# Vedder

> Vedder is a Chicago-founded business law firm with more than 400 lawyers and professionals across nine offices in the United States, London and Singapore. It advises companies, lenders, funds, financial institutions, investors and employers on transactions, regulation, disputes and workplace matters, with a particularly visible position in aviation and other transportation finance, registered funds, banking, middle-market M&A and management-side employment law.

- **Founded:** 1952
- **Headquarters:** Chicago, United States
- **Team size:** More than 400 lawyers and professionals; approximately 750 total employees in supplied company data.
- **Products:** Finance & Transactions, Global Transportation Finance, Investment Services, Financial Institutions, Labor & Employment
- **Notable:** Chambers USA ranked Transportation: Aviation: Finance nationwide Band 1 in 2025 for the twentieth consecutive year., Chambers USA 2025 also ranked the firm's Government Contracts practice Band 1 in its Highly Regarded category., The Legal 500 United States 2025 recognized 13 practice areas and 41 individual attorneys.

## Products & services

- **Finance & Transactions** — Counsel on secured lending, M&A, private equity, capital markets, restructurings, tax and related corporate transactions.
- **Global Transportation Finance** — Cross-border finance, leasing, regulatory and transactional advice for commercial and business aviation, rail, maritime and equipment assets.
- **Investment Services** — Regulatory, transactional, formation, governance, enforcement and litigation advice for registered funds, ETFs, advisers, private funds and institutional investors.
- **Financial Institutions** — Corporate, regulatory, compliance, enforcement, capital markets and M&A counsel for banks, credit unions, FinTechs and investors.
- **Labor & Employment** — Management-side counseling, litigation, investigations, benefits, executive compensation, immigration and workplace compliance.
- **Litigation & Investigations** — Complex commercial disputes, white-collar defense, securities matters, media and privacy litigation, class actions and regulatory enforcement.
- **Corporate, Governance & Real Estate** — Day-to-day corporate counsel, governance, entity maintenance, real estate transactions, leasing, land use and construction advice.
- **Regulatory & Government Services** — Government contracts, aviation regulation, antitrust, international trade, export controls, sanctions and agency-facing work.

## Achievements

- Chambers USA ranked Transportation: Aviation: Finance nationwide Band 1 in 2025 for the twentieth consecutive year.
- Chambers USA 2025 also ranked the firm's Government Contracts practice Band 1 in its Highly Regarded category.
- The Legal 500 United States 2025 recognized 13 practice areas and 41 individual attorneys.
- The Legal 500 gave top-tier 2025 rankings to aviation and air-travel finance, rail and road finance, and Chicago corporate and M&A.
- Best Law Firms listed 17 national and 27 regional rankings for the firm in its 2025 profile.
- Vedder expanded from its Chicago base to nine offices, including London and Singapore.
- The firm reports more than 400 lawyers and professionals.
- Vedder lawyers recorded nearly 7,000 pro bono hours in 2019, the latest specific annual total stated on its partnerships page.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — The firm's insights feed highlighted a $10 million EXIM financing for Buell Motor Holdings and recognition for aviation and yacht lawyer Edward Gross.
- **2026-06** — Vedder reported 2026 Legal 500 recognition and published work on locked-box pricing in M&A and AI in investment law.
- **2026-04** — Vedder represented BTX Precision, an L Squared Capital Partners portfolio company, in its acquisition of Maitland Engineering.
- **2026-03** — Vedder represented Signature Bancorporation in its merger with Esquire Financial Holdings and advised Avora Residences on a long-term cruise-ship charter transaction.
- **2026-01** — Vedder Price adopted the public name Vedder, introduced the 'Navigate with Confidence' tagline and launched a redesigned website and visual identity.
- **2025-12** — The firm reported advising EquipmentShare.com on a $2.75 billion asset-based financing and Innovator on its $2 billion acquisition by Goldman Sachs.

## Links

- Website: https://www.vedder.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vedder-price-pc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/vedderlaw

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Last updated: 2026-08-13