Lowis & Gellen Llp history

The two remained lifelong friends - Frank went on to become a leading civic reformer and a founder of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association - but the two parted amicably in 1880, with Sam Weiss opening his own practice at 43 Wall Street.

1917 Rhodes Cave joins the firm, which then becomes Bryan, Williams & Cave.

After a brief association with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, in 1923 he formed Weiss & Wharton with his law school classmate John F. Wharton.

1932 UK firm Paisner & Co, founded by Leslie Paisner, provides general legal advice including conveyancing.

1939 Firm takes on as client in the United States a "poor Scotsman with just a little 'bitty' aviation company" and has served it since its founding.

In May 1946, Garrison accepted Louis Weiss’s invitation to join Randolph Paul in the renamed Paul, Weiss, Wharton & Garrison.

1947 UK firm Leighton & Co, established by Lionel Leighton, provides litigation and property advice to property developers in the West End of London.

He resigned from the court in 1950 to join what then became Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

1970 Berwin Leighton is formed from a merger of Leighton & Co and Berwin & Co.

1973 As it begins its second 100 years, Bryan Cave has become a strong regional law firm with 52 lawyers in St Louis.

1978 First office outside St Louis is opened in Washington, D.C., to enhance growing legislative practice.

In 1986, his prolific writings were collected in a three-volume work One Man’s Word, later followed by At 90, On the ’90’s: The Journals of Simon H. Rifkind.

1987 Expansion to the west and southwest.

1993 Firm chosen to represent the government of Kuwait in the preparation, submission and prosecution of its claims of more than $100 billion against the state of Iraq arising out of the invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

1994 United States branch of the firm establishes its Asia presence in Hong Kong and Shanghai, while the UK branch of the firm opens its first international office in Brussels, which provides advice on all aspects of EU and international competition law and regulatory and single market issues.

1996 Firm lawyers represent client in multiple $100+ million mergers and acquisitions.

1998 Client Bob Costas emcees Bryan Cave's 125 year anniversary celebration in nationwide simulcast.

2001 Berwin Leighton Paisner is formed comprising of more than 900 staff including 122 partners.

2004 Firm establishes office in southern Illinois to assist clients with class action, product liability and commercial litigation matters in Madison and St Clair Counties in Illinois.

2009 Berwin Leighton Paisner was joined by a team of 70 lawyers in Moscow under the leadership of Andrey Goltsblat to form a full service, multi-award winning office under the name Goltsblat BLP.

2014 Bryan Cave establishes office in Miami.