Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

About Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP was a law firm headquartered at 180 Maiden Lane in Manhattan. It began in 1876 as a solo practice founded by M. Warley Platzek and took its later name in 1943, after the Stroock brothers and partner Peter Lavan. Over time it developed a corporate and financial practice, serving multinational corporations, financial institutions, investment banks and private equity firms in the United States and abroad. Sources also describe its real estate, litigation and bankruptcy work and its ties to New York City political figures and public-sector unions.

The firm's stated practice areas included capital markets and securities, commercial finance, mergers and acquisitions, employment and benefits, energy and project finance, entertainment, environmental law, insurance, intellectual property, tax, and trusts and estates. Besides its New York office, it had offices in Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, D.C. In late 2023 its partners voted to dissolve the firm. According to its website, it entered dissolution on November 17, 2023, ceased providing legal services effective December 31, 2023, and completed winding down its affairs as of December 31, 2025. Many of its partners moved to other firms, including Hogan Lovells and Paul Hastings.

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