Davis Polk & Wardwell
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Davis Polk & Wardwell is one of the most prestigious and profitable law firms in the world and is headquartered in New York. The firm employs more than 600 attorneys, is primarily known for its corporate law and litigation practices, and represents many of the world's largest companies and financial institutions. In 2005, average partner compensation was $2,000,000, earning the firm a #8 ranking on the 2006 Am Law 100. The firm also represents many pro bono clients.
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[edit] History
While the firm traces its origins to the mid-19th century, it takes its name from three 20th century partners, including John W. Davis, a former Solicitor General of the United States and the Democratic nominee for president in 1924. At his death in 1955, Davis had made 139 oral arguments before the US Supreme Court, a record at the time.
Davis received fourteen honorary doctorates. Felix Frankfurter, Learned Hand, and Hugo Black, among others, deemed him one of the two or three finest advocates of the century.
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[edit] North America
- New York - The firm's largest office by far, housing 50 percent of its lawyers at 450 Lexington Avenue. Partners in the New York office include former Whitewater prosecutor Robert B. Fiske.
- Washington, D.C.
- Menlo Park
