Blank Rome

Blank Rome

Infobox Law Firm
firm_name = Blank Rome LLP
firm_logo =
headquarters = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
num_offices = 9 offices (1 international)
num_attorneys = approximately 500
num_employees =
practice_areas = Lobbying, admiralty law, intellectual property, general practice
key_people = Charles M. Buchholz, CEO; David F. Girard-diCarlo, Chairman of the firm
revenue =
date_founded = 1946
founder =
company_type = Limited liability partnership
homepage = [http://www.blankrome.com/ www.blankrome.com]
dissolved =

Blank Rome LLP (formerly known as Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley [ [http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=31&itemID=320 Firm News: Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley shortens name] ] ) is a large law firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is ranked as the 84th largest law firm in the United States in terms of revenue, according to the AmLaw 100 Survey. [ [http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=46&itemID=1208 Blank Rome news: AmLaw 100 ranking] ] Blank Rome employs approximately five hundred lawyers, and has eight offices in the United States: Philadelphia; New York City; Cincinnati, Ohio; Princeton, New Jersey; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Wilmington, Delaware; Boca Raton, Florida; and Washington, D.C. In October of 2006, the firm opened its first office abroad, in Hong Kong.

History

Blank Rome was founded in 1946. [http://www.answers.com/topic/blank-rome-llp Hoover's company profile, courtesy of Answers.com] ] The firm has previously merged with three other firms: Wigman, Cohen, Leitner & Myers in 1998; Dyer, Ellis & Joseph in 2003, [ [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=2&product_id=10544&ch_id=242&v=1&tabnum=2 Firm history from Vault.com] ] , and Healy & Baillie in 2006.

Practice areas

Blank Rome has a broad range of practice areas, including intellectual property, corporate law, securities, bankruptcy, mergers & acquisitions, environmental law, divorce, product liability, trusts and estates, tax law, real estate, and white collar crime. [ [http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=3 Full list of practice areas] ]

Blank Rome also has the largest admiralty and maritime law practice in the United States. [ [http://www.blankromemaritime.com/ Blank Rome maritime practice group website] ]

Political connections

Firm chairman David F. Girard-diCarlo is also the CEO of Blank Rome Government Relations LLP, the lobbying arm of the firm. [ [http://www.blankromegr.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=638 David F. Girard-diCarlo biographical sketch] ]

Notable lawyers and alumni

*Geraldine Ferraro, former congresswoman and Vice-Presidential candidate, is a principal of Blank Rome Government Relations LLP. [ [http://www.blankromegr.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=5053 Geraldine Ferraro biographical sketch] ]
*Keith Gottfried, former general counsel to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, worked at the law firm before joining Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom.
*Nathaniel R. Jones, former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and former general counsel to the NAACP, is the law firm's Chief Diversity and Inclusion
*Frederica Massiah-Jackson, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge, worked at the law firm before her election to the bench in 1983. Officer. [ [http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=2251 Nathaniel R. Jones biographical sketch] ]
*David A. Norcross, former chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee and executive assistant to New Jersey Governor William T. Cahill, is a partner at the law firm. [ [http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=1713 David A. Norcross biographical sketch] ]
*Stephen Orlofsky, former judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, is a partner at the law firm, and the head of their appellate practice group. [ [http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=1358 Stephen Orlofsky biographical sketch] ]
*Peter A. Peyser, Jr., son of congressman Peter A. Peyser, is a principal of Blank Rome Government Relations LLP. [ [http://www.blankromegr.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=3103 Peter A. Peyser Jr. biographical sketch] ]
*Gil Stein, former president and general counsel to the National Hockey League, worked at the law firm before becoming an executive with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1976.

References

External Links

* [http://www.blankrome.com/ Blank Rome LLP homepage]
* [http://www.blankromegr.com/ Blank Rome Government Relations LLP homepage]
* [http://www.lawperiscope.com/profiles/037.html LawPeriscope profile]
* [http://www.vault.com/companies/company_main.jsp?co_page=1&product_id=10544&ch_id=242 Vault.com profile]
* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Blank_Rome_LLP Blank Rome's entry] on SourceWatch
* [http://www.martindale.com/Blank-Rome-LLP/law-firm-286744.htm Blank Rome's firm profile] from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


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