Kelley Drye & Warren
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP is an American law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is made up of over 300 attorneys with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Stamford, Tysons Corner, Parsippany, Chicago, Brussels and with an affiliated office in Mumbai. In 2006, the firm merged with the Washington, D.C. firm of Collier Shannon Scott PLLC.
The firm traces its founding back to 1833, when Benjamin Franklin Butler moved his practice from Albany to New York City.
Kelley Drye played a leading role in defense of the Agent Orange litigation and defended Union Carbide following the Bhopal disaster.
Kelley Drye is often credited with developing the "pension parachute" defense of hostile takeovers.
As of 2006, the firm is ranked among the top 200 by The American Lawyer, with over $160 million in gross revenue.[1] (free registration required) It is also ranked among the top 100 in the nation by Vault.[2]
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