White & Case
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| Headquarters | 1221 Sixth Avenue New York City |
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| No. of offices | 41 total |
| No. of attorneys | 1,878 (2015) |
| No. of employees | approx. 4,800 total |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Hugh Verrier, Chairman |
| Revenue | $1.5 billion (2015) |
| Profit per equity partner | $2 million (2015) |
| Date founded | 1901 |
| Founder |
Justin DuPratt White George B. Case |
| Company type | Limited liability partnership |
| Slogan | Worldwide. For our clients. |
| Website | |
| whitecase.com | |
White & Case LLP is an international law firm based in New York City. The firm was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the world's leading law firms. White & Case is well known for its expertise in M&A, international arbitration, and project finance. White & Case ranked #1 in the world in M&A league tables for law firms in 2016. The Global Arbitration Review ranked White & Case as the #1 law firm for international arbitration in 2016. White & Case was also ranked #1 by Project Finance International in 2015.
The firm has expanded beyond New York, opening offices in leading cities in the US and around the world, and it has practice groups in emerging markets including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. White & Case has 40 offices in 28 countries around the world. White & Case clients include many of the world's most respected and well-established companies, technology and other start-ups, governmental organizations and state-owned entities.
On May 1, 1901, two Wall Street lawyers, Justin DuPratt White, 31, and George B. Case, 28, contributed US$250 each to launch White & Case.
White graduated from Cornell Law School in 1890 and Case graduated from Columbia Law School in 1897. The firm benefited from the founders' relationship with J.P. Morgan & Co. financier, Henry "Harry" Davison.
Davison hired White & Case to organize Bankers Trust Company. Davison retained White & Case to represent a series of banking ventures and provide legal services to many of the companies financed by J.P. Morgan, including U.S. Steel.
During World War I, the British and French governments hired J.P. Morgan & Co. to purchase war materials in the United States on their behalf. White & Case handled the legal work, writing contracts with nearly 1,000 US suppliers. This resulted in a high volume of legal work for the firm. In recognition of the firm's efforts, the French government made DuPratt White a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
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