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IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORT
on Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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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
IPO Pipeline Pumps Cash Into Coffers for Latham, Other Am Law 200 Firms
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : April 19, 2013
Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk, and Fenwick & West are leading a pack of firms reaping the benefits from a recent round of initial public offerings that includes share sales for such companies as Fairway, SeaWorld, Taminco, and Taylor Morrison.
Lawyer-execs fire back at Colt with suit claiming severance packages denied
Thomas B. Scheffey : The Connecticut Law Tribune : April 10, 2013
Two top lawyer-executives at the Colt firearms manufacturing companies have filed wrongful discharge lawsuits against the legendary West Hartford, Conn., gunmaker, and are seeking millions of dollars in lost pay.
Former Colt GC and VP Fire Off Wrongful-Discharge Suit
Thomas B. Scheffey : The Connecticut Law Tribune : April 9, 2013
Two top lawyer-executives at the Colt firearms manufacturing companies filed wrongful discharge lawsuits against the West Hartford gunmaker, and are seeking millions of dollars.
Colt Lawyers Claim They Were Denied Severance Packages
THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY : The Connecticut Law Tribune : April 5, 2013
Two top lawyer-executives at the Colt firearms manufacturing companies filed wrongful discharge lawsuits against the West Hartford gunmaker, and are seeking millions of dollars.
Sweet Dreams
Gina Buser : Law Technology News : April 1, 2013
Neutralizing worries that keep CIOs up at night.
ASSOCIATE MOVERS
Tasha Norman : The National Law Journal : March 29, 2013
George Bronner joins Burr & Forman's corporate and tax practice in the Mobile, Ala., office. Plus more associate moves in this week's column.
Lippman Names Commercial Division Advisory Members
Suevon Lee : New York Law Journal : March 27, 2013
The list of 37 names includes lawyers from large, mid-sized and boutique firms, current and former judges and in-house counsel for several major corporations.
The Hits Keep Coming: Proskauer Goes Gaga, McDermott Helps Pitbull Tame Lohan, MoFo Up Against Beats
Tom Huddleston Jr. : The Am Law Daily : March 13, 2013
An Am Law Daily round up of entertainment-related legal news finds Proskauer Rose representing the promoters of a canceled Lady Gaga concert, McDermott, Will & Emery taking a copyright case thanks to a local connection, and Morrison & Foerster defending Yamaha against infringement claims brought by Dr. Dre.
Use of Polo Trademark on Eyeglasses Is Blocked
Ross Todd : The Litigation Daily : March 11, 2013
Ralph Lauren and its lawyers at Kelley Drye & Warren won a skirmish on March 6 in its 30-year war with the U.S. Polo Association over trademarks depicting horsemen playing the "sport of kings."
Defense Lawyers Honor Lefcourt
: New York Law Journal : March 11, 2013
The New York Council of Defense Lawyers presented its Norman S. Ostrow Award at its 25th annual reception and luncheon on March 8 to Gerald Lefcourt of Gerald B. Lefcourt P.C.
- Akerman Senterfitt
- Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
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- Arthur Cox
- Ashurst
- Baker & Hostetler
- Baker & McKenzie
- Bingham McCutchen
- Bracewell & Giuliani
- Bradley Arant Boult Cummings
- Brown Rudnick
- Burr & Forman
- Cahill Gordon & Reindel
- Carlton Fields
- Clayton Utz
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Clifford Chance
- Cooley
- Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Dewey & LeBoeuf
- Diamond McCarthy
- Dickinson Wright
- DLA Piper
- Dorsey & Whitney
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- Freehills
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- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
- Greenberg Traurig
- Gross McGinley
- Harris Beach
- Haynes and Boone
- Herbert Smith
- Herrick, Feinstein
- Hogan Lovells
- Howrey
- Hughes Hubbard & Reed
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman
- Kilpatrick Townsend
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Kutak Rock
- Lane Powell
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
- Lowenstein Sandler
- Margolis Edelstein
- McCarter & English
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McKenna Long & Aldridge
- McKool Smith
- Minter Ellison
- Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo
- Morrison & Foerster
- Moses & Singer
- Nixon Peabody
- Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus
- Norton Rose
- O?Melveny & Myers
- Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
- Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
- Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
- Perkins Coie
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pitman
- Potter Anderson & Corroon
- Proskauer Rose
- Pryor Cashman
- Reed Smith
- Richards, Layton & Finger
- Robinson & Cole
- Ropes & Gray
- Seyfarth Shaw
- Shea & Gould
- Shearman & Sterling
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
- Shipman & Goodwin
- Simmons & Simmons
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
- Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young
- Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
- Sullivan & Cromwell
- Sullivan & Worcester
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- White & Case
- Wiley Rein
- Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
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- Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor
