Short answers, pulled from the story.
Samuel William Weiss and Julius Frank opened a general commercial practice in New York City during 1875. This small office eventually grew into the multinational firm known today as Paul, Weiss.
Carolyn Agger became the first female partner at any major New York law firm when she joined this organization in 1946. Her hiring coincided with the opening of the firm's Washington office later that same year.
Paul, Weiss has represented Exxon Mobil for over a decade while the energy giant fought U.S. cities' attempts to secure compensation for climate harms. The Supreme Court rejected the firm's bid to dismiss Honolulu's case before trial during 2025.
Executive order 14237 prohibited Paul, Weiss employees from entering government buildings or holding security clearances during March 2025. This retaliatory campaign targeted the firm alongside Perkins Coie after Donald Trump became president again and cited diversity policies and the work of former partner Mark F. Pomerantz regarding his investigation into Trump's conviction on falsifying business records.
In 2018, Paul, Weiss worked pro bono to locate more than 400 parents separated from their families at the southern border of the United States. By November, almost all of the 400 deported parents had been located successfully.