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Duane Morris LLP
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. of Offices 24
No. of Attorneys 594[1]
Major Practice Areas Full Service
Key People John Soroko (Chairman), Charles J. O'Donnell (COO)
Date Founded 1904
Founder Russell Duane, Roland S. Morris
Company Type Limited Liability Partnership
Website duanemorris.com

Duane Morris LLP is a law firm headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1904 as Duane, Morris, Heckscher & Roberts,[2] the firm has 24 offices in the United States, London, Singapore and Vietnam[3]. In addition to legal services, Duane Morris has independent affiliates employing approximately 100 professionals engaged in other disciplines.

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[edit] Ranking and recognition

In 2009, the National Law Journal ranked Duane Morris as the 72nd largest law firm in the U.S. based on October 2008 attorney headcount, which was stated to be 594.

In 2007, Duane Morris was named one of the 20 best companies for working women by Philadelphia Magazine[4] and one of the top 50 law firms for women by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, a national consulting firm focused on the retention and advancement of women.[5]

Harvard Business School completed a case study of the firm entitled "Duane Morris: Balancing Growth and Culture at a Law Firm," which was presented in curriculum during the 2006-2007 academic year.[6][7]

[edit] Growth

Under the ten-year leadership of Chairman Sheldon Bonovitz from early 1998 to early 2008, Duane Morris grew from a little more than 200 lawyers in 1998 to more than 650 by January 2008. Revenues increased over that period from $70 million to $375 million for 2007.[8] Bonovitz stepped down at the beginning of January 2008, replaced by former Vice Chairman John J. Soroko.

[edit] Notable cases

  • Airis SFO LLC, Airis Holdings LLC, and Duane Morris LLP v. City and County of San Francisco: On October 10, 2008, San Mateo Superior Court Judge Carol Mittlesteadt awarded San Francisco $3.43 million in attorneys’ fees and costs to be paid by Duane Morris and its client, Airis Holdings LLC of Houston, Texas, following a four-year legal battle against the San Francisco International Airport. It is the largest fee ever awarded to San Francisco for the successful defense of a lawsuit. The case is notable not only for the size of the fee award but the fact that the law firm is liable for the fees and costs of its opponent. In an unusual fee agreement, Duane Morris became a co-plaintiff with its client, Airis Holdings, in the unsuccessful breach-of-contract lawsuit.[10][11]

[edit] Contingency fee practice

Duane Morris claims that it is unique among large law firms by maintaining an active contingency fee practice.[15] This practice raised concerns in the press after Duane Morris twice teamed up with the plaintiff firm of Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins, which was founded by William Lerach, who was sentenced to prison for offering kickbacks to lead plaintiffs.[16][17]

Duane Morris represented on contingency, six of the nine whistleblowers in a case against Eli Lilly in which the nine were rewarded with $78 million from the federal criminal settlement after it was found guilty of illegally marketing the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa for off-label use.[18]

[edit] Industries Served

  • Automotive
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial Lending
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Financial Markets
  • Financial Services
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare
  • Information Technologies and Telecom
  • Insurance and Reinsurance
  • Manufacturing
  • Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ American Law Journal, Annual survey of the nation's largest law firms as of October 2008
  2. ^ Past and Present, Duane Morris website
  3. ^ http://www.duanemorris.com/site/offices.html
  4. ^ Duane Morris Website
  5. ^ Duane Morris press release, August 14, 2007
  6. ^ ABA Journal, Dec. 2006
  7. ^ Duane Morris Press Release, October 5, 2006
  8. ^ Sheldon Bonovitz Steps Down as Duane Morris Chairman, John Soroko Takes Over Law Firm Leadership January 4, 2008, The Legal Intelligencer
  9. ^ Duane Morris website
  10. ^ San Francisco Nabs $3.4 Million in Fees, The Recorder (via law.com), October 13, 2008
  11. ^ Newdorf Legal Wins $3.4 Million in Attorneys' Fees for San Francisco, Business Wire, 2008-10-13
  12. ^ National Association of Attorneys General, Master Settlement Agreement, Page 174
  13. ^ PA Bulletin Volume 30
  14. ^ Duane Morris website
  15. ^ martindale.com Practice Areas & Industries: Duane Morris LLP
  16. ^ Duane Morris' New Co-Counsel Is Raising Eyebrows, Susan Beck, The American Lawyer, December 13, 2007
  17. ^ Law Blog Trend Of the Day: Big Law’s Switch Hitting, The Wall Street Journal, Peter Lattman, December 13, 2007
  18. ^ Eli Lilly to Pay $1.42 Billion to Settle Zyprexa Marketing Suits

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