CALDER & REEVE
VOL. XI · NO. III · MMXXVI · NEW YORK · LONDON · BY APPOINTMENT

§ I. — Of the firm

Counsel of
consequence.

A boutique practice in complex commercial disputes, private capital, and family enterprise. Founded [YEAR]. Represented in matters that do not, by design, reach the press.

Established

MM[XX] — [YEAR]

Pl. I — [Founding Partner], photographed [City]
Founding partner portrait

Founders — [Founding Partner Name] · [Founding Partner Name]

Litigation·Private Capital·Family Enterprise·White-Collar·Arbitration

§ II. — Practice Areas

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Six disciplines.
One bar.

The firm practices in matters where outcome, discretion, and the standard of preparation are inseparable. Each engagement is led by a partner.

I.

Complex Commercial Litigation

Pl. — in chambers and at trial.

Trial work, in chambers and in court.

Lead trial counsel for closely held businesses, founders, and institutional investors in matters where the press release is never written. Federal and state court, AAA, JAMS, and bespoke private arbitration.

II.

Private Capital & Funds

Pl. — from formation to wind-down.

From formation through wind-down.

Counsel to private equity sponsors, family offices, and credit funds on fund formation, GP-led continuation transactions, co-investments, and the disputes that arise between sophisticated parties when interests diverge.

III.

Family Enterprise & Succession

Pl. — the quiet transfers of generations.

Generational governance and the quiet transfers.

Multi-generational planning for founding families and their operating businesses. Trust structuring, governance design, and the resolution of intra-family disputes before they become matters of public record.

IV.

White-Collar Defense & Investigations

Pl. — under privilege, without spectacle.

Government inquiries, internal investigations.

Representation of individuals and corporations in DOJ, SEC, FCA, and parallel cross-border inquiries. Internal investigations conducted under privilege, with the discretion the matter demands.

V.

International Arbitration

Pl. — multiple seats, one bench.

Cross-border disputes, multiple seats.

ICC, LCIA, SIAC, and ad hoc UNCITRAL proceedings on behalf of sovereigns, investors, and multinational enterprises. Joint capability across our New York and London offices.

VI.

Tax Controversy

Pl. — audit through appellate.

Audit through appellate.

IRS examinations, appeals, and litigation for high-net-worth individuals and closely held entities. Coordinated state, federal, and treaty-based defenses, including transfer pricing and partnership audit regimes.

Six practices, one bar. The firm declines work outside its chosen disciplines.

Engage counsel

§ III. — On standpoint

A note from the firm.

[Founding premise  one editorial sentence in firm voice. State the reason the firm exists and the kind of client it was built to serve. Written in the third person, present tense.] 

[Representation statement — one sentence naming the categories of client the firm represents and the standard those engagements are held to.]

[Working standard — one sentence on how matters are staffed and concluded. Conclude with a sentence on the firm's standard of discretion.]

[F.P.] · [F.P.]

Founding partners

§ IV. · A matter, recently concluded — 01
[Representative matter headline — short, declarative.]
Pl. 01 · [Practice Area]
Index M-[NN/YY]anno [YEAR]

[Practice Area] · [YEAR]

[Representative matter headline — short, declarative.]

[Representative matter — anonymized description in firm voice. 1-2 sentences describing role, forum, scale, and posture without identifying the client.]

OUTCOME:[Verdict / settlement / matter resolved on favorable terms.]
Confidential inquiryClient identity withheld
§ IV. · A matter, recently concluded — 02
[Representative matter headline — short, declarative.]
Pl. 02 · [Practice Area]
Index M-[NN/YY]anno [YEAR]

[Practice Area] · [YEAR]

[Representative matter headline — short, declarative.]

[Representative matter — anonymized description in firm voice. 1-2 sentences describing role, forum, scale, and posture without identifying the client.]

OUTCOME:[Matter resolved without enforcement action / on confidential terms.]
Confidential inquiryClient identity withheld

§ V. — The bench

Partners — in residence.

[N] attorneys across two offices. Every matter is led by a partner who has tried, negotiated, or argued the same kind of case before.

Pl. II

[Founding Partner Name]

Pl. II[Partner], founding partner

[Founding Partner Name]

Founding Partner

Education[Law School], J.D. '[YY]
Bar[Bar Jurisdictions]
PriorPreviously, [Previous Firm]

[Partner biography — anonymized in firm voice. 2-3 sentences describing practice areas, notable forums of practice, and seniority. Written in the third person.]

Pl. III

[Founding Partner Name]

Pl. III[Partner], founding partner

[Founding Partner Name]

Founding Partner

Education[Law School], J.D. '[YY]
Bar[Bar Jurisdictions]
PriorPreviously, [Previous Firm]

[Partner biography — anonymized in firm voice. 2-3 sentences describing practice areas, notable transactions or disputes led, and the partner's role in the firm. Written in the third person.]

Pl. IV

[Partner Name]

Pl. IV[Partner], partner

[Partner Name]

Partner

Education[Law School], J.D. '[YY]
Bar[Bar Jurisdictions]
PriorPreviously, [Previous Firm]

[Partner biography — anonymized in firm voice. 2-3 sentences describing practice areas, prior government or in-house experience where relevant, and representative client types. Written in the third person.]

Pl. V

[Partner Name]

Pl. V[Partner], partner

[Partner Name]

Partner

Education[Law School], J.D. '[YY]
Bar[Bar Jurisdictions]
PriorPreviously, [Previous Firm]

[Partner biography — anonymized in firm voice. 2-3 sentences describing practice areas, languages or cross-border focus where relevant, and representative client types. Written in the third person.]

And [N] further attorneys — counsel, associates, of counsel — across both offices.

Full attorney roster on request

§ VI. — By the numbers

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$[X.X]B

Matters resolved, [YEAR] — [YEAR]

[NN]

Attorneys across two offices

Tier I

[Directory] Tier 1, year cited

[XX]%

Client retention, ten-year average

§ VII. — In their words

VOL. XI · Anonymous per firm policy
[Client testimonial — anonymized in the law-firm tradition, 1-2 sentences in the voice of a sophisticated principal speaking to the firm's discretion and outcome.]

[Anonymous Title]

[Client type, jurisdiction]