Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
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headquarters =
num_offices = 8 total, 6 international
num_attorneys = 637 (2007)
num_employees =
practice_areas = General Practice
key_people = Jack H. Nusbaum, Chairman [ [http://www.willkie.com/JackNusbaum Nusbaum's firm profile] ]
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date_founded = 1888
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company_type = Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.willkie.com/ www.willkie.com]
dissolved = Founded in 1888, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP is an international law firm with eight offices in six countries including offices in New York (the flagship office), Washington, Paris, London, Milan, Rome, Frankfurt and Brussels. Named for former presidential candidate Wendell Willkie, a partner in the early 1940s, the firm has approximately 600 lawyers and staff attorneys from dozens of different law schools. Major clients include Bloomberg L.P., the financial news firm founded by current New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo has been of counsel with Willkie Farr since leaving office in 1995.

The firm was long known for its representation of Major League Baseball; former Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, who held that office from 1969-1984, was a former Willkie Farr partner. The firm represented Baseball in the famous Curt Flood free agency/antitrust case in the United States Supreme Court in 1970, and against Pete Rose in the highly-publicized gambling case of the late 1980s.

Today, the firm is known for its representation of sophisticated corporate and commercial clients in a variety of large and high-profile matters.

The top represented law schools at Willkie Farr include New York University School of Law (the school representing the highest number of firm partners), Harvard Law School, Yale Law School, University of Pennsylvania Law School, Columbia Law School, Georgetown University Law Center and University of Virginia Law School.

Practice areas

Willkie Farr's significant practice areas include:

* Business Reorganization and Restructuring
* Corporate and Financial Services
* Environmental
* Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits
* Government Relations
* Intellectual Property
* Litigation
* Private Clients Group
* Real Estate
* Tax
* Telecommunications
* White Collar Investigations & Compliance

References

External links

* [http://www.willkie.com/ Willkie Farr and Gallagher LLP]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/263.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/FirmProfile.aspx?fid=3674&mode=firms&display=1 Profile from Chambers and Partners]