Arnold & Porter

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Arnold & Porter
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foundation = 1946 | num_offices = 8
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practice_areas = General practice
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date_founded = 1946 (Washington, D.C.)
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homepage = [http://www.arnoldporter.com/ www.arnoldporter.com]

Arnold & Porter LLP, founded in 1946, is an international law firm based in Washington, D.C.. Arnold & Porter is well known for its trial, corporate, and antitrust work, and for its pro bono commitments and support for liberal causes.

History

Arnold & Porter was founded in 1946 by New Deal veterans Thurman Arnold, a former Yale Law School professor and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge on the D.C. Circuit, and Abe Fortas, another former Yale Law School professor who later became a Supreme Court Justice. In 1947, Paul A. Porter, a former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission joined the firm and it was renamed Arnold, Fortas & Porter. In 1965, Abe Fortas's name was dropped from the firm's moniker after his ascension to the Supreme Court.

Noteworthy cases and deals

Prominent cases the firm has been involved with include its work as counsel to Clarence Earl Gideon in the landmark case of "Gideon v. Wainwright", subject of the Edgar Award-winning book "Gideon's Trumpet" by Anthony Lewis. The firm also represented the survivors of the Buffalo Creek Flood, one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history. Their representation was the subject of the book "Buffalo Creek Disaster" by Gerald M. Stern, which is required reading in many law schools. In addition, it was the only significant law firm to represent the victims of Joseph McCarthy and the "loyalty review boards" that ruined the careers of many loyal government employees. All three founders of the firm were so upset by the use of secret evidence that at one point the firm's lawyers were spending half of their time fighting these cases.

More recently, Arnold & Porter successfully defended Random House from a claim of copyright infringement against the "Da Vinci Code" written by Dan Brown. Arnold & Porter served as outside counsel to the Independent Review Committee as it scrutinized the management style of Lawrence Small, the former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution who resigned when some details of excessive expenses became public. The firm was also counsel to Phillip Morris in the mass tort litigation of the 1990s, WorldCom executive Scott Sullivan, Martha Stewart, and CBS in its litigation against Howard Stern.

The firm also successfully defended the government of Venezuela in its case against the United States' Clean Air Act, on the grounds that the CAA violated World Trade Organization agreements.

Arnold & Porter represented US Airways in its merger with America West. Arnold & Porter also assisted SBC Communications Inc. in its acquisition of AT&T Corp., forming the new AT&T Inc.

The firm is also noted for its pro bono work including assisting the family of Lt. Henry Ossian Flipper in obtaining the first posthumous Presidential pardon in U.S. history, and representation of Ukrainian mail order bride Nataliya Fox against international marriage broker Encounters International in a ground breaking case that helped to establish the rights of such women. [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6884657/site/newsweek]

Locations

* Brussels
* Denver
* London
* Los Angeles
* McLean, Virginia
* New York
* San Francisco
* Washington, D.C.

Awards

*"100 Best Companies to Work For" by "Fortune Magazine" (2008, 2007, 2006, 2005)
*"Great Places to Work" by "Washingtonian magazine" (2007, 2006, 2005)
*"100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," "Working Mother Magazine" (2007, 2006, 2005)
*John Pickering Pro Bono Award
*"American Lawyer"'s A-List (2007)
*19th in the United States in the Vault Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms (4th in Washington, DC, 1st in Antitrust, 13th in Diversity)

Notable alumni

*Thurman Arnold, founder — U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the D.C. Circuit , Yale Law School Professor
*Joseph A. Califano - U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Chairman of the National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse
*Abe Fortas, founder — Supreme Court Justice, Yale Law School professor
*Merrick Garland - U.S. Court of Appeals Judge for the D.C. Circuit
*Charles Halpern - Founder of the Center for Law and Social Policy, first Dean of City University of New York School of Law, Berkeley School of Law professor
*Irv Nathan - General Counsel to the United States House of Representatives
*Paul A. Porter, founder — Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
*Michael Solender - General Counsel Bear Sterns
*James W. Jones, managing partner (1986-1995) - Managing Director, Hildebrandt International. Chairman, The Hildebrandt Institute.

External links

* [http://www.arnoldporter.com/ Arnold & Porter Website]
* [http://arnoldporter.webfactional.com/ Arnold & Porter Attorney Careers Website]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/025.html LawPeriscope Profile]