McKenna, Long & Aldridge

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = McKenna, Long and Aldridge LLP
firm_logo =
headquarters = Atlanta, Georgia

Washington, D.C.
num_offices = 10 (one international)
num_attorneys = approximately 458
num_employees =
practice_areas = Government contracting and relations, intellectual property, corporate law
key_people = Jeffrey K. Haidet, Chairman [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-442.html Jeffrey Haidet's attorney profile] ] ; T. Mark Flanagan, Jr., Managing Partner [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/attorney-profile-58.html Mark Flanagan's attorney profile] ]
revenue = $228M (2006) [http://www.mindingthelawsbusiness.com/minding_the_laws_business/files/AmLawTop200PerformanceStatistics.pdf AmLaw200 Performance Statistics, 2007] ]
date_founded = 2002
founder =
company_type = Limited liability partnership
firm_slogan = Stay ahead of the curve
homepage = [http://www.mckennalong.com/ mckennalong.com]
dissolved =

McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP is a large United States law firm. It was ranked the 100th largest law firm in the country by the National Law Journal in 2007. The firm also ranked 141st in profit per attorney on the 2007 AmLaw 200 survey.

McKenna, Long & Aldridge is known for its political connections and its pioneering work in the area of government contracting.

History

Like many large firms, McKenna, Long & Aldridge is the product of a merger. The firm was formed in 2002 by the merger of two firms: the Atlanta-based Long Aldridge & Norman and the Washington, D.C.-based McKenna & Cuneo. [http://www.mckennalong.com/news-pressreleases-archive-683.html Press release announcing merger] ] McKenna & Cuneo was founded in 1939, and had risen to prominence in the areas of government contracts and regulatory affairs. Long Aldridge & Norman was founded in 1974, and was a rapidly growing corporate and business law firm. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/firm-history.html Firm history] ]

The firm has served a significant number of large corporations, including AT&T, Honeywell, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Lockheed Martin, and US Airways. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/firm-clients.html Representative client list] ]

Practice areas

McKenna Long & Aldridge's government contracting practice group was the first of its kind in the United States, and is still the largest. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/practices-1.html Government contracts practice group] ] The firm also has an extensive lobbying and governmental relations practice, which includes representation of political action committees [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/practices-72.html Political law] ] and creation of public-private partnerships. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/practices-243.html Public-private partnerships practice group] ]

The firm also has practices in bankruptcy, environmental law, corporate law, real estate, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/practices.html Full list of practice areas] ]

Notable lawyers and alumni

* Zell Miller, former Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator from Georgia, currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor in the firm's Government Affairs practice. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/people-870.html Zell Miller's firm bio] ]
* Randy Evans, former outside counsel to Speakers of the House Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert, currently serves as chair of the firm's Financial Institutions practice. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/people-774.html Randy Evans' firm bio] ]
* Ted Van Der Meid, former counsel and director of operations for Dennis Hastert, of counsel to the firm. [ [http://www.mckennalong.com/people-1074.html Ted Van Der Meid's firm bio] ]
* Luis A. Aguilar, former partner who was named an SEC commissioner in July of 2008. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/07/28/daily71.html Article on Aguilar from Atlanta Business Chronicle] , 31 July 2008]

Offices

United States

* Albany, New York
* Atlanta, Georgia
* Denver, Colorado
* New York City
* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Los Angeles, California
* San Diego, California
* San Francisco, California
* Washington, D.C.

International

*Brussels, Belgium

References

External links

* [http://www.mckennalong.com/ Homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/163.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=1&product_id=27980&ch_id=242 Vault.com profile]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=4258&mode=firms&display=1 Chambers USA profile]
* [http://www.martindale.com/McKenna-Long-Aldridge-LLP/law-firm-302369.htm Profile] from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell