Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP is a U.S.-based law firm with 16 offices and approximately 400 attorneys providing a broad range of legal services. Its offices are located along the East Coast from Boston to Miami and extend into the Midwest by way of Chicago.[1] On September 1, 2017 Saul Ewing, LLP and Arnstein & Lehr, LLP merged to form Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP.[2]

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr, LLP
HeadquartersCentre Square II
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. of offices16
No. of attorneysapproximately 400
Major practice areasLitigation, Corporate, Bankruptcy, Real Estate
Key peopleBarry Levin, Managing Partner
Date founded1921
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitewww.saul.com

History

In 1921, Maurice Bower Saul begins Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, along with his brother, Walter Biddle Saul, Joseph Ewing and Raymond Remick.[3]

The partners combined their strengths in banking, estate management, litigation, international commerce, tax and real-estate development to work with many of the clients served by John G. Johnson, the leader of the Philadelphia bar who had died in 1917. Over the years, the firm continued to grow, expanding outside of Pennsylvania in 1982 with an office in Wilmington, Delaware. By 1998, the firm attained regional status, with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. In 2000, the firm shortened its name to Saul Ewing and became a limited liability partnership. The firm expanded its footprint with offices in Boston, Mass. (2011) and Pittsburgh, Pa. (2012).[4][5]

Saul Ewing was named a "Pennsylvania Powerhouse" firm by Law360 for several years.[6] Under the direction of Managing Partner Barry F. Levin, in 2017, the firm completed its largest merger to date, combining with Chicago-based Arnstein & Lehr LLP, an established, 125-year-old firm, known for its litigation, bankruptcy and real estate practices.[7] The combination added four offices in Illinois and Florida and 140 attorneys, bringing the firm's total number of attorneys to more than 400.

Notable cases and deals

Practice areas

As a full-service law firm, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr provides legal advice and assistance in areas that include, bankruptcy and reorganization, business practice, criminal defense and internal investigations, litigation, employee benefits and executive compensation, estates and trusts, health law, insurance, intellectual property, immigration and foreign investments and labor and employment. It offers services to individuals, entrepreneurs, non-profits organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies.[12]

Industries served
  • Aviation
  • Construction
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Food and Beverage
  • Government Contracts
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Ports and Maritime
  • Private Equity & Venture Capital
  • Real Estate
  • Technology and Manufacturing
  • Telecommunications

Offices

The firm’s administrative headquarters are in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office and its largest office is in Chicago, Illinois. The remaining offices are in Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Newark, New Jersey; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Princeton, New Jersey; Washington D.C.; West Palm Beach, Florida and Wilmington, Delaware.[13]

Notable lawyers and alumni
  • Jim Durkin, Republican Minority Leader of the Illinois Senate.
  • Lawrence Coughlin, a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, representing the 13th district of Pennsylvania.
  • Earl G. Harrison, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and served as U.S. Commissioner of Immigration (1942-44). In 1945, he was asked by President Harry Truman "to report on the condition of Jews in displaced person camps. His report led to creation of the State of Israel.”
  • Henry “Hank” Ruth, Watergate Special Prosecutor, took leave from the Firm in 1973 to be Chief Deputy in the Watergate Investigation. In 1974 he was appointed the 3rd Special Prosecutor. One year later he issued a 271 page report on the investigation and, upon resigning, returned to the Philadelphia office.
  • Albert Henry Loeb, in 1893, along with his partner Sydney Adler, founded a law firm which later would become Arnstein & Lehr. In 1895 Loeb handled the reorganization of Sears, Roebuck and Company and incorporated the company in Illinois. In 1903 he became a full time Sears executive and subsequently the number two man in the organization.
  • Sigmund Livingston, founder and first president of the Anti-Defamation League.
  • J. Hamilton Lewis, served as a United States Senator from Illinois. He was the first to be elected as Majority Whip. He was a partner in the Firm between terms in the Senate and returned to the Senate in 1930 where he served until his death in 1939.
  • L.M.(Lucie Mae) Varner in 1934 became the Firm’s first woman partner. She was one of the few women lawyers in Chicago when, in 1929, she joined the Firm as an associate and was a part of the Firm’s very active commercial real estate practice.

References
  1. "About Us | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP". www.saul.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. Randazzo, Sara (5 September 2017). "Law Firm Mergers Continue at Record Pace". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. "Saul Brothers Join Ewing and Remick to Found New Firm" (PDF). saul.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  4. "Saul Ewing acquires Boston firm Dionne & Gass". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. "Philadelphia firm Saul Ewing opens in Pittsburgh, drawn by natural gas work". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  6. "Pennsylvania Powerhouse: Saul Ewing – Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. "Saul Ewing and Arnstein & Lehr Merge to Create Firm with Expanded Capabilities and a Greater Depth of Talent". Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  8. Wall Street Journal, September 5, 2017
  9. "DC Circ. Refuses To Block $2.65B Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline – Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. Stempel, Jonathan. "Cantor Fitzgerald, American Airlines settle 9/11 lawsuit". U.S. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. "Capcha | CaseMine". www.casemine.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  12. "Services | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP". saul.com.
  13. "Offices | Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP". www.saul.com. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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