Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker

Last updated
Wilson Elser
Wilsonelser logo wikipedia.gif
HeadquartersNew York City
No. of offices45 total, 1 international
No. of attorneys1,100+ (2024)
Major practice areasGeneral practice
Key peopleDaniel J. McMahon, Chairman [1]
Date founded1978
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website www.wilsonelser.com

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, (known as Wilson Elser), is a law firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 44 offices throughout the United States and one in London.

Contents

History

The predecessor firm to what is known today as Wilson Elser started back in 1944 when Max Edelman hired Sol Kroll into his [then] small practice. [2] Over the decades the Kroll and Edelman building what became a pioneer for multi-state, later international, law-firms, and as it grew, came to be known as Kroll, Edelman, Elser, & Wilson by the 1970s. [3]

After Kroll departed, Wilson Elser was established in 1978 by attorneys Thomas Wilson, Sr., John Elser and Max Edelman. While the firm's heritage is in the area of insurance defense, it has increasingly expanded into the corporate and transactional realms and now represents clients in a wide range of legal services.

Recognition

Wilson Elser ranks among the top 200 law firms identified by The American Lawyer and 53rd in The National Law Journal's survey of the nation's largest law firms.[ citation needed ] Wilson Elser ranks 36th in Law360’s 100 Best Law Firms for Female Attorneys and ranked 9th on the Law360 list of The 10 Best BigLaw Firms for Female Attorneys.[ citation needed ]

The law firm came under public criticism in a 2024 case of an American Airlines employee secretly videotaping a 9 year old girl, among 3 other minors, with an iPhone taped to a bathroom seat. As a part of the defense for American Airline, the firm argued that the minors were at fault because they should have been aware they were being videotaped. [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">King & Spalding</span> American law firm

King & Spalding LLP is an American multinational corporate law firm that is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with offices located in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It has over 1,300 lawyers in 23 offices globally. It is Am Law 100, Global 30, and white-shoe firm.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jones Day</span> US international law firm

Jones Day is an American multinational law firm based in Washington, D.C. As of 2023, it is one of the largest law firms in the United States with 2,302 attorneys, and among the highest grossing in the world with revenues of $2.5 billion. Originally headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Jones Day ranks first in both M&A league tables and the 2017 U.S. Law Firm Brand Index. The firm has represented over half of the companies in the Fortune 500, including Goldman Sachs, General Motors, McDonald's, and Bridgestone. Jones Day has also represented the campaign of former president Donald Trump.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DLA Piper</span> Multinational law firm

DLA Piper is a law firm with offices in over 40 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. In 2021, it was the third largest law firm in the United States by revenue.

Greenberg Traurig is a multinational law and lobbying firm founded in Miami in 1967 by Mel Greenberg, Larry J. Hoffman, and Robert H. Traurig.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP is a global white shoe law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm employs approximately 800 attorneys throughout 33 offices around the world.

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">Wiley Rein</span> American law firm

Wiley Rein LLP, sometimes shortened to Wiley, is an American law firm based in Washington, D.C. 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">Dechert</span> American law firm

Dechert LLP is a multinational American law firm of more than 900 lawyers with practices in corporate and securities, complex litigation, finance and real estate, financial services, asset management, and private equity. In 2021, the firm raised revenues by 25%, with a total of $1.3 billion. On Law.com's 2022 Global 200 survey, Dechert ranked as the 41st highest grossing law firm in the world.

Wilson v. State, 652 S.E. 2d 501, 282 Ga. 520 (2007) was a Georgia court case brought about to appeal the aggravated child molestation conviction of Genarlow Wilson.

<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 18 offices and approximately 425 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. On August 1, 2023, the firm merged with Los Angeles based Freeman Freeman & Smiley.

Mayer Brown is a global white-shoe law firm, founded in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It has offices in 27 cities throughout the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with its largest offices being in Chicago, Washington, D.C., New York City, Hong Kong, and London.

Reed Smith LLP is a global law firm with more than 1,500 lawyers in 30 offices throughout the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

Thompson Coburn LLP is a U.S. law firm with offices in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Southern Illinois, St. Louis, Birmingham, Ala., and Washington, D.C. The firm has been especially active in the field of product liability.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith</span> American law firm based in Los Angeles

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP is a U.S. law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1979, the firm is a national, general practice law firm with 1,552 attorneys. The firm operates offices in 55 offices in 32 states and Washington, D.C.

Matthew J. Blit is an American employment discrimination attorney best known for representing clients in high-profile matters involving celebrities and other notable parties. Blit also represented David Kuchinsky in his suit against New York Knicks center Eddy Curry; Ian Bernardo against American Idol; model Ashley Chontos in her sexual harassment suit against her former employer; and former actress and Binibining Pilipinas contestant Joanna "Dindi" Gallardo-Mills in her workplace-abuse suit against the companion of comic-book artist Frank Miller. In addition, Blit has represented a number of exotic dancers in sexual harassment and wage and hour claims against gentleman's clubs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani</span> American law firm

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, commonly referred to as GRSM, is an AmLaw 100 law firm based in the United States, with more than 1,200 lawyers practicing in all 50 states.

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, Dallas, and Houston, 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.

Cohen & Gresser LLP is an international law firm with offices in New York City, Paris, Washington D.C., and London. The firm represents clients in complex litigation and corporate transactions throughout the world. Founded in 2002, the firm has grown to seventy lawyers in eight practice groups: Corporate; Employment; Intellectual Property & Technology; Litigation and Arbitration; Privacy and Data Security; Real Estate; Tax; White Collar Defense. The firm's clients include Fortune 500 companies and major financial institutions across a broad spectrum of industries throughout the world, and it has litigated and negotiated against some of the nation's largest law firms.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeffrey Ehrlich</span> American lawyer and author

Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich is an American lawyer and author, known for handling landmark appeals in the United States Supreme Court and the California Supreme Court. He is co-author of the influential Thomson Reuters treatise on insurance litigation, and editor-in-chief of Advocate, the most widely circulated trial-bar magazine in the United States. He and his son, Clinton Ehrlich, are also known for exonerating Sgt. Raymond Lee Jennings, an Iraq War veteran who served 11 years of a life sentence for murdering teenager Michelle O'Keefe.

Labaton Keller Sucharow is an American plaintiffs' law firm. Founded in 1963, the firm employs over 60 lawyers in offices in New York, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.

References

  1. Bio of Daniel J. McMahon
  2. "What Is A Contingency Fee Agreement With An Attorney?". 15 January 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  3. "Insurance attorney Sol Kroll dies at 94". Business Insurance. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  4. Sobey, Rick (May 22, 2024). "American Airlines blamed 9-year-old girl for being secretly filmed, airline calls court filing 'an error'". Boston Herald . Retrieved May 25, 2024.