Schiff Hardin Explained

Schiff Hardin LLP was a national law firm with more than 300 attorneys practicing out of seven offices nationwide - Ann Arbor, Chicago, Lake Forest, New York, Newport Beach, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.^[2] It was a general practice firm serving corporate clients. In 2022, Schiff Hardin merged with Arent Fox to form the firm of ArentFox Schiff. ^[3]

History

The firm was founded in 1864 as Hitchcock & Dupee and ranked as one of Chicago's oldest law firms. In its early years, it represented the Chicago City Railway Company and Chicago Transit Authority. In 1889, Hitchcock & Dupee gained Northern Trust as a client; the company continued to turn to Schiff Hardin for all legal advice until the Arent Fox merger. The firm acquired its current name in 2004.^[4]

Schiff Hardin opened a Washington, D.C. office in 1977. An office in New York City (1991) followed. 2002 brought a suburban Chicago office in Lake Forest. In 2007, the firm merged with Morgenstein & Jubelirer to open a San Francisco office, followed by an Ann Arbor, Michigan office in 2012.

Notable cases

• Chicago Board Options Exchange — In the early 1970s, the firm created the legal structure of the CBOE. In June 2010, the firm represented the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated in its approximately $3 billion demutualization transaction, in which the CBOE converted from a member-owned Delaware non-stock corporation to a Delaware stock corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of a new parent holding company, CBOE Holdings, Inc.^{[5] [6]}
• United States of America v. Conrad M. Black et al. — The firm represented Mark S. Kipnis, the former general counsel of Hollinger International, Inc., in this highly publicized trial.^[7]
• People v. Harper — Schiff Hardin represented Julie Rae Harper, a woman wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for the murder of her young son, at her retrial. This case generated considerable media attention after ABC-TV's 20/20 program ran a show about the case.^{[8] [9] [10]}
• Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley — In a case that received nationwide attention, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), represented by Schiff Hardin's Animal Law practice attorneys and North Carolina counsel, obtained a full and final judgment in Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley in a case involving animal hoarding.^[11]

Notable clients

AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.	Michael Jordan[12]
Bunn-O-Matic Corporation	Laidlaw International, Inc.
CenterPoint Properties Trust	Lek Pharmaceuticals[13]
Chicago Board Options Exchange	Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
Chicago Transit Authority	NiSource Inc.
Dorel Industries Inc.	Northern Trust
Eastman Kodak Company	Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Emaar Properties	Sanford
Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Novartis	The Thermos Company[14]
Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.[15]	Wittur Inc.[16]

External links

• • Worth Magazine's Top 100 Attorneys List Honors Schiff Hardin LLP Partners Thomas W. Abendroth and John D. Dadakis
• Schiff Hardin LLP Organizational Profile at the National Law Review
• Goldman & Associates Criminal Lawyer
• Chambers & Partners Firm Profile
• C. Norris Law Group Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Law.com. Law.com.
2. Web site: Offices. Schiff Hardin.
3. News: Arent Fox, Schiff Hardin will merge to form $475 MLN revenue firm. Reuters. December 2021. Merken. Sara.
4. Web site: About Us. Schiff Hardin.
5. http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/search/historicalcharge.cfm?ID=100011430&SessionID=&TYPE=news
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9. Web site: Archived copy . July 30, 2021 . August 3, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803091941/https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/ilHarperSummary.html . dead .
10. Web site: 2024-03-19 . How Long Does Motorcycle Accident Case Take? . 2024-04-10 . en-US.
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