Proskauer Rose

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Founded in 1875, Proskauer Rose is one of the United States' largest and prestigious law firms, providing a wide variety of legal services to clients throughout the United States and around the world from offices in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Boston, Boca Raton, Newark, New Orleans and Paris.

Proskauer Rose has wide experience in all areas of practice important to businesses, including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and reorganizations, taxation, litigation, trusts and estates, intellectual property, and labor and employment law. Its clients include participants in many industries, including chemicals, entertainment, financial services, health care, hospitality, information technology, insurance, internet, manufacturing, media and communications, pharmaceuticals, real estate investment, sports, and transportation.

Proskauer's lawyers also are active in important civic, philanthropic and trade organizations, often holding significant leadership positions. These community leaders are also frequently called on for advice and service by government agencies, the judiciary, bar and charitable organizations and corporate boards of directors.

[edit] History

Throughout its history, the firm's headquarters has been located at 1585 Broadway, in the area of Times Square, in midtown Manhattan, where it grew from fewer than a dozen lawyers originally to over 650. A full-service practice, it is currently among the ten largest law firms in New York City.

[edit] Ranking

It is ranked number 79 (tied with three other firms) in the Avery Index of "2007 The Best New York Law Firms to Work For," which is "based on how content thousands of New York associates feel with their own firms."