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Graham & James LLP was a law firm. It was founded as Graham & Morse by Chalmers Graham and Clarence Morse in San Francisco in 1934. Morse left the firm to become chair of the Federal Maritime Commission, [1] and Leonard James, a maritime lawyer who had become friends with Graham and Morse while working for the War Shipping Administration during World War II, became a name partner. [2] The firm was originally a small firm focused on the maritime industry. [3]

The firm was active in Asia as early as the 1950s, when it sent one of its lawyers to Tokyo. [3] It formed a strategic alliance with the Deacons law firm in Hong Kong and the Price Sanond law firm in Bangkok, operating in Asia under the collective name "Deacons Graham & James." [4]

With the bulk of its practice focused on the Pacific Rim, Graham & James was severely affected by the Asian economic crisis of the 1990s. By then, it was primarily an intellectual property and technology firm, with California and Asian offices. [5] Graham & James attempted to merge with the New York firm of Reid & Priest in 1991, [6] and also had a partnership with the Seattle law firm of Riddell Williams from 1995 to 1999. [7] As of June 1999 it had around 340 attorneys. [1] The alliance with Deacons dissolved in June 2000, with Deacons backing out due to G&J's failure to commit resources to Asia and dwindling position in US law firm rankings. [8]

In June 2000, it effected two transactions. Reflecting internal divisions among its partners and affiliates, most partners in the California, Tokyo and Beijing offices of the firm merged with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, [9] while the New York office, largely devoted to pharmaceutical patent prosecution, merged with Greenberg Traurig. [5] [10]

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  2. ↑ Chiang, Harriett (April 12, 1996). "Leonard G. James". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  3. 1 2 "Alexander Calhoun" (PDF). The Asian Art Museum Oral History Project, UC-Berkeley. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "History - Price Sanond: Lawyers in Bangkok, Thailand". 26 February 2011.
  5. 1 2 Cosmides, John (30 May 2001). "Law Firm Mergers: Managing & Dealing With Organizational Change". The Barustors Report. San Francisco, CA: The Cosmides Group. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Graham & James Breaks Off Talks With New York Law Firm". Los Angeles Times. 4 June 1991.
  7. ↑ "Bizjournals". www.bizjournals.com.
  8. ↑ "Deacons dumps Graham & James - IFLR.com". www.iflr.com.
  9. ↑ Williams, Rochelle (30 June 2000). "Squire Sanders Announces Plans To Purchase Graham & James". Bond Buyer. Business Source Complete: EBSCOhost. 332 (30924): 3. ISSN   0732-0469. 3308660. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2013.; see also http://www.thelawyer.com/greenberg-traurig-doubles-with-graham-and-james-team/90991.article
  10. ↑ Lawyer, The (2000-07-16). "Greenberg Traurig doubles with Graham & James team". The Lawyer | Legal insight, benchmarking data and jobs. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
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