Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts was a prominent New York City law firm that traced its origins to a law partnership formed there in 1868. It merged with San Francisco–based law firm Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro in 2001.[1] The merged firm subsequently became Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in 2005.[2]
| Headquarters | New York City |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 5 |
| Offices | New York City, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore |
| Date founded | 1868 |
| Dissolved | 2001 (merged with Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro) |
History
editThe firm was founded in 1868 as Root & Clarke. After several name changes, and the addition of Bronson Winthrop, it was known as Winthrop & Stimson after 1898, and Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts after 1927.[3] The firm represented clients including W. E. B. Du Bois,[4] America West Airlines,[5] Zapata Petroleum,[6] Clark Estates Inc.,[6] and Ethyl Corporation,[7] among others.
In 1980, the firm published Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts: A History of a Law Firm.[8]
Immediately prior to its 2001 merger, Winthrop had offices in Tokyo, London, Hong Kong, and Singapore with more than half of the firm's revenue coming from abroad.[9] The 2001 merger with Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, which was then twice the size of New York City-based Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, created one of the largest law firms in the country with more than 860 lawyers in 16 offices.[9] As of 2000, Pillsbury had been headquartered in San Francisco for 126 years.[10]
In 2005, the Pillsbury Winthrop LLP firm merged with Shaw Pittman LLP forming a new entity, known as Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, with over 900 lawyers.[11]
Notable alumni
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The firm produced a number of leaders in law, jurisprudence and public service, including:
- Felix Frankfurter, legal scholar and U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- John Edward Parsons, president of the New York City Bar Association[12]
- Elihu Root, one of the firm's founders and a U.S. Secretary of State
- Raymond P. Shafer, 39th governor of Pennsylvania[13]
- Sargent Shriver, director of the Office of Economic Opportunity and the U.S. Ambassador to France[14]
- Henry L. Stimson, cabinet member under four Presidents of the United States
- Bronson Winthrop, one of the firm's founders[15]
References
edit- ^ "Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Young, Eric (March 29, 2005). "Merger approved; it's now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ On Active Service in Peace and War, by Henry L. Stimson and McGeorge Bundy (Harper Brothers, 1955)
- ^ "Letter from Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts to W. E. B. Du Bois, January 15, 1929". credo.library.umass.edu. University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Starkie, David (2008). Aviation Markets: Studies in Competition and Regulatory Reform. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 188. ISBN 9780754673880. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b Dietrich, Kris (2015). Taboo Genocide: Holodomor 1933 & the Extermination of Ukraine. p. 952. ISBN 9781499056082. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Crawford, James; Lee, Karen (2005). ICSID Reports. Cambridge University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780521841337. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts: A History of a Law Firm. Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts. 1980. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b Trivedi, Kruti (July 18, 2000). "Planned Merger Would Create One of Biggest U.S. Law Firms". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Law Firms to Merge in Global Deal". Los Angeles Times. 19 July 2000. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Pillsbury Winthrop and Shaw Pittman Agree to Merge, Forming Formidable New Player Among the Nation's Top 20 Law Firms". Business Wire. February 9, 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Cushman, Clare; Peppers, Todd C. (2015). Of Courtiers and Kings: More Stories of Supreme Court Law Clerks and Their Justices. University of Virginia Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780813937274. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "A Moment with President Raymond P. Shafer" (PDF). Allegheny College. 1986. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Stossel, Scott (2011). Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver. Other Press, LLC. p. 153. ISBN 9781590515143. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "B. WINTHROP DEAD; STIMSON PARTNER; Senior Member of Law Firm Here Was 80; A Leader in Social, Charity Circles" (PDF). The New York Times. July 15, 1944. Retrieved 29 June 2018.