Arnold & Porter

A tourist might go to Washington, DC, to see the Smithsonian's museums, but an executive's agenda might include a visit to Arnold & Porter. The law firm's wide-ranging practice areas center on business transactions and public policy; its specialties include antitrust, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, white collar criminal defense, international trade, intellectual property, and litigation. The firm is also known for its strong pro bono work. Arnold & Porter has more than 800 lawyers at 10 offices in the US and two in Europe. The firm was established in 1946 as Arnold, Fortas & Porter; Abe Fortas, later a Supreme Court justice, was a founding partner.