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Chadbourne & Parke company history timeline

1909

In 1909 Chadbourne was joined by Arthur Shores.

1909: The partnership of Chadbourne & Shores is organized.

1918

After Shores left the partnership in 1918, the firm became known as Chadbourne, Babbitt, & Wallace with the addition of New York lawyer Kurnal Babbit and William Wallace, Jr., a formerly prominent Montana lawyer.

1918: Chadbourne, Babbitt & Wallace is started.

1924

William M. Parke, later a name partner, came into the firm as part of the 1924 acquisition.

1928

When Thomas Chadbourne wrote his autobiography in 1928, he claimed his law firm of 38 lawyers brought in more than $2 million in annual receipts.

In 1928 the Chadbourne partnership represented over 150 major corporations, and Thomas Chadbourne was one of New York City's top corporate lawyers and businessmen.

1931

Chadbourne's plan was adopted in Brussels in 1931.

1935

1935: Firm opens its Washington, D.C. office.

1936

Unfortunately, the firm lost a name partner in 1936 with the departure of Louis S. Levy.

1939

In 1939 Levy was disbarred and Judge Manton was convicted of judicial corruption.

1958

In its February 1958 issue, Fortune wrote about how the big Wall Street law firms operated.

1984

1984: Partnership is renamed Chadbourne & Parke; Los Angeles branch office is established.

1989

However, the firm's finances improved with gross revenues increasing to $75 million in 1989, making it the nation's 57th largest law firm.

1991

After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, several large law firms, including Chadbourne & Parke, established Moscow offices to help companies invest in Russia and the other former Soviet countries.

1995

The plaintiff originally had sued American Tobacco Company, which was acquired by Brown & Williamson in 1995.

1998

The Wall Street Journal on April 23, 1998 said the allegation was that the tobacco 'firms participated in a conspiracy to deceive the public.' Industry lawyers replied that they were just doing their job in defending their clients.

By early 1998 Chadbourne had hired seven partners and one senior associate from the smaller firm that had about 85 lawyers before these defections.

2000

Built on the legacy left by Thomas Chadbourne and other early partners who served American clients, the much larger firm of Chadbourne & Parke in 2000 served not only American but global clients, often in legal specialties that did not even exist years ago.

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