Schiff Hardin
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| Headquarters |
 Chicago |
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| No. of offices | 8 |
| No. of attorneys | more than 300 |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Revenue | $227M [1] |
| Date founded | 1864 (Chicago) |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
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Schiff Hardin LLP is a national law firm with more than 300 attorneys practicing out of eight offices nationwide — Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Lake Forest, New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC.[2] It is a general practice firm serving corporate clients in a number of practices.
History
The firm was founded in 1864 as Hitchcock & Dupee and ranks as one of Chicago's oldest law firms. In its early years, it represented the Chicago City Railway Company and Chicago Transit Authority. In 1889, Hitchcock & Dupee gained Northern Trust as a client; today the company still turns to Schiff Hardin for all matters of legal advice. The firm acquired its current name in 2004.[3]
Schiff Hardin opened a Washington, D.C. office in 1977. Offices in New York City (1991) and Atlanta (2003) followed. 2002 brought a suburban Chicago office in Lake Forest. In 2007, the firm merged with Morgenstein & Jubelirer to open a San Francisco office, followed by an Ann Arbor, Michigan office in 2012. In 2014 the firm added one more office in Dallas.
Notable Deals and Cases
- Chicago Board Options Exchange — In the early 1970, the firm created the legal structure of the CBOE. In June 2010, the firm represented the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated in its approximately $3 billion demutualization transaction, in which the CBOE converted from a member-owned Delaware non-stock corporation to a Delaware stock corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of a new parent holding company, CBOE Holdings, Inc.[4][5]
- United States of America v. Conrad M. Black et al. — The firm represented Mark S. Kipnis, the former general counsel of Hollinger International, Inc., in this highly publicized trial.[6]
- People v. Harper — Schiff Hardin represented Julie Rae Harper, a woman wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the murder of her young son, at her retrial. This case generated considerable media attention after ABC-TV's 20/20 program ran a show about the case.[7][8]
- Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley — In a case that has received nationwide attention, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), represented by Schiff Hardin's Animal Law practice attorneys and North Carolina counsel, obtained a full and final judgment in Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley in a case involving animal hoarding.[9]
Notable Clients
References
- ↑ 2012 AmLaw 200 Rankings
- ↑ http://www.schiffhardin.com/offices
- ↑ http://www.schiffhardin.com/about-us
- ↑ http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/search/historicalcharge.cfm?ID=100011430&SessionID=&TYPE=news
- ↑ http://www.schiffhardin.com/9744.htm
- ↑ http://www.schiffhardin.com/EXP-WCC-Mark_Kipnis.htm
- ↑ http://www.schiffhardin.com/EXP-PB-Julie_Rea_Harper.htm
- ↑ http://www.law.northwestern.edu/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/ilHarperSummary.html
- ↑ http://www.schiffhardin.com/EXP-LIT-ALDF-Woodley.htm
External links
- Official Web site
- Worth Magazine's Top 100 Attorneys List Honors Schiff Hardin LLP Partners Thomas W. Abendroth and John D. Dadakis
- Schiff Hardin Attorneys Obtain Injunction Against the Georgia Department of Agriculture's Failure to Enforce Prohibitions on the Gassing of Dogs and Cats
- Chambers and Partners Firm Profile
- Schiff Hardin LLP Organizational Profile at the National Law Review