McKenna Long & Aldridge

McKenna Long & Aldridge
McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP
White words on a blue background that say McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Attorneys at Law
No. of offices 10 (one international)
No. of attorneys approximately 475
Major practice areas Government contracts, government affairs, federal issues, litigation, real estate, intellectual property, corporate law
Key people Jeffrey K. Haidet (Chairman)
Revenue $270 million (2010)[1]
Date founded 2002—merger of two firms: Long Aldridge & Norman LLP (founded 1974) and McKenna & Cuneo LLP (founded 1939)
Company type Limited liability partnership
Slogan We See More
Website
mckennalong.com

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is a full-service, U.S. law firm. It has more than 475 lawyers and public policy advisors in nine locations in the U.S. and one in Europe. The firm provides transactional, litigation and governmental and regulatory services in the areas of corporate; environment, energy, and climate change; global infrastructure and public-private partnerships; government contracts; health care; intellectual property and technology; international law; labor and employment; public policy and regulatory affairs; and real estate.[2]

In 2009, the firm’s government contracts practice marked its 60th year making it the oldest government contracts practice in the U.S.[3] The same year, it was ranked as the 106th largest law firm in the country by The National Law Journal’s “NLJ 250” rankings and placed 102nd on The American Lawyer's “AmLaw 200” rankings with US$270,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010.[1] Chambers USA has called McKenna Long & Aldridge "a true titan in the field" with “fantastic knowledge of the intricacies of the sector and its capacity for dealing with the political dimensions of public procurement.” [4] The firm represents the top five and 10 of the top 15 largest defense contractors, based on total contracting dollars in 2010.[5]

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History

McKenna Long & Aldridge was formed by the 2002 merger of two firms—the Washington, DC-based McKenna & Cuneo and the Atlanta-based Long Aldridge & Norman.[6] The firm that would become McKenna & Cuneo was founded in 1939 by Franklin D. Roosevelt's former attorney general, Homer Stille Cummings.[3] In a December 1999 profile of McKenna & Cuneo, the Legal Times noted that early lawyers at the firm, Gilbert Cuneo and Albert Reeves Jr., helped create the nation’s first government contracts practice.[3] The firm that would become Long Aldridge & Norman was founded in 1974 by Clay Long, John Aldridge and Bill Stevens. The firm focused on corporate and business law through its Atlanta and Washington, DC offices.[6]

Predecessor Firms

  • Long, Aldridge & Norman
  • McKenna & Cuneo
  • McKenna, Conner & Cuneo
  • McKenna & Fitting
  • Sellers, Conner & Cuneo

Noteworthy Cases

  • The firm represented the government of Canada in connection with the record-breaking reorganizations of Chrysler and General Motors (GM). The firm served as lead counsel in both transactions for the government of Canada.[7] The firm advised the government of Canada on the court-supervised sale of Chrysler that resulted in an alliance with Italian car maker Fiat. As part of the transaction, the Canadian government along with the province of Ontario provided a $3.775 billion loan, which enabled Canada to maintain its 20 percent production share in the North American market and protect nearly one million Canadian jobs. In connection with the court-supervised sale of a majority interest in GM to the equity owned largely by the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Canadian government along with the province of Ontario provided a $9.5 billion loan to the new GM—an amount proportional to the $50 billion package provided by the U.S. government.[8]
  • The firm’s assisted the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation in what is believed to be the first contested union election conducted under a tribal labor statute. The tribe owns and operates Foxwoods Resort Casino and hired the firm when the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) sought to unionize Foxwoods’ bartenders and beverage servicers. The firm began representing the tribe and Foxwoods in late 2007 after the National Labor Relations Board asserted jurisdiction over the tribe, which allowed the United Auto Workers to use federal law to successfully unionize Foxwoods’ table games dealers. To avoid the same fate and, more importantly, to preserve tribal sovereignty, the team persuaded the UFCW to hold an election using the Mashantucket Pequot Labor Relations Law instead of the National Labor Relations Act. [9]

Notable attorneys, professionals and alumni

Alumni

Attorneys and professionals

  • Thurbert Baker, former Attorney General of the state of Georgia [12]
  • Phillip Carter, Iraq War veteran and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs [13]
  • Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont, Presidential Candidate, and Democratic National Committee Chairman, was named a Senior Strategic Advisor on March 5, 2009.[14] [15][16]
  • Randy Evans, former outside counsel to Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich and Dennis Hastert [17]
  • Gordon Giffin, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1997–2001 [18]
  • Josh Hochberg, court appointed Examiner in the Washington Mutual, DBSI Inc. and Refco bankruptcies [19] [20] [21]
  • Paul McHale, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense [22]
  • Zell Miller, former U.S. Senator and Governor of Georgia, currently serves as Senior Policy Advisor in the firm's Government Affairs practice. [23]
  • Dave Pollak, a co-chair of the New York State Democratic Committee [24]
  • David Skaggs, former Congressman from Colorado from 1987 to 1999, currently serves as an Senior Strategic Advisor and Independent Consultant in the firm's Denver office.[25]
  • Donald Sweitzer, former political director of the Democratic National Committee under former President Bill Clinton [26]
  • Eric Tanenblatt, former chief of staff to Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and longtime advisor to the late U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell [27]

Locations

The firm maintains nine offices in the United States and one in Europe:

  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Los Angeles, California
  • San Diego, California
  • San Francisco, California
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Albany, New York
  • New York City, New York
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Washington, DC

Rankings

  • The National Law Journal NLJ 250: 106th largest firm in the United States in 2009.
  • The American Lawyer AmLaw 200: 102nd largest firm in the United States, by gross revenue ($270 million), in 2010.[1]
  • The Chambers USA Guide: 10 practice groups and 27 lawyers ranked; 2010 edition.[4]
  • Legal Times’ “Influence 50”: Survey ranked MLA 10th on its law firm list and 14th on its overall list based on 2008 revenues.[28]
  • Legal 500: Recommends MLA as a “tier one” firm for mergers and acquisitions work in the South Atlantic region for the second year in a row; 2009.[29]
  • Bloomberg Global Legal Advisory Rankings Report: Ranked 2nd in Legal Advisor for Bankruptcy Liquidation league table; 6th in Legal Advisor for Cross Border Announced Deals (by volume) league table; 2nd in Legal Advisor for the Consumer, Cyclical Industry league table; 2nd in Legal Advisor for Canada Announced Deals (by volume) league table.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The AmLaw 200 2010". American Lawyer. 2010-06-01. http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202458394831. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  2. ^ "McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP - Firm Profile". http://www.martindale.com/McKenna-Long-Aldridge-LLP/law-firm-302369.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  3. ^ a b c "McKenna & Cuneo, LLP Company Profile, News & Surveys". Vault Career Intelligence. http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/usa/companies/company-profile/McKenna-&-Cuneo--L.L.P.?companyId=7066. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  4. ^ a b "Chambers USA Guide Profile". Chambers and Partners. 2010. http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Firms/4258-37059. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  5. ^ "Government Contracts". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/practices-1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  6. ^ a b "Firm History". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/about-history.html. Retrieved 2011-03-20. 
  7. ^ Conley, Janet (2009-07-31). "Canadian connection memorable for firm". Fulton County Daily Report. http://www.mckennalong.com/media/site_files/1030_Canadian%20Connection%20Memorable%20for%20Firm.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  8. ^ "McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Represents Canadian Government in Chrysler and General Motors Deals". redOrbit. 2009-08-03. http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1730959/mckenna_long__aldridge_llp_represents_canadian_government_in_chrysler/. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  9. ^ Mosher, James (2010-06-25). "Vote Counting change doesn't faze union". Norwich Bulletin. http://www.norwichbulletin.com/casinos/x41606870/Vote-counting-change-doesn-t-faze-union#axzz1GbP3gFMB. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  10. ^ Peters, Andy (2009-01-22). "Air Force housing project in Texas rescued by McKenna Long client". Deal Watch Blog. http://www.dealwatchblog.com/post/2009/01/22/Air-Force-housing-project-in-Texas-rescued-by-McKenna-Long-client.aspx. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  11. ^ Rauch, Joe (2008=07-31). "Atlanta’s Luis Aguilar becomes SEC commissioner". Atlanta Business Chronicle. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/07/28/daily71.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  12. ^ "Thurbert Baker". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1318.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  13. ^ "Phillip Carter". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1272.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  14. ^ "Howard Dean to Join McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP". PRNewswire. 2009-03-03. http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/03-03-2009/0004981955&EDATE=. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  15. ^ "Howard Dean". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1224.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  16. ^ "McKenna Long & Aldridge hires Howard Dean". Atlanta Business Chronicle. 2009-03-03. http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2009/03/02/daily42.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  17. ^ "Randy Evans". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-774.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  18. ^ "Gordon Griffin". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-438.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  19. ^ "Josh Hochberg". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-922.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  20. ^ Stempel, Jonathan (2010-07-26). "WaMu gets ex-DOJ official as bankruptcy examiner". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/07/26/us-washingtonmutual-examiner-idUSTRE66P5VM20100726. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  21. ^ Falle, Christopher (2007-07-13). "Refco Examiner Spreads Blame for Debacle". Reuters. http://www.allbusiness.com/legal/torts-professional-negligence-medical-malpractice/14448555-1.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  22. ^ "Paul McHale". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1200.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  23. ^ "Zell Miller". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-870.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  24. ^ "Dave Pollak". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1255.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  25. ^ "David Skaggs". McKenna, Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1273.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  26. ^ "Donald Sweitzer". McKenna, Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-1245.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  27. ^ "Eric Tanenblatt". McKenna Long & Aldridge. http://www.mckennalong.com/professionals-791.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  28. ^ "McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Reports Revenue Growth in Government Affairs Practice". McKenna Long & Aldridge. 2010-04-17. http://www.mckennalong.com/news-1655.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  29. ^ "McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP: What we say". Legal 500. 2009. http://www.legal500.com/firms/50661-mckenna-long-aldridge-llp/offices/51677-atlanta. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 
  30. ^ "McKenna Long & Aldridge Ranked in Bloomberg Global Legal Advisory Rankings Report". McKenna Long & Aldridge. 2009-10-21. http://www.mckennalong.com/news-1635.html. Retrieved 2011-03-21. 

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