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Tuesday, 3 May 2011

9th top lawyer firm

Sidley Austin!





Sidley Austin LLP, formerly known as Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, is one of the oldest law firms in the world. It is the sixth-largest U.S.-based corporate law firm with over 1,600 lawyers, annual revenues of more than one billion dollars, and offices in 17 cities worldwide, with the most recent addition of Palo Alto, California in December 2009. It is a full-service law firm, with broad experience in transaction and litigation matters. Its original predecessor firm was founded in 1866 and had former first lady Mary Todd Lincoln, then the widow of PresidentAbraham Lincoln, among its earliest clients. The firm was formed as the result of the merger of two firms: the Chicago-based Sidley & Austin, founded in 1866, and the New York-based Brown & Wood, founded in 1914. The merger was completed in May 2001. The firm's headquarters is at One South Dearborn in the Chicago Loop, Chicago.

As of 2006, it was the 9th largest law firm in the world (and 5th in the US) by revenue. In September 2010, it received the most First-Tier National Rankings in the inaugural Best Law Firms Survey by US News and World Report.
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30 comments:

  1. The Angry Lurker3 May 2011 at 07:18

    They are big alright but obviously bigger is coming.

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  2. AllenTesch3 May 2011 at 07:37

    The 1860's? Wow.

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  3. Kicking Rocks3 May 2011 at 07:54

    They seem like they know their stuff!!

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  4. Bart3 May 2011 at 08:16

    needs more pirates... those be interesting.

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  5. T. Banacek3 May 2011 at 09:18

    Is there an Evil Law Firm ranking?

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  6. D43 May 2011 at 09:31

    Hotdam

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  7. G3 May 2011 at 09:39

    law firms always sound evil to me

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  8. ed3 May 2011 at 09:43

    never heard of, they sound pretty powerful

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  9. Anonymous3 May 2011 at 09:59

    Sidley have been in the business for a long time!

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  10. BTN Hip Hop3 May 2011 at 10:20

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  11. toadeye3 May 2011 at 10:25

    It's pretty amazing to think such a large firm is only 9th.

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  12. OatmealStout3 May 2011 at 10:30

    Since 1866...? That's amazing!

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  13. Malkavian3 May 2011 at 11:16

    1866 Damn thats a lot of time

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  14. Dootzkie3 May 2011 at 11:25

    Tradition and so big... And only 9th place! WTF are those at the top?

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  15. CandleintheDark3 May 2011 at 11:31

    Interesting bit of history

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  16. Anonymous3 May 2011 at 12:03

    That's pretty interesting about Mrs. Lincoln.

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  17. noone3 May 2011 at 12:06

    wow awesome... its really old that company

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  18. Daniel Smotherman3 May 2011 at 12:25

    1866, dammmnn

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  19. BTN Hip Hop3 May 2011 at 13:23

    looking forward to more info about other firms. always been suspicious of law firms

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  20. Endless3 May 2011 at 13:29

    also, never heard of them

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  21. Astronomy Pirate3 May 2011 at 13:31

    That's some pretty crazy history, being involved with Mary Todd Lincoln.

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  22. Toto3 May 2011 at 14:23

    nice stuff!

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  23. Ante Babaja3 May 2011 at 15:17

    never heard of it :(

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  24. 1233 May 2011 at 15:23

    another i've never heard of

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  25. Mercurio3 May 2011 at 17:23

    One more to the list of unknown movieas I might watch on my free times

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  26. T. Roger Thomas3 May 2011 at 17:38

    That's informative- thank you.

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  27. Rockinrule3 May 2011 at 18:53

    I need a lawyer.

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  28. Anonymous3 May 2011 at 22:49

    Brilliant finalle!

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  29. HiFi4 May 2011 at 03:29

    Interesting. That's a really strong firm

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  30. Moobeat4 May 2011 at 03:30

    never heard of it

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