Headquarters |
Prudential Tower Boston, Massachusetts United States |
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No. of offices | 11 |
No. of attorneys | ~1,200 |
Major practice areas | Private equity, M&A, Finance, Investment management, Hedge funds, Life sciences, Health care, Intellectual property, Litigation, Securities litigation, Government enforcement, Privacy & data security, Antitrust, Bankruptcy & restructuring, Tax, Real estate, Labor & employment, Executive compensation & benefits |
Key people |
Bradford Malt, Chairman David Chapin, Managing Partner Terry Thompson, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director |
Date founded | 1865 |
Founder | John Codman Ropes, John Chipman Gray |
Company type | Limited liability partnership |
Website | www.ropesgray.com |
Bradford Malt, Chairman David Chapin, Managing Partner
Ropes & Gray LLP is a global law firm with 11 offices located in the United States, Asia and Europe. The firm has more than 1,200 lawyers and professionals worldwide, and its clients include corporations and financial institutions, government agencies, universities, and health care organizations. It was founded in 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts by John Codman Ropes and John Chipman Gray.
The firm's major practice areas include private equity, mergers & acquisitions, intellectual property, complex business litigation, securities litigation, health care, life sciences, bankruptcy and business restructuring, government enforcement and white collar crime, privacy & data security, investment management, hedge funds, antitrust, employee benefits, tax, and real estate. Ropes & Gray also is recognized as a global leader in several industries, including life sciences, health care, asset management, TMT (technology, media & telecommunications) and retail.
The firm was founded in 1865 by two Harvard Law School graduates, John Codman Ropes and John Chipman Gray. In 2003, the firm acquired New York City-based private equity law firm Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt & Maynard. In 2005, the firm acquired New York-based intellectual property law firm Fish & Neave.