Left: Arnold & Porter is home to a diverse group of talented lawyers.
With roots in the days of the New Deal and an outstanding record of commitment, excellence, and innovation, Arnold & Porter LLP stands today as a pre-eminent international law firm.
Arnold & Porter attorneys, practicing in more than 25 distinct areas of the law, conduct business on six continents. Our global reach, experience, and deep knowledge allow us to work across geographic, cultural, technological, and ideological borders, serving clients whose business needs require US, EU, or cross-border regulatory, litigation, and transactional services.
Commitment to our clients, community, and values. We provide the full breadth of legal resources to represent all of our clients' interests. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and specialized experience in our clients' industries, we are able to offer truly innovative and effective solutions that align with both clients’ short- and long-term business objectives.
For those clients who cannot afford legal counsel, we maintain a broad and meaningful pro bono practice. With the creation of a new senior pro bono partner position to be held by the firm's former managing partner, and a lengthy record of excellence, we remain committed to the community at large. In 2006, we were one of only four law firms in the US to average more than 100 pro bono hours per lawyer.
In all of our work, we stay true to our core values. We maintain a diverse workplace, a collegial work environment, and an unyielding commitment to inclusiveness. In 2007, FORTUNE magazine named Arnold & Porter one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." This marks the fifth consecutive year our firm has been so honored. Ranked number 26, Arnold & Porter is one of only five law firms in the US to make the list in 2007.
Excellence in the practice of law. We set our standards high, expect the best from our attorneys, and return top-tier work on behalf of our clients. Our tradition of excellence is distinguished, and our attorneys are widely respected in the US and abroad. Our attorneys are leaders in their fields, speak frequently throughout the world on the firm's core practice areas, and are published widely in legal journals, industry and mass media, and "hot topic" books.
Our team is not only comprised of top lawyers from America and Europe's best colleges and law schools, but of doctors, biologists, chemists, public policy professionals, and former high-ranking officials from the US government. In fact, over 80 of our partners have served in positions in the US government, from the Federal Trade Commission to the Department of Justice to the US Congress. Their insider perspectives are integral to understanding the legal and policy frameworks in which complex business and legal issues arise, and how best to structure transactions and overcome litigation and regulatory challenges.
Arnold & Porter is recognized throughout the US, EU, and the world for excellence in the practice of law. In 2007, Chambers Global named 12 Arnold & Porter attorneys as "Leaders in their Field" in the areas of competition/antitrust, WTO/international trade, corporate and finance, intellectual property, outsourcing, telecom, and broadcast and satellite. PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook 2007 named Arnold & Porter a "Global 50" law firm, ranked for its expertise and depth in competition/antitrust, environment, intellectual property and life sciences. The National Law Journal named Arnold & Porter as one of only 14 firms in the nation to make its 2006 "Defense Hot List"—the NLJ's annual ranking of firms selected for their "exemplary, cutting-edge work on the defense side." The American Lawyer named the firm to its A-List for three of the last four years, for outstanding performance on core professional values.
Innovation in our work and in the world. We continue to build a reputation for legal work that is not only effective, but that is often groundbreaking. Whether working on a precedent-setting case or structuring a transaction in a truly original way, we endeavor to be innovative in approach and transformational in impact. As our practice embraces the rapidly changing international landscape, our firm has become a powerful partner for global business. We serve sovereign governments, US and European businesses as they expand into emerging markets, multinational corporations as they conduct business in a multitude of locations, and international businesses seeking to navigate the waters of US and European business, regulation, and law. We believe business transformation in a global economy requires innovation and open market access, and by providing the legal structure and foundation for both, we enable our clients to effectively provide products and services to the world's vast marketplace.
The firm remains committed to partnering with our clients for the future. We offer counsel on the emerging topics in law, regulation, and policy. We remain at the forefront of legal policy issues and new developments in the law—whether they be in securities law, environmental law, hedge funds, product liability, or nanotechnology—and we continue to expand our expertise and services into emerging markets of the global economy.
