Firm Profiles
IN-DEPTH RESEARCH REPORT
on Sullivan & Worcester LLP
- - Financial Information
- - Compensation
- - Billing Rates
- - Lateral Partner Moves
- - Pro bono
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Sullivan & Worcester
- Designation: Boston
- Head Count: 144
- Gross Revenues: $101,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $700,000
- Profits Per Partner: $805,000
- Year Over Year Change: 5
Led by partners Joel Carpenter and William Curry, Sullivan & Worcester specializes in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, tax, real estate, bankruptcy and environmental law, with notable experience in REITs and mutual fund law. The 144-lawyer firm recently won dismissal of a major Bernie Madoff-related claim for a European bank.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 193 | 5 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 271 | N/A | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | NR | N/A | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 115 | 13 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 230 | N/A | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | 58 | 22 | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | 96 | 28 | Summer programs |
In the News
MOVERS
: The National Law Journal : May 20, 2013
Amy Beth Dambeck joins Constangy, Brooks & Smith as senior counsel to the Princeton, N.J., office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
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.
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : May 17, 2013
Andrews Kurth heads to London; Bingham McCutchen grabs seven lawyers in Tokyo; and a Munger, Tolles & Olson partner plans a move to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
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.
MOVERS
: The National Law Journal : May 1, 2013
Michael Faber joins Cooley's national tax practice in the New York office. Plus more law firm movers in this week's column.
Heirs Sue to Recover Stolen Artworks
Zoe Tillman : The National Law Journal : April 29, 2013
An April 19 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit represented the latest test of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in cases involving art and other property seized by foreign governments.
For IP Litigator, Move to DLA is Ninth Stop in Peripatetic Career
Victor Li : The Am Law Daily : April 24, 2013
After stints at eight other firms during his nearly 40-year legal career, intellectual property litigator Paul Gupta has landed at DLA Piper. The 63-year-old Gupta, who was most recently with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, chalks up the moves to the changing nature of his practice over time.
Hughes Hubbard Sponsors Lecture
: New York Law Journal : April 15, 2013
The president-elect of the American Bar Association, James Silkenat, delivered the 50th annual Charles Evans Hughes Memorial Lecture on April 10 at the Vesey Street headquarters of the New York County Lawyers' Association.
Sanctions climb in battle over religious texts
Zoe Tillman : The National Law Journal : April 1, 2013
A court order levying a $50,000 daily fine against the Russian government for refusing to return thousands of Jewish religious texts made international headlines in January. But what's happened since then remains a secret, except that the Russian Federation's tab has grown to more than $3.5 million.
Personal Notes on Lawyers
: New York Law Journal : March 13, 2013
Among other moves and promotions, Steven Russo, the deputy commissioner and general counsel to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is joining Greenberg Traurig as chair of the New York environmental practice.
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