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Foundation
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Financial Institutions
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PART I: THE FIRST 75 YEARS →
Contents
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Corporate Clients
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In the Courtroom
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New Horizons
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Sovereign Practice
PART II: THE NEXT 25 YEARS AND BEYOND →
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Transition
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Going Global
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Globalization of Practices
PART III: KEEPING FAITH WITH THE FOUNDERS →
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Culture
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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HISTORICAL REFERENCES AND ARCHIVES →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
Offices
As of July 1, 2016
Offices
Year
Strategic objective for opening:
New York
1901
To establish the Firm
Paris
1926
To serve Bankers Trust, the American Red Cross and other clients, including U.S. expatriates living in France (the Paris office was closed at the beginning of World War II and reopened in 1960)
Brussels
1967
As an alternative base for the Firm’s European operations if President de Gaulle carried out his threat to force U.S. businesses out of France; to take advantage of the increasing importance of the European Economic Community (later the European Union) (the Brussels office was closed in 1980 and reopened in 1990 as a base from which the Firm’s lawyers could pursue opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) after the fall of the Berlin Wall)
London
1971
To take advantage of the opportunities created by an expanding Eurodollar market (the Firm previously had a one-lawyer “representative” office in London from 1946 to 1952 to explore opportunities in Europe after the end of World War II)
Washington, D.C.
1974
To have an office in the U.S. capital where most U.S. governmental agencies are located
Hong Kong
1978
To participate in the syndicated loan market that was developing in Hong Kong as it continued to grow as a financial center; to put lawyers closer to Jakarta in order to service the increasing flow of work from the Indonesian government and state-owned enterprises after the successful conclusion of the Indonesian debt rescheduling that began in 1975
Jakarta
1983
To have a presence in Jakarta at Bank Indonesia from 1983 to 1997 to work on matters for the Indonesian government and its state-owned enterprises, and at various intervals from 1992 to present to work on those matters and private sector matters through associated law firms and other arrangements
Singapore
1983
To help service the Firm’s work for the Indonesian government and state-owned enterprises and for private sector clients with business interests in Indonesia; to serve as one of the hubs of the Firm’s business in Southeast Asia
Stockholm
1983
To build an international arbitration practice focused on handling Swedish arbitrations involving Russian companies; to develop business in Sweden and the rest of Scandinavia
Istanbul
1985
To serve the Turkish government and clients in Turkey and surrounding countries
Los Angeles
1987
To work with the Firm’s New York bank clients that established LBO teams in Los Angeles in the 1980s to handle LBO deals originating on the West Coast; to help develop the Firm’s Pacific Rim business (after having a presence there in 1986)
Miami
1987
To serve as a base from which the Firm could do much of its Latin American work; to give the Firm a presence in the southeastern region of the United States
Tokyo
1987
In keeping with the Firm’s objective of having an office in all the world’s major financial centers
Mexico City
1991
To strengthen the Firm’s Latin American practice
Moscow, Prague and Warsaw
1991
To take advantage of the opportunities arising in CEE after the fall of the Berlin Wall, including the representation of the governments of then Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia in their privatization programs (after having a presence in Prague in 1990)
Helsinki
1992
In keeping with the Firm’s commitment to expand its Scandinavian practice
Riyadh
1993
To have an office in Saudi Arabia’s capital to be in a better position to capture major projects that involve dealing with governmental agencies; to be in a position to serve Saudi Aramco even more effectively
Johannesburg
1995
After the lifting by the United States of the anti-apartheid restrictions against South Africa, as a platform from which to develop business in South Africa and other countries in Southern Africa
São Paulo
1997
To continue to expand the Firm’s Latin American practice
Bratislava
1999
To pursue significant mandates originating or centered in Slovakia (after having a presence there beginning in 1997)
Frankfurt
1999
As a small office with people on the ground to help the Firm develop a strategy for building a significant German practice
Silicon Valley/
Palo Alto
1999
To give the Firm a base from which to build a stronger IT client base
Berlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
2000
As part of the merger with the German firm Feddersen Laule Ewerwahn Scherzberg Finkelnburg Clemm
Shanghai
2000
As the Firm’s first office in mainland China
Beijing
2004
As the Firm’s second office in mainland China
Abu Dhabi
2007
To take advantage of increasing client opportunities in the Middle East
Doha
2009
Same as Abu Dhabi
Geneva
2009
To serve as the base of the Firm’s WTO practice
Milan
2011
To develop business in Italy; to expand the Firm’s coverage of Europe on a regional basis (the Firm originally opened an office in Milan in 2001 and closed it in 2008)
Astana
2013
To have an office in Kazakhstan’s capital to be in a better position to capture major projects that involve dealing with governmental agencies
Madrid
2013
To develop business in Spain; to expand the Firm’s coverage of Europe on a regional basis
Dubai
2015
Same as Abu Dhabi (after having a presence there beginning in 2013)
Seoul
2015
To reinforce the Firm’s commitment to longstanding project finance clients, and to broaden the geographic reach of its M&A, private equity, litigation, international arbitration and other practices
Boston
2016
To accommodate the acquisition of a white collar crime group and to serve as a base for further expansion into the pharmaceutical, technology and other industries
For a variety of regulatory and operational reasons, the Firm had a presence in a small number of cities before officially opening offices in those cities. In certain instances, these presences included associated law firms and other arrangements.
New York
Year:
1901Strategic objective for opening:
To establish the FirmParis
For a variety of regulatory and operational reasons, the Firm had a presence in a small number of cities before officially opening offices in those cities.
In certain instances, these presences included associated law firms and other arrangements.
Year:
1926Strategic objective for opening:
To serve Bankers Trust, the American Red Cross and other clients, including U.S. expatriates living in France (the Paris office was closed at the beginning of World War II and reopened in 1960)Brussels
Year:
1967Strategic objective for opening:
As an alternative base for the Firm’s European operations if President de Gaulle carried out his threat to force U.S. businesses out of France; to take advantage of the increasing importance of the European Economic Community (later the European Union) (the Brussels office was closed in 1980 and reopened in 1990 as a base from which the Firm’s lawyers could pursue opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) after the fall of the Berlin Wall)Year:
1971Strategic objective for opening:
To take advantage of the opportunities created by an expanding Eurodollar market (the Firm previously had a one-lawyer “representative” office in London from 1946 to 1952 to explore opportunities in Europe after the end of World War II)London
Year:
1974Strategic objective for opening:
To have an office in the U.S. capital where most U.S. governmental agencies are locatedWashington, D.C.
Year:
1978Strategic objective for opening:
To participate in the syndicated loan market that was developing in Hong Kong as it continued to grow as a financial center; to put lawyers closer to Jakarta in order to service the increasing flow of work from the Indonesian government and state-owned enterprises after the successful conclusion of the Indonesian debt rescheduling that began in 1975Hong Kong
Year:
1983Strategic objective for opening:
To have a presence in Jakarta at Bank Indonesia from 1983 to 1997 to work on matters for the Indonesian government and its state-owned enterprises, and at various intervals from 1992 to present to work on those matters and private sector matters through associated law firms and other arrangementsJakarta
Year:
1983Strategic objective for opening:
To help service the Firm’s work for the Indonesian government and state-owned enterprises and for private sector clients with business interests in Indonesia; to serve as one of the hubs of the Firm’s business in Southeast AsiaSingapore
Year:
1983Strategic objective for opening:
To build an international arbitration practice focused on handling Swedish arbitrations involving Russian companies; to develop business in Sweden and the rest of ScandinaviaStockholm
Year:
1985Strategic objective for opening:
To serve the Turkish government and clients in Turkey and surrounding countriesIstanbul
Year:
1987Strategic objective for opening:
To work with the Firm’s New York bank clients that established LBO teams in Los Angeles in the 1980s to handle LBO deals originating on the West Coast; to help develop the Firm’s Pacific Rim business (after having a presence there in 1986)Los Angeles
Year:
1987Strategic objective for opening:
To serve as a base from which the Firm could do much of its Latin American work; to give the Firm a presence in the southeastern region of the United StatesMiami
Year:
1987Strategic objective for opening:
In keeping with the Firm’s objective of having an office in all the world’s major financial centersTokyo
Year:
1991Strategic objective for opening:
To strengthen the Firm’s Latin American practiceMexico
Year:
1991Strategic objective for opening:
To take advantage of the opportunities arising in CEE after the fall of the Berlin Wall, including the representation of the governments of then Czechoslovakia, Poland and Russia in their privatization programs (after having a presence in Prague in 1990)Moscow, Prague and Warsaw
Year:
1992Strategic objective for opening:
In keeping with the Firm’s commitment to expand its Scandinavian practiceHelsinki
Year:
1993Strategic objective for opening:
To have an office in Saudi Arabia’s capital to be in a better position to capture major projects that involve dealing with governmental agencies; to be in a position to serve Saudi Aramco even more effectivelyRiyadh
Year:
1995Strategic objective for opening:
After the lifting by the United States of the anti-apartheid restrictions against South Africa, as a platform from which to develop business in South Africa and other countries in Southern AfricaJohannesburg
Year:
1997Strategic objective for opening:
To continue to expand the Firm’s Latin American practiceSão Paulo
Year:
1999Strategic objective for opening:
To pursue significant mandates originating or centered in Slovakia (after having a presence there beginning in 1997)Bratislava
Year:
1999Strategic objective for opening:
As a small office with people on the ground to help the Firm develop a strategy for building a significant
German practiceFrankfurt
Year:
1999Strategic objective for opening:
To give the Firm a base from which to build a stronger IT client baseSilicon Valley/Palo Alto
Year:
2000Strategic objective for opening:
As part of the merger with the German firm Feddersen Laule Ewerwahn Scherzberg Finkelnburg ClemmBerlin, Düsseldorf and Hamburg
Year:
2000Strategic objective for opening:
As the Firm’s first office in mainland ChinaShanghai
Year:
2004Strategic objective for opening:
As the Firm’s second office in mainland ChinaBeijing
Year:
2007Strategic objective for opening:
To take advantage of increasing client opportunities in the Middle EastAbu Dhabi
Year:
2009Strategic objective for opening:
Same as Abu DhabiDoha
Year:
2009Strategic objective for opening:
To serve as the base of the Firm’s WTO practiceGeneva
Year:
2011Strategic objective for opening:
To develop business in Italy; to expand the Firm’s coverage of Europe on a regional basis (the Firm originally opened an office in Milan in 2001 and closed it in 2008)Milan
Year:
2000Strategic objective for opening:
To have an office in Kazakhstan’s capital to be in a better position to capture major projects that involve dealing
with governmental agenciesAstana
Year:
2013Strategic objective for opening:
To develop business in Spain; to expand the Firm’s coverage of Europe on a regional basisMadrid
Year:
2015Strategic objective for opening:
Same as Abu Dhabi (after having a presence there beginning in 2013)Dubai
Year:
2015Strategic objective for opening:
To reinforce the Firm’s commitment to longstanding project finance clients, and to broaden the geographic reach of its M&A, private equity, litigation, international arbitration and other practicesSeoul
Year:
2016Strategic objective for opening:
To accommodate the acquisition of a white collar crime group and to serve as a base for further expansion into the pharmaceutical, technology and other industriesBoston