Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
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| Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP | |
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| Headquarters |  New York City |
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| No. of Offices | 15 |
| No. of Attorneys | 220 |
| Major Practice Areas | General practice |
| Revenue | $110 million (2007) |
| Date Founded | 1830 (New York City) |
| Company Type | LLP |
| Website | www.curtis.com |
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a New York-based international law firm with approximately 220 attorneys in eleven offices worldwide. In 2007, its declared 2006 revenues were approximately $100 million. In 2005, the New York Law Journal listed Curtis, Mallet as one of the largest 100 law offices in New York City (listed at 67th).
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[edit] History
The firm that was to become Curtis, Mallet was founded in 1830 in New York City by John and James Graham, two brothers from Connecticut who established their legal practice on Fulton Street in today's Financial District. In 1847, the firm admitted partner William Curtis Noyes, the son of a state Supreme Court justice. The firm merged in 1852 with another legal partnership established by a member of the Curtis family and moved to new premises on Wall Street. In 1899, Severo Mallet-Prevost represented the government of Venezuela in front of the an arbitration tribunal established to adjudicate the boundary dispute between Venezuela and the British colony of Guiana. The United Kingdom received the lion's share of the dispute territory in the Essequibo River basin, which Mallet-Prevost believed was the result of a deal between the British and Russian judges on the tribunal.[1] In 1925, the firm's current name was adopted, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. The firm established its Washington, D.C. office in the 1970s and hired former New Jersey U.S. Senator Clifford Case to drum up business. Curtis presently maintains its headquarters in the H. J. Kalikow and Co., Inc. building at 101 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.[2]
[edit] Past Reported Possible Merger
The firm was rumored to be searching for a British law firm merger partner in the late 1990s.[3] Reports suggested the firm was in 'deep negotiations' for a merger with UK heavyweight Norton Rose in 1999.[4] No further progress or information was reported in the legal press regarding a possible merger with a British law firm. As of 2008, the firm maintains its London office.
[edit] Noted Practices
The firm is divided into two main departments, corporate and litigation. It is well-known for its international corporate practice including securities, mergers & acquisitions, project finance and other transactional matters. Curtis is also respected for its work in shipping and admiralty, energy, and bankruptcy. On the contentious side, the firm has an active practice representing domestic and foreign clients in litigation and international arbitration proceedings.
Curtis, Mallet has long had a strong focus on Latin America, and historically maintained offices in a number of Latin American countries. It has also had a successful practice of representing Latin American issuers in securities offerings, targets and acquirers in mergers & acquisitions and governments across the region in privatizations. Currently the firm maintains an office in Mexico City.
[edit] Major Clients
Key clients include Verizon and Flextronics in the telecommunications sector, Access Industries and the Century Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of Glencore International AG, in the industrial sector and Citgo, PDVSA, YPFB and KazMunayGas in the petrochemicals sector. The firm has been particularly successful representing state-owned or parastatal energy companies which bring in approximately $50 million in revenues for the firm. Curtis also represented the Air Transportation Stabilization Board in a number of transactions regarding air carrier consolidation and restructuring following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks.
[edit] Pro Bono
Among the firm's pro bono publico endeavors was the representations of Stanley Williams in a death penalty appeal in the state of California.
[edit] Offices
- New York (1830)
Almaty (2008)
Buenos Aires (1921) (closed 1922)
Frankfurt
Havana (1921) (closed 1922)- Houston
Istanbul (2007)
London (1977)
Mexico City (1991)
Milan (2003)
Muscat (1997)
Paris
Rio de Janeiro (1919) (closed 1924)- Stamford (1999)
- Washington, D.C.
[edit] References
- ^ Otto Schoenrich, 'The Venezuela-British Guiana Boundary Dispute,' (1949) American Journal of International Law Vol. 43, No. 3, p. 523-30.
- ^ http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101parkavenuenue-newyorkcity-ny-usa
- ^ The Lawyer, 'NY firm looks for substantial City merger,' (1998) http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=85635
- ^ T.Z. Parsa, 'The Drudge Report,' New York Magazine, June 14, 1999.
