Founded in 1951, Paul Hastings is a global corporate finance firm. In the Americas, the firm has offices in Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C. and São Paulo, Brazil. It also has two offices in Texas and six in California. The firm is strong in finance, M&A, private equity, real estate and restructuring and insolvency. The restructuring and insolvency practice is exceptional in creditor-side cases and as UCC counsel. It has expertise in the projects space, leading on the development and finance side of novel projects in the energy sector. Both the projects and restructuring practices excel in the energy sector.