Howrey

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Howrey LLP

Headquarters	Washington, D. C.
No. of Offices	17
No. of Attorneys	700+
Major Practice Areas	antitrust law intellectual property law global litigation
Key People	Robert F. Ruyak (Managing Partner & CEO)
Date Founded	1956
Founder	Jack Howrey Bill Simon Hal Baker Dave Murchison
Company Type	Limited liability partnership
Website	www.howrey.com

Howrey LLP is a global law firm. The firm practices antitrust, global litigation and intellectual property law. Howrey has more than 700 attorneys in 17 locations worldwide.

The firm was founded as Howrey, Simon, Baker, & Murchison in July 1956 by four antitrust attorneys: Jack Howrey, a former chairman of the Federal Trade Commission under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bill Simon, Hal Baker and Dave Murchison. It was the first national antitrust firm. It hired its first patent lawyer partner in 1972, and by 1985, Howrey numbered 150 attorneys with a list of clients across the country.

In 2000, Howrey & Simon merged with Arnold, White & Durkee, an intellectual property specialty firm founded in 1956 in Houston, Texas with offices in six cities and 120 attorneys. This combination resulted in the new firm of Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, with 350 lawyers, one of the largest antitrust and intellectual property practices in the world, and laid the groundwork for the firm’s expansion oversees. Between 2000 and 2008, the firm expanded to more than 700 attorneys and 17 offices in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Howrey provides over 45,000 hours of free legal assistance to more than 250 pro bono clients. The firm was awarded the 2003 Thomas L. Sager Award by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association for its commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace.

Howrey has 17 locations: