Kelley Drye & Warren

Last updated
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
Headquarters 3 World Trade Center
New York City
No. of offices9
No. of attorneys300+
Major practice areasGeneral practice
RevenueN/A
Date founded1836 (New York, New York)
Company type LLP
Website www.kelleydrye.com

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is an international law firm founded in 1836 and is one of the oldest firms in the United States. It operates in New York; Washington; Los Angeles; Chicago; Stamford, Connecticut; Parsippany, New Jersey; Houston, Texas; and San Diego, California. It also offers legal services through an affiliate relationship with Mumbai-based Fortitude Law Associates.

Contents

Practice areas

Kelley Drye has substantial practice areas in areas including advertising law, antitrust, bankruptcy, communications, corporate, environmental, ERISA, government contracts, government relations, labor and employment, litigation, intellectual property, international trade and customs, real estate, trust & estate and tax. [1]

History

In 1836, New York attorneys Hiram Barney and William Mulligan founded a law office in downtown Manhattan. They took on significant matters from the inception of the firm, including the bankruptcies of the Metropolitan Street Railway and the New York City Railway. Barney was later appointed to the prestigious position of Collector of the Customs of the Port of New York by President Abraham Lincoln. [2]

Name partner Nicholas Kelley joined the firm at the turn of the 20th century. Kelley was instrumental in negotiations to finance the production of Chrysler automobiles. The firm also represented Westinghouse Electric in a major bankruptcy matter; Westinghouse would go on to merge with CBS some 90 years later. Name partner John Wilson Drye also brought important clients to the firm, including Union Carbide Corporation, one of the world’s oldest chemical companies. [2]

Kelley Drye partners have long had political and legislative influence beyond the world of private law firms. Its partners have advised or have been appointed to offices by a number of American Presidents, including Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, Abraham Lincoln, and Woodrow Wilson. Kelley Drye assisted in drafting the 1947 Taft Hartley Act, a foundational labor law regulating the activities and power of labor unions. [2]

Kelley Drye merged with Washington, D.C.–based firm Collier Shannon Scott, PLLC in 2006. [3] In April 2011, Kelley Drye merged with the Los Angeles firm White O'Connor Fink & Brenner LLP. [4] The firm expanded its presence to Texas through a merger with Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs, P.C. in 2016. [5]

Notable lawyers and alumni

Related Research Articles

Morrison & Foerster LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, with 17 offices located throughout the United States, Asia, and Europe. The firm has over 1,000 lawyers who advise clients across a range of industries and practices, including intellectual property, patent litigation, corporate/M&A, business restructuring, and securities.

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP is an American white-shoe law firm with its headquarters in New York City, and additional offices in London and Washington, D.C. The firm is known for its complex and high profile litigation and mergers & acquisitions work. Widely considered one of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, Cravath has been ranked as the #1 law firm in the United States by Vault since 2017.

Proskauer Rose LLP is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1875 and currently employs more than 800 attorneys in twelve offices worldwide.

K&L Gates LLP is an American multinational corporation law firm based in the United States, with international offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. Its namesake firms are Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, a Pittsburgh-based firm founded as Kirkpatrick, Pomeroy, Lockhart & Johnson in 1946, and Preston Gates & Ellis, a Seattle firm founded in 1883 whose prominent partners included William H. Gates Sr., the attorney, philanthropist, and father of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart merged with Preston Gates in 2007 to form K&L Gates, LLP.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Locke Lord</span> International law firm

Locke Lord LLP is an international law firm formed on October 2, 2007, after the combination of Texas-based Locke Liddell & Sapp PLLC and Lord Bissell & Brook LLP. Locke Lord's earliest predecessor firms date from 1887 and 1891. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and changed its name to Locke Lord LLP on September 27, 2011.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Howrey</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wiley Rein</span> American law firm

Wiley Rein LLP is one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C., United States. With 240 lawyers, the firm represents clients in complex regulatory, litigation, and transactional matters. Many of the firm's lawyers and public policy advisors have held high-level positions in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Department of Justice. The firm operates in industries including energy, manufacturing, defense, aerospace, intelligence, information technology, professional services, telecommunications, health care, architectural and engineering (A&E), and construction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Weil, Gotshal & Manges</span> American law firm

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an American international law firm with approximately 1,100 attorneys, headquartered in New York City. With a gross annual revenue in excess of $1.8 billion, it is among the world's largest law firms according to The American Lawyer's AmLaw 100 survey. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious law firms in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taft Stettinius & Hollister</span> American law firm

Taft Stettinius & Hollister, commonly known as "Taft", is an American, white-shoe law firm founded in Cincinnati, with offices in Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Delaware, Ohio; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; and Washington, DC. Taft has been referred to as Cincinnati's most prestigious law firm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Willkie Farr & Gallagher</span> Law firm

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, commonly known as Willkie, is a white-shoe, international law firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1888, the firm specializes in corporate practice and employs approximately 1000 lawyers in 13 offices across six countries. U.S. Supreme Court Justices Felix Frankfurter and Charles Evans Hughes began their careers at the firm, as did former Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, and former New York Governor Mario Cuomo after leaving office. Willkie was ranked among the top ten in The American Lawyer's "The 2021 A-List" ranking of elite law firms. The law firm's profits per equity partner were $3.90 million in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saul Ewing</span> United States-based law firm

Saul Ewing LLP is a U.S.-based law firm with 16 offices and approximately 400 attorneys providing a broad range of legal services. Its offices are located along the East Coast from Boston to Miami and extend into the Midwest by way of Chicago. On September 1, 2017 Saul Ewing LLP and Arnstein & Lehr LLP merged to form Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP. In November 2022, the firm changed its name back to Saul Ewing LLP as part of a rebrand effort.

Blank Rome is an Am Law 100 firm with 14 offices and more than 650 attorneys and principals who provide legal and advocacy services to clients in the United States and around the world.

Riker Danzig LLP is a law firm in the state of New Jersey. Founded in 1882, it is among the state's oldest firms. The firm is based in Morristown, New Jersey and also has offices in Trenton, New Jersey, and New York City.

Dickinson Wright PLLC is a law firm based in Detroit, Michigan. With over 475 lawyers across more than 40 practices and industries, Dickinson Wright serves clients from nineteen offices, six of which are in Michigan. According to the National Law Journal's 2022 NLJ 500 ranking of firms based on size, Dickinson Wright is ranked 102 in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hiram Barney</span>

Hiram Barney was an American lawyer, abolitionist, and politician who served as Collector of the Port of New York from 1861 - 1864 during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln.

Broad and Cassel LLP is a full-service law firm with ten offices located throughout the State of Florida. Founded by Alvin Cassel and Shepard Broad in 1946. The firm has a variety of practice areas including: Corporate and Securities; Construction Law and Litigation; Real Estate Development; Estate Planning and Trusts; Commercial Litigation; Health Law; Law Use and Environmental Law; Taxation; Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights; Labor and Employment; Eminent Domain; Auto Dealership/Repair Shop Defense and Regulatory Compliance; Appellate Law; Public Finance and Capital Projects; and White Collar Crime and Civil Fraud Defense. Senator Marco Rubio, Congresswoman Kathy Castor and Congressman Ted Deutch, have been affiliated with the firm.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, commonly referred to as Gordon & Rees, is an AmLaw 100 law firm based in the United States, with more than 1,000 lawyers practicing in all 50 states.

Semple Fraser LLP was a Scottish commercial law firm, with over 150 staff, including 21 partners, and offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Manchester. It was founded in Glasgow in 1990 and collapsed in 2013.

John M Herrmann II is an American lawyer who is a partner in Kelley Drye. He is a former member of the United States National Security Council.

Roberta Sarah Karmel is an American attorney and the Centennial Professor of Law, and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of International Business Law, at Brooklyn Law School. She was the first female Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

References

  1. ↑ "Kelley Drye & Warren LLP". Bloomberg.com .
  2. 1 2 3 "Kelley Drye & Warren LLP | Company Profile | Vault.com". Vault.
  3. ↑ "Kelley Drye & Warren and Collier Shannon Scott Announce Merger - Kelley Drye & Warren LLP".
  4. ↑ "White O'Connor Fink & Brenner LLP: New Name Recognizes Top Tier Entertainment and Business Litigation Firm's Creative and Innovative Approaches". www.businesswire.com. April 15, 2008.
  5. ↑ LLP, Kelley Drye & Warren. "Kelley Drye Expands to Texas with Addition of 14 Attorneys from Acclaimed Environmental Litigation Firm Jackson Gilmour & Dobbs". www.prnewswire.com.
  6. ↑ "Jodie Z. Bernstein | Administrative Conference of the United States". www.acus.gov.
  7. ↑ "Jim Gilmore III's Biography". Votesmart.
  8. ↑ "Roberta S. Karmel" (PDF). www.sec.gov.
  9. ↑ "WILLIAM C. MacLEOD - Kelley Drye & Warren LLP".
  10. ↑ Ross, Nancy L. (July 11, 1985). "Inside the SEC". Washington Post.
  11. ↑ "Full Biography for Doris Matsui". www.smartvoter.org.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.