( civil litigation & corporate counsel )
Est. 1987A 40-attorney firm handling complex litigation, M&A and regulatory matters for clients who can't afford to lose.
Schedule a consultation( the record )
recovered and preserved for clients
years in continuous practice
matters resolved at trial or settlement
Band 1
Chambers USA — commercial litigation
( how we take a case )
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Evaluation
A senior partner reviews every matter before intake and tells you plainly whether it is worth pursuing — including when it isn’t.
02
Strategy
We build the litigation or deal strategy first, then staff the team around it. Scope, fees and staffing are agreed in writing before work begins.
03
Representation
You speak with the partner on your case, not a rotating cast of associates — with status updates on a fixed cadence until resolution.
( thirty-nine years, briefly )
- Eleanor Ashworth and Desmond Cole leave a national firm to open their own practice
- First trial win: a supplier dispute other counsel had advised settling
- The rule that still stands — a partner argues every motion that matters
- Defense verdict in the Harmon Industrial class action after a nine-week trial
- Litigation group grows to fifteen attorneys across two admitted states
- First Chambers ranking for commercial disputes
- M&A practice closes its first billion-dollar acquisition
- Move to One Liberty Plaza — the firm’s home ever since
- Fixed-fee engagements introduced for all transactional work
- Cumulative recoveries and preserved value pass $2.4 billion
- Nine of eleven partners were homegrown associates
- Same intake rule as 1987: a founding partner still reads every new matter
( attorneys )
01
Eleanor Ashworth
Founding Partner · Litigation
02
Desmond Cole
Founding Partner · Corporate
03
Priya Chandran
Partner · Employment
04
Marcus Guillory
Partner · Real Estate
05
Sofia Renner
Partner · Regulatory
( credentials )
Chambers USA
band 1 · commercial litigation
Legal 500
leading firm · M&A midsize
AV Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell peer rated
NY · NJ · CT
bar admissions · 2nd circuit
( client results )
They took a case three other firms turned down and won it at trial. Meticulous preparation.
Howard Reiss
CEO, Reiss Manufacturing
Our acquisition closed two weeks ahead of schedule because they anticipated every regulatory snag.
Diane Okafor
General Counsel, Vantage Group
Direct, unflashy, and completely on top of every filing deadline for three years running.
Marcus Feld
Managing Partner, Feld Capital
( fees )
Initial consultation
A partner reviews your matter and gives a straight answer on merits and risk.
No charge30 minutes
- Senior partner review
- Honest merits assessment
- Written fee proposal
- No obligation to engage
Transactional work
Corporate, M&A and real-estate matters on a fixed fee, scoped in writing.
Fixed feeper engagement
- Scope agreed before work begins
- Named partner on every deal
- Itemized closing statement
- No hourly surprises
Litigation
Hourly or contingency, discussed openly at intake — including the hard math.
from $450per hour · partner
- Monthly itemized statements
- Budget forecast per phase
- Contingency where appropriate
- Emergency filings within 24 hours
( in the press )
On the record
( free consultation )
Eleanor Ashworth
founding partner · 39 years of trial practice