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Foreword & Preface
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Foundation
2
Financial Institutions
TIMELINE: WHITE
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PART I: THE FIRST 75 YEARS →
Contents
3
Corporate Clients
4
In the Courtroom
5
New Horizons
6
Sovereign Practice
PART II: THE NEXT 25 YEARS AND BEYOND →
7
Transition
8
Going Global
9
Globalization of Practices
PART III: KEEPING FAITH WITH THE FOUNDERS →
10
Culture
11
Social Responsibility
PART IV: ONWARD INTO THE 21ST CENTURY →
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The Global Journey Continues
Afterword
HISTORICAL REFERENCES AND ARCHIVES →
White & Case Partners: May 1, 1901 - July 1, 2016
Offices
Former Offices
Headcount & Revenues
Global Partner Meetings
Senior Leadership Chronology
Historical Archives
Acknowledgments
Former Offices
Offices
Opened
Reason For Closing
Closed
Palm Beach
1978
Opened primarily as an office to handle trusts and estates matters for clients who retired to Florida, this business never developed to anticipated levels
1986
Ankara
1985
The Firm reached a mutual agreement with the partners of the office to spin it off in July 2016 as an independent law firm with which the Firm would maintain a “best friends” relationship
2016
Jeddah
1989
Opened by Hassan Mahassni, Sandy Kritzalis and Neal Grenley when they joined the Firm from another firm that had an office in Jeddah; as Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, became more important for the development of the Firm’s business in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, the Firm converted the Jeddah office to an “associated law firm” effective January 1, 2004 after downsizing it for a few years
2004
Budapest
1991
The Firm reached a mutual agreement with the partners of the office to spin it off as an independent law firm with which the Firm would maintain a good working relationship
2015
Almaty
1994
Opened as part of the Firm’s efforts to grow its CEE practice, it was closed in June 2016 to allow the Firm to focus on growing its office in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan
2016
Hanoi
1994
Opened when the United States ended restrictions regarding trade with Vietnam, business activity in Vietnam did not reach anticipated levels and the office proved difficult to staff
2001
Mumbai
1994
The Firm opened the office with the approval of the Indian government; the local Bar then instituted a legal proceeding against the Firm, the India government and two other non-India law firms that had opened offices, alleging the three firms were illegally engaged in the practice of India law; the Firm withdrew all lawyers from India but maintained an office at which no lawyers would be located, then closed the office in 2006
2006
Bangkok
1995
Same arrangement as Budapest
2009
Tashkent
1995
Opened as part of the Firm’s efforts to grow its CEE practice, the strategic value of the office proved to be insufficient to offset the difficulty of staffing and otherwise operating it
1998
Ho Chi Minh City
1996
Same as Hanoi
2006
Bahrain
2000
The strategic value of the office for growing the Firm’s Middle East practice proved to be insufficient to offset the difficulty of staffing and otherwise operating the office
2002
Dresden
2000
Acquired as part of the Feddersen Laule merger in 2000, its strategic value became less important as the Firm concentrated on growing its other German offices
2008
Rome
2001
Opened in 2001 a few months after the Milan office was opened on January 1, 2001 by the acquisition of Alex Varrenti’s firm, it was closed to allow the Firm to focus on growing the Milan office
2005
San Francisco
2001
Opened in 2001 (after having a presence there beginning in 1998), it was closed so the Firm could focus its Northern California efforts on its Palo Alto office and growing its IT business in Silicon Valley and elsewhere
2006
Munich
2006
Opened as an expansion of the Firm’s German practice, its strategic value became less important as the Firm’s other German offices continued to grow
2015
Bucharest
2008
Same arrangement as Budapest
2014
Monterrey
2011
The Firm decided it was more efficient for staffing and operational purposes to consolidate its Mexican resources in its Mexico City office
2014
Open:
1978Closed:
1986Strategic objective for opening:
Opened primarily as an office to handle trusts and estates matters for clients who retired to Florida, this business never developed to anticipated levelsPalm Beach
Opened:
1985Closed:
2016Strategic objective for opening:
The Firm reached a mutual agreement with the partners of the office to spin it off in July 2016 as an independent law firm with which the Firm would maintain a “best friends” relationshipAnkara
Open:
1989Closed:
2004Strategic objective for opening:
Opened by Hassan Mahassni, Sandy Kritzalis and Neal Grenley when they joined the Firm from another firm that had an office in Jeddah; as Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, became more important for the development of the Firm’s business in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East, the Firm converted the Jeddah office to an “associated law firm” effective January 1, 2004 after downsizing it for a few yearsJeddah
Open :
1991Closed:
2015Strategic objective for opening:
The Firm reached a mutual agreement with the partners of the office to spin it off as an independent law firm with which the Firm would maintain a good working relationshipBudapest
Open:
1994Closed:
2016Strategic objective for opening:
Opened as part of the Firm’s efforts to grow its CEE practice, it was closed in June 2016 to allow the Firm to focus on growing its office in Astana, the capital of KazakhstanAlmaty
Open:
1994 Closed:
2001Strategic objective for opening:
Opened when the United States ended restrictions regarding trade with Vietnam, business activity in Vietnam did not reach anticipated levels and the office proved difficult to staffHanoi
Open:
1994Closed:
2006Strategic objective for opening:
The Firm opened the office with the approval of the Indian government; the local Bar then instituted a legal proceeding against the Firm, the India government and two other non-India law firms that had opened offices, alleging the three firms were illegally engaged in the practice of India law; the Firm withdrew all lawyers from India but maintained an office at which no lawyers would be located, then closed the office in 2006Mumbai
Open:
1995Closed:
2009Strategic objective for opening:
Same arrangement as BudapestBangkok
Open:
1995Closed:
1998Strategic objective for opening:
Opened as part of the Firm’s efforts to grow its CEE practice, the strategic value of the office proved to be insufficient to offset the difficulty of staffing and otherwise operating itTashkent
Open:
1996Closed:
2006Strategic objective for opening:
Same as HanoiHo Chi Minh City
Open:
2000Closed:
2002Strategic objective for opening:
The strategic value of the office for growing the Firm’s Middle East practice proved to be insufficient to offset the difficulty of staffing and otherwise operating the officeBahrain
Open:
2000Closed:
2008Strategic objective for opening:
Acquired as part of the Feddersen Laule merger in 2000, its strategic value became less important as the Firm concentrated on growing its other German offices Dresden
Open:
2001Closed:
2005Strategic objective for opening:
Opened in 2001 a few months after the Milan office was opened on January 1, 2001 by the acquisition of Alex Varrenti’s firm, it was closed to allow the Firm to focus on growing the Milan officeRome
Open:
2001Closed:
2006Strategic objective for opening:
Opened in 2001 (after having a presence there beginning in 1998), it was closed so the Firm could focus its Northern California efforts on its Palo Alto office and growing its IT business in Silicon Valley and elsewhereSan Francisco
Open:
2006 Closed:
2015Strategic objective for opening:
Opened as an expansion of the Firm’s German practice, its strategic value became less important as the Firm’s other German offices continued to growMunich
Open:
200Closed:
2014Strategic objective for opening:
Same arrangement as BudapestBucharest
Open:
2011Closed:
2014Strategic objective for opening:
The Firm decided it was more efficient for staffing and operational purposes to consolidate its Mexican resources in its Mexico City officeMonterrey