Cahill Gordon & Reindel

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP
Type Limited liability partnership
Founded 1919
Headquarters New York, New York, USA
Key people William M. Hartnett, Chairman, Executive Committee,
Daniel J. Zubkoff, Co-Administrative Partner,
Penny S. Windle, Co-Administrative Partner,
Christopher T. Cox, Co-Administrative Partner
Industry Law
Products Legal services
Revenue N/A
Net income ▲$146.4 Million USD (2004)
Employees Approximately 500 (2006)
Website www.cahill.com
Famous First Amendment advocate Floyd Abrams has been with Cahill since 1963
Famous First Amendment advocate Floyd Abrams has been with Cahill since 1963

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP (founded 1919) is a leading New York-based international law firm with almost five hundred staff and three offices worldwide. According to the American Lawyer, Cahill is consistently among the most profitable law firms in the world.

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[edit] History

Cahill opened its doors at 120 Broadway in 1919 as a small firm that quickly built a national reputation in the financial and corporate areas. The firm established its Paris office in 1928, though it closed in 2000 when the firm transferred its resident partner to London [1]. By the end of the Depression, it had expanded to handle bankruptcies, reorganizations, and regulatory matters. During and after the Second World War, under the leadership of John T. Cahill, former United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the firm grew dramatically. As Cahill Gordon Reindel & Ohl, it moved to 80 Pine Street, where it remains. Partner John Ohl, a tax specialist, retired in 1976 [2]. Today, Cahill remains a successful law firm with approximately 275 attorneys.

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Cahill's litigation practice is one of the more prominent in the United States, handling high-profile antitrust litigation. The firm's partners have made frequent appearances before the United States Supreme Court. For instance, National Broadcasting Co. v. United States helped establish the power and authority of the Federal Communications Commission. Another case, Times Picayune v. United States, is among the Court's most important antitrust rulings.

Its corporate practice has assisted in the development of numerous financial products and services. The firm represented major players in some of Wall Street's most memorable financings, including in the acquisition of RJR Nabisco, the largest leveraged buyout of its time, and more recently, hospital operator HCA, Dutch market research company VNU BV and Travelport. On behalf of Cahill, Floyd Abrams successfully defended The New York Times in the landmark Pentagon Papers case. In that 1971 case the Supreme Court of the United States refused to permit the Nixon Administration to stop the publication of thousands of pages of Vietnam War-related government documents. Thereafter, Abrams and Cahill became prominent defenders of the media and First Amendment rights. Cahill attorneys have appeared before the Supreme Court on behalf of the press in numerous cases of national importance.

In late 2005, David N. Kelley joined the firm as a senior litigator, having retired as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Under his leadership, successful convictions had been obtained in the Martha Stewart securities case, Bernie Ebbers in the collapse of MCI Worldcom, and John Rigas for his role at Adelphia.

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