Kelley Drye & Warren

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Kelley Drye & Warren
Kelley Drye & Warren
Headquarters New York City
No. of Offices 7
No. of Attorneys 300+
Major Practice Areas General practice
Revenue N/A
Date Founded 1893 (Albany)
Company Type LLP
Website www.kelleydrye.com

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, 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.

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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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.

In 2002, the firm represented J.P. Morgan Chase in a lawsuit against insurance carriers seeking $1 billion in compensation for its Enron-related losses after white shoe firm Davis Polk & Wardwell was disqualified after a conflict of interest (Davis Polk also represented Chubb Corporation, an insurer). In 2003, Kelley Drye negotiated a settlement on behalf its client and obtained nearly 60% of the $1.1 billion demanded.[1]

Kelley Drye & Warren merged with Washington, D.C.-based firm Collier Shannon Scott in 2006. Collier Shannon Scott, founded in 1963, focused on government relations, litigation, international trade and other corporate matters. This brought Kelley Drye's Washington office headcount up to 120 attorneys.

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  1. ^ Kelley Drye & Warren, 'Highly Favorable Settlement Reached in J.P. Morgan Chase Trial' (2003) http://www.kelleydrye.com/news/transaction_matters/0025

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