Goodwin Procter LLP is a prominent law firm based in the United States, consisting of 850 attorneys serving clients in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Silicon Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.. The firm’s core areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of focus that include financial services, private equity, leveraged finance, technology, REITs and real estate c...
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Goodwin Procter LLP is a prominent law firm based in the United States, consisting of 850 attorneys serving clients in Boston, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Silicon Valley, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.. The firm’s core areas of practice are corporate, litigation and real estate, with specialized areas of focus that include financial services, private equity, leveraged finance, technology, REITs and real estate capital markets, intellectual property and products liability.
In 1912, lawyers and former Harvard classmates Robert Goodwin and Joseph Procter ran into each other on the street and – as the story goes – decided to start their own law firm. On July 1, 1912, Goodwin & Procter opened its offices at 84 State Street in Boston, with the partners undertaking a general practice of law.
In 1913, with business booming, the first associate was hired by the firm: Harris H. Gilman – a Harvard Law School graduate – who signed on at $15 a week.
A year later,...
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