Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney P.C.
firm_logo =
headquarters = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
num_offices = 16
num_attorneys = approximately 500
num_employees =
practice_areas = Lobbying, general practice
key_people = Thomas L. VanKirk, CEO [ [http://www.bipc.com/professionals.php?PeopleID=515 VanKirk firm bio] ]
revenue =
date_founded = 1850
founder = Moses Hampton
company_type = Professional corporation except in California, where it is organized as an LLP
homepage = [http://www.bipc.com/ bipc.com]
dissolved =

Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney P.C. is a large U.S. law firm and lobbying group based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm has over 500 lawyers in sixteen offices nationwide, and was ranked 74th on the National Law Journal's list of the 250 largest law firms in the United States.

History

The firm was originally founded in 1850 by Congressman Moses Hampton and his son, John. When Moses Hampton became chief judge of Allegheny County, William C. Moreland was brought in as an additional partner in 1868 and the firm was renamed Hampton & Moreland. The firm continued to grow and went through several name changes before incorporating in 1980. The firm shortened its name to Buchanan Ingersoll P.C. in 1983, and acquired two other firms during the 2000s: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis in 2005, and Klett Rooney Lieber & Schorling PC in 2006, leaving the firm with its current name, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. [http://www.bipc.com/about.php?AboutusID=3 Firm history] ]

Practice areas

Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney has the largest state-government lobbying practice in Pennsylvania [ [http://www.bipc.com/services.php?ServiceID=11 State Government relations practice] ] , and the 20th largest Federal lobbying practice nationwide. [ [http://www.bipc.com/services.php?ServiceID=10 Federal Government relations practice] ] The firm also has extensive practices in labor & employment law, immigration law, bankruptcy, corporate finance, tax law, real estate, family law, government contracts, health law, and intellectual property. [ [http://www.buchananingersoll.com/services.php Full list of practice areas] ]

Notable lawyers and alumni

* John Dalzell, former U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
* Barry Slotnick, well-known New York City defense attorney [ [http://www.bipc.com/professionals.php?PeopleID=472 Barry Slotnick firm bio] ]
* David W. Marston, former United States Attorney who was ousted by President Jimmy Carter, spent a number of years working at Buchanan Ingersoll before moving to Reed Smith and later Gibbons P.C. [ [http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1115715916526 Article about Marston's career from Law.com] ]

Offices

* San Diego, California
* Temecula, California
* Washington, DC
* Wilmington, Delaware
* Aventura, Florida
* Miami, Florida
* Tampa, Florida
* Newark, New Jersey
* Princeton, New Jersey
* Buffalo, New York
* New York City
* Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (2 offices)
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Alexandria, Virginia

References

External links

* [http://www.bipc.com/home.php Homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/047.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=1&product_id=8759&ch_id=242 Vault.com profile]
* [http://www.martindale.com/Buchanan-Ingersoll-Rooney-PC/law-firm-293073.htm Profile] from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell