Arthur Andersen LLP was an American holding company based in Chicago. Formerly one of the "Big Five" accounting firms, the company had provided auditing, tax and consulting services to large corporations. By 2001, it had become one of the world's largest multinational corporations.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a multinational professional services network of firms, operating as partnerships under the PwC brand. PwC ranks as the second-largest professional services network in the world and is considered one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Deloitte, EY and KPMG.
A limited liability partnership (LLP) is a partnership in which some or all partners have limited liabilities. It therefore can exhibit elements of partnerships and corporations. In an LLP, each partner is not responsible or liable for another partner's misconduct or negligence. This is an important difference from the traditional partnership under the UK Partnership Act 1890, in which each partner has joint liability. In an LLP, some or all partners have a form of limited liability similar to that of the shareholders of a corporation. Unlike corporate shareholders, the partners have the power to manage the business directly. In contrast, corporate shareholders must elect a board of directors under the laws of various state charters. The board organizes itself and hires corporate officers who then have as "corporate" individuals the legal responsibility to manage the corporation in the corporation's best interest. An LLP also contains a different level of tax liability from that of a corporation.
Baker McKenzie is a multinational law firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1949 as Baker & McKenzie, it has 77 offices in 46 countries, and over 6,000 lawyers worldwide. It is one of the largest law firms in the world by headcount and revenue.
Vinson & Elkins LLP is an international law firm with approximately 700 lawyers worldwide headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas.
Grant Thornton LLP is the American member firm of Grant Thornton International, the seventh largest accounting network in the world by combined fee income. Grant Thornton LLP is the sixth largest U.S. accounting and advisory organization. The firm operates 59 offices across the US with approximately 8,500 employees, 550 partners, and produces annual revenue in excess of US$1.9 billion.
A boutique law firm is a collection of attorneys typically organized in a limited liability partnership or professional corporation specializing in a niche area of law practice. Although a general practice law firm includes a variety of unrelated practice areas within a single firm, a boutique firm specializes in one or a select few practice areas. There may be some confusion as legal publications may refer to any small- or mid-sized firm as a boutique, though generally firms with fewer than 100 attorneys would count. Boutique should apply to those firms that focus on particular areas, regardless of size, though they are typically smaller, with exception to a few firms such as Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner or Fish & Richardson with over 400 attorneys.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a global white shoe law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm employs approximately 800 attorneys throughout 23 offices around the world.
The KPMG tax shelter fraud scandal involves allegedly illegal U.S. tax shelters by KPMG that were exposed beginning in 2003. In early 2005, the United States member firm of KPMG International, KPMG LLP, was accused by the United States Department of Justice of fraud in marketing abusive tax shelters.
Howrey LLP was a global law firm that practiced antitrust, global litigation and intellectual property law. At its peak Howrey had more than 700 attorneys in 17 locations worldwide.
Troutman Sanders LLP was an American law firm founded in 1897. The firm had about 650 attorneys before merging with the Philadelphia-based Pepper Hamilton in July 2020 to become Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP d/b/a Troutman Pepper. Troutman Sanders was organized into 17 areas of legal practice within five departments: Corporate, Real Estate & Finance, Business Litigation, Specialized Litigation, and Energy and Regulatory. Stephen E. Lewis was the firm's managing partner and became chair of Troutman Pepper after the merger in 2020. Carl E. Sanders, the former Governor of Georgia, served as chairman emeritus until his death in 2014.
Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl was a New York City-based law firm that practiced from 1934 to 2001, when it merged with Dallas-based Jenkens & Gilchrist. It was a prominent mid-sized New York firm, often called a corporate and securities boutique because of its highly regarded middle market securities practice which also embraced securities litigation and arbitration. Its securities clients, according to electronic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, included Sbarro, Sotheby's and Logitech.
Keck, Mahin & Cate was a law firm based in Chicago, Illinois that was founded in 1886 and stopped operations in 1997.
Winstead PC is a national corporate law firm with offices in Texas, New York and North Carolina. The firm's more than 300 attorneys and consultants serve as legal advisors to mid-market and large businesses, providing legal services to industries including airlines, financial services, healthcare, higher education, investment management/private funds, life sciences, real estate and sports business & media. Winstead's attorneys and practices have been recognized by Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, 2021; Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters, 2021; and The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., 2021.
Son of BOSS is a type of tax shelter used in the United States, one that was designed and promoted by tax advisors in the 1990s to reduce federal income tax obligations on capital gains from the sale of a business or other appreciated asset. Its informal name comes from the name of an earlier tax shelter, BOSS, which it somewhat resembles. There were at least 7 legal cases still under way at the end of 2016.
Crowe & Dunlevy is an American law firm headquartered in Oklahoma. Founded in 1902, it is the second largest law firm in Oklahoma with offices in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Dallas, and is Oklahoma's second oldest law firm. According to the annual Law360 400 Report, a ranking of the 400 largest U.S. law firms by number of lawyers, in 2021 Crowe & Dunlevy was listed as the 351st largest law firm in the country. In 2019, Forbes Media named Crowe & Dunlevy to its inaugural list of America's Top Law Firms, the only Oklahoma City-based firm named to the list.
Ryan LLC, based in Dallas, Texas, is a tax services and consulting firm. Ryan LLC has more than 16,000 clients in over 50 countries. The company has over 74 locations, including locations in Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, India, Hungary, and Australia. Ryan LLC works with companies including 7-Eleven, the Kroger Company, Walmart Stores, and Johnson & Johnson.
Reid Collins & Tsai LLP is an American law firm established in 2009 with offices in New York City, Austin, Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Wilmington, Delaware. The firm represents plaintiffs in complex civil litigation on a mixed-fee or contingency-fee basis.
VisitDallas, formerly known as the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau, is a 501(c)(6) contracted by the City of Dallas to market Dallas as a convention and tourist destination. In January 2019, the Government of Dallas released an audit uncovering evidence of misuse of taxpayer funds, mismanagement, and excessive executive compensation. In November 2019, IRS Form 13909 was filed against VisitDallas calling for a public investigation by the Internal Revenue Service and Texas Attorney General.
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