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About

With 275 lawyers and growing, we serve sophisticated clients of all sizes and in virtually all industries from our offices in Chicago, New York, Washington, DC, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Singapore.

The firm offers a unique mix of finance, corporate, labor and employment, and litigation skills, including market-leading practices in global transportation finance, middle-market finance/M&A, executive compensation, employment class actions and more. Vedder Price has enduring relationships with marquee organizations, and many of the firm’s clients have been with the firm since its founding in 1952.

The firm earned three Top-Tier firm rankings by The Legal 500 United States in 2020; two in Transportation (Aviation and Air Travel – Finance; Rail and Road – Finance) for the tenth year in a row and M&A/Corporate and Commercial – M&A – Middle Market for the seventh year in a row, as well as a Second-Tier ranking for Transport: Shipping – Finance. Five attorneys were recommended as Leading Lawyers with an additional three in the Leading Lawyer Hall of Fame, 36 recommended in The Legal 500, two noted as Next Generation Lawyers and one noted as a “Rising Star.”

Eleven practice areas and 35 attorneys achieved recognition in Chambers & Partners in 2020, including a USA nationwide Band 1 firm ranking for Transportation: Aviation Finance, the guide’s highest honor for the tenth year in a row.

You can expect practical, responsive, results-oriented, cost-effective service, delivered by a firm with a world-class reputation in key practice areas:

  • Personalized service
  • Distinctive credentials, enduring relationships
  • Competitive rates, with a particular focus on efficiency
  • Strong professional relations
  • Sound leadership and long-term stability