Baker & McKenzie’s New York office is diverse, dynamic, and integrally involved with New York’s metropolitan, national and international markets. Established in 1958, the midtown Manhattan New York office has over 140 attorneys serving a panoply of global clients doing business in New York and abroad. Our clients include multinational corporations and service companies, emerging businesses in cutting-edge industries, governments and governmental agencies, not-for-profit corporations, trade associations and industry groups.

Our New York lawyers work as members of integrated global practice teams, which allow them to draw upon the unmatched resources of Baker & McKenzie’s global network for the best interests of each client. Our New York lawyers are fluent in over 20 languages including Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, and Urdu.  Our knowledge and experience are as diverse as the clients we represent.

Our practice groups regularly make headlines anticipating forthcoming legal needs. A special Covered Bonds Group emerged from the securitization practice just days after the US Treasury announced its Best Practices for covered bonds. The New York office offers coordinated, worldwide expertise with sophisticated service to help our clients not only navigate today's legal complexities but construct the legal framework  for their futures.

Baker & McKenzie prides itself on a strong pro bono commitment and the New York office furthers this mission by participating in a broad range of community service projects. From providing  pro bono legal support to children in foster care to partnering with NY Cares for local community service projects, the New York office works to provide access to the legal system to those who could otherwise not afford to do so and further the vibrant community life of New York City. Our pro bono client teaming initiative which extends our reach beyond Manhattan is one of the most effective programs of its kind, recently creating the legal architecture for the most ambitious domestic microfinance project in the United States to date.