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Sedgwick
- Designation: Los Angeles
- Head Count: 343
- Gross Revenues: $206,500,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $600,000
- Profits Per Partner: $720,000
- Year Over Year Change: 6
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold is a San Francisco-based law firm; it merged with Woo & Associates on July 1, 2007 and acquired Gordon Hargrove & James on January 1st 2009. According to the National Law Journal's 2012 NLJ 350 rankings of firms by size, the firm has 343 attorneys and is the 127th largest firm in the United States. In terms of revenue, the firm ranked 139th on the The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 rankings with gross revenue of $193,000,000 in 2010. Sedgewick, Detert is a litigation and trial law firm, and specializes in all aspects of civil litigation, including complex business, class action, environmental and toxic tort, professional liability, product liability, construction, and insurance and reinsurance. In addition to its San Francisco headquarters, the firm has a dozen other locations, including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Irvine, California, Newark, New Jersey, Paris, and London.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 133 | 6 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 127 | 2 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 200 | 28 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 37 | 2 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | NR | N/A | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | 99 | N/A | Summer programs |
In the News
Davie widow awarded $40.5 million in smoker trial
Adolfo Pesquera : Daily Business Review : February 19, 2013
A Broward Circuit jury awarded $40.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in a smoker's negligence case.
Sedgwick Claims Mgmt. Serv. v. Capriotti's, Inc., PICS Case No. 13-0255 (C.P. Carbon Jan. 18, 2013) Nanovic, J. (8 pages).
: The Legal Intelligencer : February 19, 2013
Worker's compensation insurer failed to state a third-party subrogation claim upon which relief could be granted where it filed suit against tortfeasor, seeking to recover payments made on behalf of employee who was injured on tortfeasor's property. Demurrer sustained and complaint dismissed.
Sedgwick Adds Eight Partners By Picking Up Toxic Tort Boutique
Julia Love : The Recorder : February 19, 2013
Brown Eassa managing partner Eugene Brown Jr. says the Oakland-based civil defense firm had been courted by large law firms before, but held out for a suitor committed to taking on all of the firm's partners.
Sedgwick Picks Up Toxic Tort Boutique
Julia Love : The Recorder : February 19, 2013
Brown Eassa managing partner Eugene Brown Jr. said the Oakland-based civil defense firm had been courted by Big Law before, but was holding out for a suitor that would take on all of the firm's partners.
My Beloved World
Reviewed by Jeffrey Winn : New York Law Journal : February 19, 2013
Speed Bumps
Monica Bay : Law Technology News : February 14, 2013
One sure sign that e-discovery is maturing: We're starting to hear from skeptics.
Let's Take This Offline
Kenneth Jones : Law Technology News : February 1, 2013
IT teams need to change their approach and attitudes when lawyers ask for their unexpected technology options.
Sedgwick Boosts Profits on Modest Revenue Gain
Julia Love : The Recorder : January 31, 2013
Views from the trenches: Practitioners' peeves
: The National Law Journal : January 28, 2013
The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm 1940-1965
Reviewed by Jeffrey Winn : New York Law Journal : January 24, 2013
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