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{{Short description|United States-based law firm}}{{Undisclosed paid|date=January 2024}}

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{{Infobox law firm
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|headquarters = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|headquarters = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|num_offices = 13 offices (1 international)
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|practice_areas = Multi-practice law and government affairs
|practice_areas = Multi-practice law and government affairs
|key_people = Alan Hoffman, Chairman and Managing Partner
|key_people = Grant S. Palmer, Chair and Managing Partner; Alan J. Hoffman, Chair Emeritus
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|revenue = $750M (2024)
|date_founded = 1946
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|company_type = [[Limited liability partnership]]
|homepage = {{official website|http://www.blankrome.com/}}
|homepage = {{official website|http://www.blankrome.com/}}
|dissolved = <!-- Date/Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy -->
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'''Blank Rome''' (formerly known as Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley<ref name="Philadelphia Business Journal">[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2002/12/30/daily25.html Blank Rome shortens its name]</ref>) is an American law firm.
'''Blank Rome''' (formerly known as '''Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley'''<ref name="Philadelphia Business Journal">[https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2002/12/30/daily25.html Blank Rome shortens its name]</ref>) is a law firm with 16 offices and 750 attorneys and principals who provide legal and advocacy services to clients in the United States and around the world.


Founded in 1946, Blank Rome represents a broad range of clients across a spectrum of industries. The firm has 16 offices in the United States and expanded internationally in May 2011 by opening a [[Shanghai]] Representative Office in the People's Republic of [[China]]. In 2003, the firm established Blank Rome Government Relations LLC in Washington, D.C., a wholly owned subsidiary and government affairs firm that provides strategic lobbying, advocacy, and communications counsel.
The company has about 600 attorneys serving clients around the world, and represents businesses and organizations ranging from [[Fortune 500]] companies to start-up entities. Founded in 1946, Blank Rome advises its clients on a full spectrum of legal matters involving litigation; M&A and securities; finance, business restructuring, and bankruptcy; cybersecurity and [[Information privacy|data privacy]]; environment and mass torts; government contracts; insurance coverage; intellectual property; labor and employment; international trade; matrimonial and family law; political law; tax and benefits; and white collar defense and investigations.<ref>url = https://www.blankrome.com/about-us Blank Rome LLP | About Us</ref> The firm also represents pro bono clients in a wide variety of cases and matters. Blank Rome is annually ranked and recognized for its leading middle-market corporate, M&A, real estate, and finance practices, and is internationally acclaimed for its global maritime practice and capabilities. The firm is ranked 78th in the 2017 [[AmLaw 100 Survey]].

Blank Rome has thirteen offices in the United States: [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]; [[New York City]]; [[Washington, D.C.]]; [[Los Angeles, California]]; [[San Francisco, California]]; [[Houston, Texas]]; [[Princeton, New Jersey]]; [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]; [[Wilmington, Delaware]]; [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]; [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]; and [[Tampa, Florida]]. In May 2011, the firm expanded internationally by opening a [[Shanghai]] office in the People's Republic of [[China]].


==History==
==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2023}}
Blank Rome was founded in 1946.<ref name=Hoovers>[http://www.answers.com/topic/blank-rome-llp Hoover's company profile, courtesy of Answers.com]</ref> The firm has combined with ten other firms since its founding: Wexler Weisman Forman & Shapiro in 1984, Wigman, Cohen, Leitner & Myers in 1998; Tenzer Greenblatt LLP in 2000; Dyer, Ellis & Joseph in 2003, Healy & Baillie in 2006,<ref name=Hoovers/> Abrams Scott & Bickley, L.L.P. in 2011, Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau, PC in 2013, Finestone & Richter and Margolis & Tisman LLP in 2014, and Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri LLP in 2015. In 2016, the firm added about 100 attorneys from Dickstein Shapiro LLP, as well as attorneys and additional staff from Los Angeles' top family law firm, Phillips Lerner, to the firm's Matrimonial and Family Law group.
Blank Rome was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has since expanded its geographic footprint across the United States. The following combinations and additions have occurred:

* 1959: Brumbelow & Comisky, Philadelphia
* 1961: Newman & Master, Philadelphia
* 1984: Wexler Weisman Forman & Shapiro, Philadelphia
* 1998: Wigman, Cohen, Leitner & Myers, Washington, D.C.
* 2000: Tenzer Greenblatt, New York
* 2003: Dyer Ellis & Joseph, Washington, D.C.
* 2005: Shack Siegel Katz & Flaherty, New York
* 2006: Healy & Baillie, New York
* 2011: Abrams Scott & Bickley, LLP, Houston
* 2012: Janis, Schuelke & Wechsler, Washington, D.C.
* 2013: Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau, Houston
* 2014: Finestone & Richter and Margolis & Tisman LLP, Los Angeles and San Francisco
* 2015: Wong Cabello, Houston
* 2016: Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, D.C.; Phillips Lerner, Los Angeles
* 2017: Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, Los Angeles
* 2019: Buter, Buzard, Fishbein & Royce LLP, Los Angeles; four-partner group from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago

Additionally, in 2003, the Firm established Blank Rome Government Relations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary and government affairs firm in Washington, D.C.


==Practice areas==
==Practice areas==
Blank Rome's practice areas include commercial and corporate litigation; consumer finance; corporate, M&A, and securities; energy, environment, and mass torts; finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy; government contracts; insurance coverage; intellectual property and technology; labor and employment; maritime and international trade; matrimonial and family law; policy and political law; real estate; tax, benefits, and private client; and white collar defense and investigations.<ref>[https://www.blankrome.com/services-and-industries Full list of practice areas]</ref>
Blank Rome's practice areas include commercial and corporate litigation; class action defense, financial institutions litigation, and regulatory compliance (FILARC); corporate, M&A, and securities; cross border/international, energy, environmental, and mass torts; finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy; government contracts; government relations and political law; insurance recovery; intellectual property and technology; intellectual property litigation; labor and employment; maritime and international trade; matrimonial and family law; real estate; tax, benefits, and private client; and white collar defense and investigations.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}

Key industry areas include aerospace, defense and government services, aviation, chemical, energy, finance and restructuring, financial services, gaming and entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, investment management, life sciences, maritime, private equity and investment funds, real estate, technology, and transportation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blankrome.com/services-and-industries|title=Services and Industries &#124; Blank Rome LLP|website=www.blankrome.com|accessdate=10 April 2023}}</ref>

Blank Rome Government Relations LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary and government affairs firm. Key services include Advocacy, Congressional Oversight and Investigations, Government Business, Government Ethics & Compliance, and Legislation & Regulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blankromegr.com/|title=Blank Rome LLC|website=www.blankromegr.com|accessdate=10 April 2023}}</ref>

==Pro Bono Activities==
Notable pro bono work includes:


* Assisting Afghan refugees seeking Humanitarian Parole in the United States, in addition to helping with expedited Afghan asylum cases<ref>{{cite news |title=Finalist: Natalie Alameddine |url=https://www.latimes.com/b2bpublishing/inspirational-women-trends-updates-forum-and-the-2023-leadership-awards/finalist-natalie-alameddine |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
Blank Rome Government Relations LLC ("BRGR"), an affiliate of Blank Rome LLP, is a government affairs firm composed of top lobbying professionals with first-hand knowledge of the policymaking and political processes in Washington, D.C. Members of the BRGR team bring to the table decades of experience from senior positions in government, and have a strong, bipartisan network of relationships with congressional and executive branch officials and staff. Key services include advocacy, coalition building and management, congressional oversight and policy implementation, government business, and legislation and regulation.
* Partnering with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights to organize and staff a nonpartisan election protection hotline for voters in the 2022 mid-term elections<ref>{{cite news |last1=Skolnik |first1=Sam |title=Law Firms Step Up Voting Rights Fight in Tomorrow's Midterms (1) |url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/law-firms-step-up-voter-suppression-fight-in-tomorrows-midterms |work=Bloomberg Law |date=2022-11-07}}</ref>
* Working to assist transgender clients with legal name and gender marker changes
* Helping refugees to take their next step toward citizenship by applying for Green Cards
* Working with veterans seeking to upgrade their military discharge status
* Assisting small businesses and nonprofit organizations with corporate, real estate, tax, and intellectual property issues


==Notable lawyers and alumni==
==Notable lawyers and alumni==
*[[Geraldine Ferraro]], former congresswoman and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice-Presidential]] candidate, was a principal of Blank Rome Government Relations LLC.
*[[Edward N. Cahn|Edward Cahn]], former chief United States district judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, serves as counsel in Blank Rome's Philadelphia office.
*[[Steve Castor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/meet-stephen-castor-gop-lawyer-stealing-show-in-impeachment-hearings|title=Meet Stephen Castor, the GOP lawyer stealing the show in Trump impeachment hearings|last=Weiss|first=Debra Cassens|date=November 14, 2019|website=ABA Journal|publisher=[[American Bar Association]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191116043620/http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/meet-stephen-castor-gop-lawyer-stealing-show-in-impeachment-hearings |archive-date=2019-11-16 }}</ref>
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* [[Keith Gottfried]], former [[general counsel]] to the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (HUD) and a senior official in the administration of President [[George W. Bush]], was a partner in the [[Washington, D.C.]] office of the law firm from 2007 to 2012.
*[[Marvin Comisky]], former chairman emeritus of Blank Rome and former head of the Philadelphia and state bar associations<ref>{{cite news |last1=Downey |first1=Sally A. |title=Marvin Comisky, 92, ex-chairman at Blank, Rome |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/obituaries/20101112_Marvin_Comisky__92__ex-chairman_at_Blank__Rome.html |access-date=2 May 2021 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=12 November 2010 |language=en}}</ref>
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*[[Nathaniel R. Jones]], former judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] and former general counsel to the [[NAACP]], was the law firm's former Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
*[[Barbara Comstock]], American attorney and politician who served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Virginia's 10th congressional district]] from 2015 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara Comstock {{!}} The Institute of Politics at Harvard University |url=https://iop.harvard.edu/fellows/barbara-comstock |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=iop.harvard.edu |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Geraldine Ferraro]], former congresswoman and [[Vice President of the United States|Vice-Presidential]] candidate, previously served as a principal at Blank Rome Government Relations LLC.
*[[James T. Giles|James Giles]], former chief judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, serves as counsel in Blank Rome's Philadelphia office.
*[[David F. Girard-diCarlo]], former chairman of the [[South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority]], elected co-chair and managing partner in 1988, reelected five times, serving until 2000; also appointed as the CEO of subsidiary Blank Rome Government Relations LLC, the lobbying branch of the law firm based in Washington, D.C.; served as the U.S. [[ambassador]] to [[Austria]] from July 2008 to January 2009.
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*[[Keith Gottfried]], former [[general counsel]] to the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] and a senior official in the administration of President [[George W. Bush]], was a partner in Blank Rome's Washington, D.C., office.
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*[[Nathaniel R. Jones]], former judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit]] and former general counsel to the [[NAACP]], previously served as the Firm's inaugural Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.
*[[Frederica Massiah-Jackson]], [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia County]] [[Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas|Court of Common Pleas]] judge, worked at the law firm before her election to the bench in 1983.
*[[Frederica Massiah-Jackson]], [[Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia County]] [[Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas|Court of Common Pleas]] judge, worked at the law firm before her election to the bench in 1983.
*[[David A. Norcross]], former chairman of the [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]] and executive assistant to [[Governor of New Jersey|New Jersey Governor]] [[William T. Cahill]], is a partner at the law firm.<ref>[http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=1713 David A. Norcross biographical sketch]</ref>
*[[David A. Norcross]], former chairman of the [[New Jersey Republican State Committee]] and executive assistant to [[Governor of New Jersey|New Jersey Governor]] [[William T. Cahill]], was a partner in Blank Rome's Philadelphia office.
*[[Stephen Orlofsky]], former judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]], is a partner at the law firm, and the head of their [[Appeal|appellate]] practice group.<ref>[http://www.blankrome.com/index.cfm?contentID=10&bioID=1358 Stephen Orlofsky biographical sketch]</ref>
*[[Stephen Orlofsky]], former judge of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]], is the chair of Blank Rome's Princeton office and leads the Firm's [[Appeal|appellate]] practice.
*[[Gil Stein (ice hockey)|Gil Stein]], former president and general counsel to the [[National Hockey League]], worked at the law firm before becoming an executive with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in 1976.
*[[Gil Stein (ice hockey)|Gil Stein]], former president and general counsel to the [[National Hockey League]], worked at the law firm before becoming an executive with the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] in 1976.


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.blankrome.com/ Blank Rome LLP homepage]
*[https://chambers.com/law-firm/blank-rome-llp-usa-5:2826 Blank Rome's firm profile] from Chambers & Partners
*[http://www.martindale.com/Blank-Rome-LLP/law-firm-286744.htm Blank Rome's firm profile] from [[LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell]]
*[http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/firm/2826/blank-rome Blank Rome's firm profile] from Chambers & Partners


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Latest revision as of 17:51, 10 October 2024

Blank Rome
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
No. of offices15 (14 in the U.S., 1 in China)
No. of attorneys700
Major practice areasMulti-practice law and government affairs
Key peopleGrant S. Palmer, Chair and Managing Partner; Alan J. Hoffman, Chair Emeritus
Revenue$750M (2024)
WebsiteOfficial website

Blank Rome (formerly known as Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley[1]) is a law firm with 16 offices and 750 attorneys and principals who provide legal and advocacy services to clients in the United States and around the world.

Founded in 1946, Blank Rome represents a broad range of clients across a spectrum of industries. The firm has 16 offices in the United States and expanded internationally in May 2011 by opening a Shanghai Representative Office in the People's Republic of China. In 2003, the firm established Blank Rome Government Relations LLC in Washington, D.C., a wholly owned subsidiary and government affairs firm that provides strategic lobbying, advocacy, and communications counsel.

History

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Blank Rome was founded in 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and has since expanded its geographic footprint across the United States. The following combinations and additions have occurred:

  • 1959: Brumbelow & Comisky, Philadelphia
  • 1961: Newman & Master, Philadelphia
  • 1984: Wexler Weisman Forman & Shapiro, Philadelphia
  • 1998: Wigman, Cohen, Leitner & Myers, Washington, D.C.
  • 2000: Tenzer Greenblatt, New York
  • 2003: Dyer Ellis & Joseph, Washington, D.C.
  • 2005: Shack Siegel Katz & Flaherty, New York
  • 2006: Healy & Baillie, New York
  • 2011: Abrams Scott & Bickley, LLP, Houston
  • 2012: Janis, Schuelke & Wechsler, Washington, D.C.
  • 2013: Bell, Ryniker & Letourneau, Houston
  • 2014: Finestone & Richter and Margolis & Tisman LLP, Los Angeles and San Francisco
  • 2015: Wong Cabello, Houston
  • 2016: Dickstein Shapiro LLP, Washington, D.C.; Phillips Lerner, Los Angeles
  • 2017: Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, Los Angeles
  • 2019: Buter, Buzard, Fishbein & Royce LLP, Los Angeles; four-partner group from Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Chicago

Additionally, in 2003, the Firm established Blank Rome Government Relations LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary and government affairs firm in Washington, D.C.

Practice areas

[edit]

Blank Rome's practice areas include commercial and corporate litigation; class action defense, financial institutions litigation, and regulatory compliance (FILARC); corporate, M&A, and securities; cross border/international, energy, environmental, and mass torts; finance, restructuring, and bankruptcy; government contracts; government relations and political law; insurance recovery; intellectual property and technology; intellectual property litigation; labor and employment; maritime and international trade; matrimonial and family law; real estate; tax, benefits, and private client; and white collar defense and investigations.[citation needed]

Key industry areas include aerospace, defense and government services, aviation, chemical, energy, finance and restructuring, financial services, gaming and entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, investment management, life sciences, maritime, private equity and investment funds, real estate, technology, and transportation.[2]

Blank Rome Government Relations LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary and government affairs firm. Key services include Advocacy, Congressional Oversight and Investigations, Government Business, Government Ethics & Compliance, and Legislation & Regulation.[3]

Pro Bono Activities

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Notable pro bono work includes:

  • Assisting Afghan refugees seeking Humanitarian Parole in the United States, in addition to helping with expedited Afghan asylum cases[4]
  • Partnering with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights to organize and staff a nonpartisan election protection hotline for voters in the 2022 mid-term elections[5]
  • Working to assist transgender clients with legal name and gender marker changes
  • Helping refugees to take their next step toward citizenship by applying for Green Cards
  • Working with veterans seeking to upgrade their military discharge status
  • Assisting small businesses and nonprofit organizations with corporate, real estate, tax, and intellectual property issues

Notable lawyers and alumni

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References

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  1. ^ Blank Rome shortens its name
  2. ^ "Services and Industries | Blank Rome LLP". www.blankrome.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Blank Rome LLC". www.blankromegr.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Finalist: Natalie Alameddine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. ^ Skolnik, Sam (November 7, 2022). "Law Firms Step Up Voting Rights Fight in Tomorrow's Midterms (1)". Bloomberg Law.
  6. ^ Weiss, Debra Cassens (November 14, 2019). "Meet Stephen Castor, the GOP lawyer stealing the show in Trump impeachment hearings". ABA Journal. American Bar Association. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  7. ^ Downey, Sally A. (November 12, 2010). "Marvin Comisky, 92, ex-chairman at Blank, Rome". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
  8. ^ "Barbara Comstock | The Institute of Politics at Harvard University". iop.harvard.edu. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
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