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on Schiff Hardin LLP

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Schiff Hardin

  • Designation: Chicago
  • Head Count: 310
  • Gross Revenues: $227,000,000
  • Revenue Per Lawyer: $730,000
  • Profits Per Partner: $870,000
  • Year Over Year Change: 3

Schiff Hardin is a Chicago-based law firm. The firm ranked 124th on The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 rankings of firms based on revenue, with $224,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. In terms of size, with 310 attorneys, the firm placed 141st on the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings. Schiff Hardin is a general practice law firm. Its expertise includes antitrust and trade regulation, commercial and corporate finance, energy and public utilities, environmental law, financial institutions, labor and employment, real estate, tax, and white-collar crime. In addition to Chicago, its office locations include New York City and Washington, D.C. The firm's official merger with 35-attorney San Francisco litigation firm Morganstein & Jubelirer became effective January 1, 2007.

Firm Rankings

Survey Rank Year Over Year Change Description
Am Law 100 NR N/A Gross revenue
Am Law 200 127 3 Gross revenue
NLJ 250 138 3 Lawyer head count
The A-List NR N/A Overall excellence
Pro Bono Scorecard 83 33 Pro-bono commitment
Diversity Scorecard 94 26 Minority head count
Midlevel Associates Survey 103 23 Job satisfaction
Summer Associates Survey NR N/A Summer programs

In the News

Schiff Hardin Partner Fined For Post-Public Service Contact

Joel Stashenko : New York Law Journal : January 18, 2013

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics imposed a $3,500 fine on Peter Kiernan for his activities on behalf of his law firm, Schiff Hardin. The Commission said that Kiernan violated the section of the Public Officers Law that bars former employees in policy-making jobs from appearing before state agencies for two years.

On the Move

: The Recorder : January 18, 2013

A weekly report of lawyer moves and law firm changes. Keep abreast of where movers and shakers are going and what they're doing.

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : January 15, 2013

Littler Mendelson lands a Supreme Court justice's son; federal prosecutors take jobs with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Mayer Brown; and Nixon Peabody bolsters its public finance practice with two new partners. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

Schiff Hardin snags D.C. energy regulatory boutique

Leigh Jones : The National Law Journal : January 7, 2013

Schiff Hardin has scooped up 10-lawyer Bruder, Gentile & Marco, adding the energy regulatory group to its Washington office.

Schiff Hardin snags D.C. energy regulatory boutique

Leigh Jones : The National Law Journal : January 7, 2013

Schiff Hardin has scooped up 10-lawyer Bruder, Gentile & Marco, adding the energy regulatory group to its Washington office. Joining as partners are Thomas Blackburn, Joel deJesus, Carmen Gentile, Michel Marcoux and Peter Matt.

Schiff Hardin Doubles Energy Practice with D.C. Merger

Sara Randazzo : The Am Law Daily : January 7, 2013

The combination of Schiff Hardin and 10-lawyer Bruder, Gentile & Marcoux is one of several law firm tie-ups in the new year, coming on the heels of at least 60 such deals in 2012.

Ballard Spahr names Choi as local managing partner

Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : January 2, 2013

Ballard Spahr has a new managing partner for its Atlanta office.Han Choi was appointed to the position, effective Jan. 2, by the Philadelphia-based firm's chairman, Mark Stewart, to succeed Sumner Rosenberg, who is stepping down.

In Memoriam: A Roll Call of 2012's Deceased Legal Luminaries

Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : January 2, 2013

From Skadden's Roger Aaron to Sullivan & Cromwell's George Kern Jr., The Am Law Daily remembers some of the leading lights of the legal trade who died last year.

Persons leaves Burr & Forman for 'old friends' at Strickland

Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : December 5, 2012

Republican Party stalwart Oscar Persons has left Burr & Forman for litigation boutique Strickland, Brockington Lewis.

The Churn: Lateral Moves and Promotions in The Am Law 200

Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : November 30, 2012

Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom recruits SanDisk Corporation's chief legal officer to its Palo Alto office; a senior partner in Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe's China offices in San Francisco heads to Asian Development Bank; and Sidley Austin gains a longtime veteran with the Food and Drug Administration. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.

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