WolfBlock

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = WolfBlock LLP
firm_logo =
headquarters = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
num_offices = 8
num_attorneys = approximately 317
num_employees =
practice_areas = General practice, including lobbying
key_people = Mark L. Alderman, Executive Committee Chair [ [http://www.wolfblock.com/wbroot/attorney.asp?id=272 Mark Alderman's firm bio] ]
revenue =
date_founded = 1903
founder = Horace Stern and Morris Wolf
company_type = Limited liability partnership
firm_slogan = Sound counsel. Since 1903.
homepage = [http://www.wolfblock.com/wbroot/index.asp WolfBlock.com]
dissolved =

WolfBlock LLP (formerly Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen [http://www.wolfblock.com/wbroot/firm_100.asp Firm history] ] ) is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The National Law Journal ranked WolfBlock the 143rd largest firm in the United States, and the 10th largest in Philadelphia, by number of attorneys. The firm is best known for its lobbying and government relations practice, as well as for being one of the oldest law firms in Philadelphia.

History

WolfBlock was founded in 1903 by Horace Stern and Morris Wolf. Stern would go on to work for the United States Department of War and would go on to serve as Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. One of the firm's first major clients was the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, one of the predecessors of SEPTA. The firm gradually expanded, and after World War II, acquired several smaller firms, to arrive at its current size.

In 2002 the firm established a lobbying subsidiary, WolfBlock Government Relations L.P., in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The subsidiary was expanded into Washington D.C. the following year.

Recent developments

WolfBlock's management had planned a merger with the 500+ lawyer Miami, Florida-based law firm of Akerman Senterfitt, which would create a single 800-lawyer firm. [ [http://abajournal.com/news/wolfblock_akerman_senterfitt_to_form_800_lawyer_firm/ WolfBlock & Akerman Senterfitt to Form 800-Lawyer Firm] ABA Journal, 21 July 2008.] But on 7 August 2008, the two firms released a joint statement explaining that the merger had been put on hold due to “a client conflict that cannot be discussed publicly”. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/08/04/daily50.html?q=akerman%20senterfittProposed Akerman merger with Philadelphia law firm on hold] Tampa Bay Business Journal, 7 August 2008.]

Practice areas

In addition to its lobbying practice, the firm has practice groups in corporate & securities law, health law, labor & employment, employee benefits, family law, real estate & land use, environmental law, structured finance, bankruptcy, tax law, estate planning, energy law, intellectual property, and construction law.

Notable lawyers and alumni

*William J. Green, III, former Congressman and mayor of Philadelphia
*Ramon L. Posel, real estate developer and art film promoter.
*Howard Gittis, personal attorney for billionaire Ronald Perelman
*Michael F. Gerber, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 148th Legislative District, is an associate in the firm's Philadelphia office. [ [http://www.wolfblock.com/wbroot/attorney.asp?id=56 Gerber's firm bio] ]

Offices

*Philadelphia, PA
*Harrisburg, PA
*Norristown, PA
*Boston, MA
*Cherry Hill, NJ
*New York, NY
*Roseland, NJ
*Wilmington, DE
*Washington, D.C. Office for lobbying/government relations affiliate

References

External links

* [http://www.wolfblock.com/wbroot/index.asp Homepage]
* [http://www.wolfblockgov.com/ WolfBlock Government Relations homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/270.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=1&product_id=16249&ch_id=242 Vault.com profile]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=1774&mode=firms&display=1 ChambersUSA profile]
* [http://www.martindale.com/WolfBlock-LLP/law-firm-286562.htm Profile] from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell