Law.

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David Chen

Partner · White Collar

Former DOJ Fraud Section. Tried 40+ federal cases. JD Stanford Law.

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Aisha Patel

Partner · IP

Registered patent attorney. PhD Chemistry MIT. JD Columbia Law.

Results that matter

$340M
Largest Trade Secrets Verdict
$1.8B
Transaction, Consumer Goods M&A
Dismissed
SEC Investigation, 2024
Tier 1
U.S. News Best Law Firms 2026

"Harlow & West represented us through a five-year commercial dispute that threatened the company's viability. They won it at trial and recovered our full damages. I can't imagine working with anyone else when the stakes are this high."

— GC, Fortune 250 Industrial Company

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