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The firm was established in 1986 [6] [7] by John B. Quinn, Eric Emanuel, David Quinto, and Phyllis Kupferstein, with the purpose of being a litigation-only firm.In 1988, A. William "Bill" Urquhart decided to join the two-year-old firm, which became Quinn Emanuel & Urquhart, [8] and soon later Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Oliver with the addition of Dale Hugh Oliver. [9]
Deborah K. Owen, former member of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined the firm in 1994 [18] Pierre-Richard Prosper, former United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, joined the firm's Los Angeles office in 2007. [19] Jim Talent, former U.S. Senator from Missouri, served as a lobbyist at Arent Fox in 2001. [20]
The firm ranks #41 in the American Lawyer "Global 200" rankings, which ranks firms worldwide by revenue. [4] The legal news site Above the Law ranked the firm number 71 in its 2018 "Power 100" law firm rankings. [21] The Financial Times labeled K&L among the "Most innovative North American law firms 2015: Compliance & technology". [22]
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In 1947, the firm's labor department, led by J. Mack Swigert, was instrumental in helping Robert Taft, who had become a United States Senator, draft and pass the groundbreaking Taft–Hartley Act that regulated labor unions. [5] [6] In the late 1960s-early 1970s, Murray S. Monroe founded the firm's Antitrust practice. [7] [8]
Katten's attorneys and practices have been ranked in the BTI Litigation Outlook, Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers UK, The Legal 500 United States, The Legal 500 United Kingdom and US News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” [6] 2018 as a top-tier Honor Roll firm in the areas of IP Litigation, Class Actions, Securities and Finance Litigation, and Complex Employment Litigation. [7]
Venable LLP is an American law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. [1] It is the largest law firm in the state of Maryland. [2] Founded in 1900 by Richard Venable in Baltimore, [3] Venable operates 13 offices across the United States [4] and employs about 850 professionals [5] specializing in regulatory, litigation, corporate, and investigations matters.
Jacoby & Meyers is an American law firm established as a partnership by Leonard Jacoby and Stephen Meyers (1943–1996) that used an extensive advertising campaign to build exposure and awareness of the firm, growing from a single storefront to as many as 150 offices in Arizona, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.