Stroock & Stroock & Lavan

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP (c.k.a. "Stroock") is an American law firm based in New York City with approximately 350 lawyers in three offices, the other two being Miami and Los Angeles. Stroock, founded in 1876, maintained an office in Boston from 1996 to 2000 and briefly maintained an office in Budapest as well.

Stroock was named "Law Firm of the Year" by "Securitization News" in 2005.

Notable past and current attorneys

*Robert Abrams, former New York State Attorney General
*Brian Cogan, federal judge
*Alvin Hellerstein, federal judge
*Edward Korman, federal judge
*Margaret Nagle, federal judge
*Shira Scheindlin, federal judge
*Randi Weingarten, head of the United Federation of Teachers
*William vanden Heuvel, former ambassador.

External links

* [http://www.stroock.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/237.html LawPeriscope Profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?product_id=7622&ch_id=242&co_page=2&v=1 Vault profile]