Fox Rothschild
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Fox Rothschild LLP is a national law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 16 offices coast to coast. Lawyers at the firm provide a full range of legal services to public and private business entities, charitable, medical and educational institutions and individuals throughout the country.
The firm ranks among the top 200 law firms nationally, according to The American Lawyer.
In recent years, Fox Rothschild has experienced significant growth, opening offices that expand the breadth of the firm's geographical presence and deepening the provision of legal services it offers to clients.
In 2009, Pastore Osterberg LLC joined forces with Fox Rothschild, expanding the firm's reach to Stamford, Connecticut and adding a 15th office to the firm’s growing national platform. Most recently, in November 2010, the firm opened an office in Washington, DC, to further serve clients’ international needs. The office was opened in conjunction with the arrival of Margaret M. Gatti, Louis K. Rothberg and Mark A. Sullivan, who added significant capability in international transactions, import-export regulation and government contracting law to Fox Rothschild’s growing international law practice, with more than 50 attorneys nationwide.
Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)
Environmental
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Labor & Employment
Health Care (New Jersey)
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania)
Tax (Florida)
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California)
In addition, Nicholas Casiello, Jr. of the firm’s Atlantic City office was named a leader in the category of "Gaming and Gambling" in the 2011 Chambers Global Guide.
and securities, labor and employment
, real estate
, bankruptcy
, gaming law
, intellectual property
, litigation, media and entertainment, family law
, health law
and tax law
, including trusts and estates
.
The firm ranks among the top 200 law firms nationally, according to The American Lawyer.
History
The firm was founded in Philadelphia in 1907 with two attorneys.In recent years, Fox Rothschild has experienced significant growth, opening offices that expand the breadth of the firm's geographical presence and deepening the provision of legal services it offers to clients.
In 2009, Pastore Osterberg LLC joined forces with Fox Rothschild, expanding the firm's reach to Stamford, Connecticut and adding a 15th office to the firm’s growing national platform. Most recently, in November 2010, the firm opened an office in Washington, DC, to further serve clients’ international needs. The office was opened in conjunction with the arrival of Margaret M. Gatti, Louis K. Rothberg and Mark A. Sullivan, who added significant capability in international transactions, import-export regulation and government contracting law to Fox Rothschild’s growing international law practice, with more than 50 attorneys nationwide.
Ranking and Recognition
Fox Rothschild has 21 lawyers named as “Leaders in Law” in the 2011 Chambers USA Guide.Litigation: General Commercial (Pennsylvania)
- James L. Griffith
- Abraham C. Reich
- Stephanie Resnick
- Scott L. Vernick
Environmental
- M. Joel Bolstein (Pennsylvania)
- Philip L. Hinerman (Pennsylvania)
- Kenneth H. Mack (New Jersey)
- Jeffrey M. Pollock (New Jersey)
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
- Richard M. Meth (New Jersey)
- Michael G. Menkowitz (Pennsylvania)
- Raymond M. Patella (New Jersey)
- Jeffrey M. Schlerf (Delaware)
- Michael L. Temin (Pennsylvania)
Labor & Employment
- Stanley L. Goodman (New Jersey)
- Stephen A. Ploscowe (New Jersey)
- Barnett Satinsky (Pennsylvania)
Health Care (New Jersey)
- Elizabeth G. Litten
- Jonathan D. Weiner
Corporate/M&A & Private Equity (Pennsylvania)
- Michael S. Harrington
Tax (Florida)
- Jerald David August
Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets (California)
- Jeffrey S. Kravitz
In addition, Nicholas Casiello, Jr. of the firm’s Atlantic City office was named a leader in the category of "Gaming and Gambling" in the 2011 Chambers Global Guide.
Practice areas
Fox Rothschild offers legal services in more than 45 different practice areas, including corporateCorporate law
Corporate law is the study of how shareholders, directors, employees, creditors, and other stakeholders such as consumers, the community and the environment interact with one another. Corporate law is a part of a broader companies law...
and securities, labor and employment
United States labor law
United States labor law is a heterogeneous collection of state and federal laws. Federal law not only sets the standards that govern workers' rights to organize in the private sector, but also overrides most state and local laws that attempt to regulate this area. Federal law also provides more...
, real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
, bankruptcy
Bankruptcy in the United States
Bankruptcy in the United States is governed under the United States Constitution which authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States." Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently by adopting the Bankruptcy...
, gaming law
Gaming law
Gaming law can be described as the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather is a collection of several areas of law that include criminal law, regulatory law, constitutional law, administrative...
, intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
, litigation, media and entertainment, family law
Family law
Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including:*the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships;...
, health law
Health law
Health Law is the federal, state, and local law, rules, regulations and other jurisprudence affecting the health care industry and their application to health care patients, providers and payors, and vendors to the health care industry, including without limitation the relationships among...
and tax law
Tax law
Tax law is the codified system of laws that describes government levies on economic transactions, commonly called taxes.-Major issues:Primary taxation issues facing the governments world over include;* taxes on income and wealth...
, including trusts and estates
Trusts and estates
The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of law which governs the management of personal affairs and the disposition of property of an individual in anticipation of the event of such person's incapacity or death, also known as the law of successions in civil law...
.
Offices
- Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
- Blue Bell, PennsylvaniaBlue Bell, PennsylvaniaBlue Bell is a census-designated place in Whitpain Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,067....
- Exton, PennsylvaniaExton, PennsylvaniaExton is a census-designated place in West Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population was 4,842 at the 2010 census. The Exton Square Mall is located within Exton along with several other shopping centers, making Exton the major shopping district in Chester...
- Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
- Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
- New York, New York
- Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
- Princeton, New JerseyPrinceton, New JerseyPrinceton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
- Roseland, New JerseyRoseland, New JerseyRoseland is a borough in western Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,819...
- San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
- Stamford, ConnecticutStamford, ConnecticutStamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 122,643, making it the fourth largest city in the state and the eighth largest city in New England...
- Warrington, Pennsylvania
- Washington, District of Columbia
- West Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, FloridaWest Palm Beach, is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and is the most populous city in and county seat of Palm Beach County, the third most populous county in Florida with a 2010 population of 1,320,134. The city is also the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida...
- Wilmington, DelawareWilmington, DelawareWilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...