Firm Profiles
IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORT
on Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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- - Lateral Partner Moves
- - Pro bono
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Kelley Drye & Warren
- Designation: New York
- Head Count: 303
- Gross Revenues: $223,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $735,000
- Profits Per Partner: $1,080,000
- Year Over Year Change: 3
Kelley Drye & Warren is a New York-based law firm. The firm ranked 132nd on The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 rankings of firms based on revenue with $203,500,000 in gross revenue in 2010. The firm placed 137th on the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of firms based on size with 321 attorneys. Kelley Drye is a business law firm specializing in bankruptcy, tax law, and commercial litigation. The firm's numerous practice groups include antitrust and trade regulation, health care, intellectual property, and white-collar crime. The firm's clients range from individuals to Fortune 500 companies. The firm has offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, as well as an office in Brussels. In addition, Kelley Drye has an affiliated office in Mumbai. Kelley Drye & Warren merged with Collier Shannon Scott in April of 2006.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 129 | 3 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 143 | 6 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 115 | 3 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 33 | 7 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | 33 | 1 | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
You've Been 'Poked'! 'PCCare247' and Service of Process by Social Media
Michael C. Lynch : New York Law Journal : May 23, 2013
Michael C. Lynch, a partner at Kelley Drye & Warren, writes that courts will continue to recognize that electronic service, whether it continues to be by email, or broadens to Facebook, Twitter, text messaging or other means, is often the most effective and least expensive way to reach a defendant.
Lateral Data, Catalyst Announce Upgrades at LegalTech West Coast, More News May 20 to 23
Michael Roach : Law Technology News : May 23, 2013
Two e-discovery vendors, Xerox's Lateral Data and Catalyst Repository Systems, announced product upgrades for this year's LegalTech West Coast; and more legal technology industry news May 20-23.
CIVIL ACTIONS
: The National Law Journal : May 20, 2013
The following cases were recently filed in the Washington-area district courts. This information is provided by the district courts' official online bulletins.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
: New York Law Journal : May 17, 2013
Barbara Hoey has rejoined Kelley Drye & Warren, where she had been for 20 years before moving to Littler Mendelson in 2010. Sullivan & Worcester, Fulbright & Jaworski, Morrison & Foerster and Phillips Nizer also announce new hires.
Contrite Companies Can Be Forgiven in Bribery Cases
Amanda Bronstad : The National Law Journal : May 15, 2013
When apparel maker Ralph Lauren Corp. first discovered that one of its employees had been bribing custom officials in Argentina, the company immediately notified the U.S. government, offering its employees for interviews and turning over documents.
Contrite Companies Can Win Forgiveness in Bribery Cases
Amanda Bronstad : The National Law Journal : May 13, 2013
More companies are beginning to realize that cooperation and compliance with FCPA regulations could lead to reduced fines and spare them criminal actions. The government, meanwhile, avoids the substantial effort entailed in investigating and bringing cases to trial.
INADMISSIBLE: For Donald Verrilli, A Collective Embrace
: The National Law Journal : May 13, 2013
On April 25, veterans of the Supreme Court bar came together to show Solicitor General Donald Verrilli Jr. some love and blunt the criticism that has been aimed at him. Plus: Lamberth's rebuke, putting the U.S. criminal code on a diet, Cooke's Michael Jackson connection, Moreno leaves DOJ, the Justice Potter Stewart Award, and Humenik joins Covington in this week's column.
Calendar of Events
: New York Law Journal : May 10, 2013
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : May 10, 2013
Alston & Bird adds four partners to its capital markets department on the East Coast; the vice-chair of Greenberg Traurig's pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care litigation practice has left for Jones Day; and Locke Lord expands its Hong Kong office with five new attorneys. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
VOLS Firms Meet Pro Bono 2012 Pledge
Bill Lienhard : New York Law Journal : May 3, 2013
- Adams and Reese
- Akerman Senterfitt
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
- Allen & Overy
- Anderson Kill & Olick
- Arthur Cox
- Ashurst
- Baker & McKenzie
- Brown Rudnick
- Buist Moore
- Cahill Gordon & Reindel
- Carlton Fields
- Clayton Utz
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Clifford Chance
- Cooley
- Covington & Burling
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Dewey & LeBoeuf
- Diamond McCarthy
- Dickstein Shapiro
- DLA Piper
- Dorsey & Whitney
- Dreier LLP
- Duane Morris
- Eversheds
- Fish & Richardson
- Freehills
- Freshfields
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
- Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian
- Herbert Smith
- Herrick, Feinstein
- Hogan Lovells
- Howrey
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- K&L Gates
- Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
- Mallesons Stephen Jaques
- McKool Smith
- Minter Ellison
- Moore & Van Allen
- Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
- Morrison & Foerster
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
- Nexsen Pruet
- Nixon Peabody
- Norton Rose
- O?Melveny & Myers
- Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
- Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman
- Potter Anderson & Corroon
- Proskauer Rose
- Reed Smith
- Richards, Layton & Finger
- Ropes & Gray
- Ruden McClosky
- Shea & Gould
- Shearman & Sterling
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
- Simmons & Simmons
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Vinson & Elkins
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- White & Case
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
