p. hastings . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message paul hastings llp headquarters paul hastings tower los angeles no . of offices 20 major practice areas general practice key people seth m. zachary chair of firm ; greg nitzkowski managing partner date founded 1951 founder lee paul robert hastings leonard janofsky company type limited liability partnership website www.paulhastings.com paul hastings llp formerly known as paul hastings janofsky & walker llp is an international law firm with 20 offices worldwide . paul hastings serves a diverse client base that includes many of the top financial institutions and fortune 500 companies . 1 contents 1 history 2 rankings 3 media references 4 references 5 external links history edit the paul hastings tower in los angeles paul hastings first office was founded in los angeles in 1951 by lee paul robert hastings and leonard janofsky . the firm s expansion beyond los angeles was part of the founders vision for the firm . in 1974 paul hastings first ventured outside of los angeles to nearby orange county california . from there the firm continued to expand its size and geographic reach to better meet the needs of clients . in the 1970s paul hastings began moving into the asia pacific region gaining a foothold by helping japanese clients set up us operations distribution and joint ventures . in the following decade the firm opened its tokyo office performing m & a and financing work for clients in the region as well as picking up new japanese korean and taiwanese clients . today paul hastings has one of the largest presences in asia of any us law firm with offices in hong kong beijing and shanghai in addition to tokyo and seoul . rankings edit paul hastings ranked 1st two years in a row in the american lawyer s 2014 and 2015 a list of the 20 most successful law firms in america . 2 the firm was also ranked 2nd overall in a list of the top 40 most innovative law firms in the financial times us innovative lawyers 2013 report . 3 paul hastings has grown to become one of only two us firms founded after 1950 to reach the top 15 in the us . the firm was recognized by law360 as a pro bono firm of the year in 2013 and ranked 1st in the 2013 amlaw associate tech survey . paul hastings also ranked first as the overall best firm to work for by vault.com . 4 paul hastings was one of the first us firms in asia and today maintains offices in beijing hong kong shanghai seoul and tokyo . additionally paul hastings has a strong presence in europe with offices in key locations such as brussels frankfurt london milan and paris . the european practice advises clients across the continent on matters of french german italian uk us and eu law and regulation . media references edit the paul hastings hq building can be seen in the bird s eye view shown for los angeles in almost every episode of the tv series alias . the la office is also shown in the films transformers end of watch and obsessed . references edit paul hastings janofsky & walker llp california law firm reviews ratings rankings law firm news law firm salaries & legal gossip . the a list . the american lawyer . 1 july 2012 . paul hastings ranked second most innovative law firm in financial times u.s. innovative lawyers 2013 report press release . paul hastings . retrieved 21 november 2013 . http www.paulhastings.com news details id 686d3326 8aa5 6986 8b86 ff00008cffc3 external links edit official website this united states law firm article is a stub . 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