Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf
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| Headquarters | CitySpire Center, New York |
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| No. of offices | 4 |
| No. of attorneys | 140+ |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Key people | Robert J. Luddy Managing Partner |
| Date founded | c. 1830 |
| Company type | Limited Liability Partnership |
| Website | www |
Windels Marx is a full-service law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm provides a broad-based general legal practice centering on corporate, bankruptcy, litigation, real estate, banking, and other major business practice areas.
History
[edit]The firm was created by a merger between Windels, Marx, Davies & Ives, a firm founded in the 1830s, and Lane & Mittendorf.[1] In its infancy, the firm provided a number of integral representations, including litigation defending Thomas Edison's ownership of the creation of the lightbulb[2] and the original incorporation of IBM in the 1920s.[citation needed]
As of 2016, the firm employs approximately 140 legal professionals in four offices, headquartered in the CitySpire Center in New York City, with additional locations in Connecticut and New Jersey.
Recognition
[edit]The firm appears on U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of top law firms, with particular emphasis on the firm's Banking and Finance practice groups in addition to its Bankruptcy practice.[3]
Windels Marx is regularly featured in the Forbes Legal Blackbook, a compendium of elite law firms recognized for providing critical legal services to major U.S. and global corporations.[4]
Notable professionals
[edit]Reena Raggi, United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, was formerly a partner of Windels Marx.[citation needed]
Anthony R. Coscia, a partner of the firm, served as Chairman of the National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
References
[edit]- ^ "Windels Marx - Our Firm - At-A-Glance". Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Members". 3 December 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP - Rankings". Retrieved December 20, 2016.
- ^ "Forbes Legal Black Book". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-12-21.