Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
Curtis logo.jpg
Headquarters New York City, United States
No. of offices 15
No. of attorneys 260
Major practice areas General practice
Revenue $140 million (2010)
Date founded 1830 (New York City)
Company type LLP
Website
www.curtis.com

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a New York-based international law firm with 260 attorneys in 15 offices worldwide. In 2009, its declared revenues were approximately $135 million. In 2007, the New York Law Journal listed Curtis, Mallet as one of the largest 100 law offices in New York City (listed at 67th).

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History

The law firm was founded in 1830 in New York City by John and James Graham, cousins from Connecticut who established their legal practice on Fulton Street (Manhattan) in today's Financial District. In 1838, the firm admitted partner William Curtis Noyes, the son of a state Supreme Court justice. The firm merged in 1852 with another legal partnership established by a member of the Curtis family and moved to new premises on Wall Street. In 1899, Severo Mallet-Prevost joined the firm. In 1925, the firm's current name was adopted, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. The firm established its Washington, D.C. office in 1963, followed by an office in Paris in the 70s, and has continued to open offices throughout the world. The firm presently maintains its headquarters in the H. J. Kalikow and Co., Inc. building at 101 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.[1]

Awards

2011 AmLaw 200 In the annual 2011 AmLaw 200 survey, Curtis is ranked 168th, up from 177 in 2009, having increased revenues by $10 million despite the weakened economy. Curtis also ranked 89th in Compensation per Partner and 63rd in Profits per Equity Partner for the year.

2011 American Lawyer International Arbitration Scorecard Curtis ranked among the top 5 law firms worldwide.

2011 Global Arbitration Review Curtis is ranked as having one of the top 40 most active International Arbitration groups.

2011 Latin Lawyer 250 In the 2011 edition, Curtis is ranked as one of the leading international law firms operating in Latin America. Curtis has been recognized as one of the leading firms practicing in Mexico since 1999.

Numerous lawyers were cited for their work in Latin America: Chairman George Kahale III; Managing Partner Matias Vega; Partners Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Eloy Barbará, David Bayrock, Santiago Corcuera Cabezut, Ricardo Diez, Hermann Ferré, Robert George, Valarie Hing, Javier Jiménez, Mark O'Donoghue, Antonio Prida, Guillermo Ulke; and Of Counsel Miguel Estrada.


2011 Chambers USA Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in his field: New York - Bankruptcy/ Restructuring - Steve Reisman

Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in her field: New York - Transportation: Shipping: Litigation – Lizabeth Burrell

2011 Chambers Global Curtis is identified as a leader in: Kazakhstan - General Business Law: Energy and Natural Resources Latin America - International Arbitration Oman - Dispute Resolution Turkey - Corporate/M&A

Curtis Partners recognized as leaders in their fields: Algeria - Corporate/Commercial Overseas Counsel, David Hesse and Galileo Pozzoli Latin America - International Arbitration, Gabriela Alvarez-Avila Oman - Corporate/Commercial, Mary Allan Oman - Dispute Resolution, James Harbridge

2011 Chambers EuropeRanked among the top law firms: Italy - Corporate/M&A

Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in his field: Milan- Corporate/M&A, Ian Tully

2011 Legal 500: Europe, Middle East and Asia Curtis is identified as a leader in: Algeria - Foreign Firm Turkey - Foreign Firm France - Aviation and Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Law Oman - Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Projects and Energy, and Dispute Resolution Italy - Energy and Corporate/M&A

Curtis Partners recognized as leaders in their fields: Algeria - Foreign Firm, David Hesse and Galileo Pozzoli, France - International Arbitration, David Hesse, Peter Wolrich & Geoffroy Lyonnet,

       Italy - Corporate/M&A, Ian Tully

Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Law, Askar Moukhitdinov,

   Oman – Banking and Finance, Bruce Palmer and Helen Dean

Oman – Corporate and M&A, Mary Allan, Bruce Palmer and Robert Kenedy Oman – Projects and Energy, Mary Allan, Bruce Palmer and Matias Vega Oman – Dispute Resolution, James Harbridge

JUVE Handbook Germany's leading legal news publication named Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP one of the leading mergers and acquisitions law firms in Frankfurt. These prestigious annual rankings identify the top law firms in various practice areas and regions across Germany.

2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards Curtis's Restructuring group and client GB Merchant Partners each received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Turnaround of the Year ($5 million plus)" for their roles in the acquisition of Ashley Stewart by GB Merchant Partners' 1903 Equity Fund, the institutional private equity affiliate of The Gordon Brothers Group.

Curtis received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year (middle markets)" for its role in the acquisition of Marquis Jet by NetJets Inc.

The Readers' Digest Association, Inc. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Pre-packaged Reorganization of the Year (large)" for companies with more than $1 billion in assets. Curtis served as conflicts counsel to Readers' Digest in the bankruptcy case. Atrium Companies, Inc. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (upper middle markets)." Curtis served as counsel to the acquirer, Golden Gate Capital. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Industrial & Manufacturing Turnaround of the Year." Curtis served as lead counsel to Wilmington Trust Company as indenture trustee of the funded debt obligations of Smurfit.

Performance

In February 2009, despite a weak economy, the firm reported a 13.5% surge in revenue, pushing profits per partner to the $1 million mark, a record for the firm. Revenues per lawyer were reported at $570,000. Chairman George Kahale cited the firm's limited presence in mergers and acquisitions, banking, and private equity, along with its strength in bankruptcy and arbitration as major contributors to the firm's stability and growth.[2]

Noted practices

Curtis is well-known for its international corporate practice including securities, mergers & acquisitions, project finance and other transactional matters. Curtis is also respected for its work in shipping and admiralty law, energy, and bankruptcy. The firm also has a highly ranked international arbitration practice.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost has long had a strong focus on Latin America. Currently the firm maintains an office in Mexico City and has a strategic alliance with the Argentine law firm, Fernandez Quiroga Ayarragaray & Ocampo. Legal publications report that the firm's strategic alliance is the first step towards a full-fledged merger of the two firms. Curtis is also seeking to expand into Brazil.[3] Perhaps its most noted clients in the region are the Mexican state oil company, Pemex and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which the firm currently represents in a variety of corporate, arbitration and litigation matters in the United States and abroad.

Major clients

Curtis represented now-defunct securities firm Drexel Burnham Lambert in charges brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and the Securities Act by the United States government. Key clients include Verizon and Flextronics in the telecommunications sector, Access Industries and the Century Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of Glencore International AG, in the industrial sector and Citgo, PDVSA, YPFB and KazMunayGas in the petrochemicals sector. The firm has been particularly successful representing state-owned or parastatal energy companies which bring in approximately $50 million in revenues for the firm. Curtis also represented the Air Transportation Stabilization Board in a number of transactions regarding air carrier consolidation and restructuring following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks. Recently, the firm was retained by Lehman Brothers, the bankrupt investment bank to serve as conflicts counsel in its Chapter 11 proceedings when lead counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges cannot act due to conflicts of interest.

Pro bono

Among the firm's pro bono publico endeavors was the representations of Stanley Williams in a death penalty appeal in the state of California. In 2007, the Firm also represented the not-for-profit Katonah Village Improvement Society, in its opposition to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's attempt to register the name "Katonah" as a trademark. In 2008, Curtis partner Jeffrey I. Zuckerman represented Mordechai Dov Brody and his parents in opposing an effort by Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., to terminate Brody's life support. Also in 2008 Curtis partner Santiago Corcuera was mentioned and quoted by the Latin Lawyer Magazine for his pro bono work in Mexico. Curtis was also ranked sixth, out of fifteen firms in the Pro Bono Ranking conducted by the Latin Lawyer Magazine in 2008.

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References

  1. ^ 101 Park Avenue, New York City / Emporis.com
  2. ^ http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/amlawdaily/2009/02/the-am-law-200-curtis-malletprevost-sees-revenue-surge.html
  3. ^ The Lawyer, 'NYC's Curtis in Argentina tie-up,' July 16, 2008, http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=133834&d=415&h=417&f=416.

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