Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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No. of offices | 12 |
No. of attorneys | 635 About Drinker Biddle |
Major practice areas | General practice |
Key people | Andrew C. Kassner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Date founded | March 5, 1849 |
Founder | John Christian Bullitt |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Website | drinkerbiddle.com |
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP is a national law firm founded in Philadelphia in 1849 by John Christian Bullitt. The firm has more than 635 lawyers located in 11 offices in the United States: Philadelphia; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; New York City; Dallas; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Wilmington; Florham Park; Princeton; and Albany. Drinker Biddle also operates an office in London. The firm maintains a broad range of practices, including corporate and securities; corporate restructuring; intellectual property; real estate; health care; investment management; environment and energy; litigation and investigations; insurance; trusts and estates; labor, employment and benefits; and government regulation, lobbying and advocacy.
Drinker Biddle also offers industry-specific business counsel and legal services in the areas of communications, construction, education, energy, financial services, health care, insurance, manufacturing and distribution, nonprofits, pharma and life sciences, professional services, real estate, retail and technology.
The 2017 edition of Chambers USA recognized Drinker Biddle as a leading firm in 27 practice categories. Additionally, 70 lawyers were ranked, 30 of whom received band 1 or 2, Star Individual, or Senior Statesman recognition.
Other recognitions include:
Recognized by the ABA as a “Top 10 Health Law Firm” in two regions – No. 8 in the Northeast and No. 10 in the Midwest
Intellectual Property Practice Group ranked in the World Trademark Review 1000 for 2015, recognizing the Washington D.C. and Chicago offices, as well as individual lawyers
Ranked as the top overall insurance sector law firm in the Reactions Legal Survey 2016
Recognized by Working Mother Magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers as one of the “50 Best Law Firms for Women” – a ranking based on the firm’s family friendly policies and career development initiatives for women attorneys in 2009, 2011, 2014 and 2015