Firm Summary
Foley & Lardner
Founded in Milwaukee in 1842, Foley & Lardner today has over 1,100 lawyers in 24 offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm’s practice is organized into three main departments – litigation, business law, and IP. Within those departments, Foley & Lardner specializes in a wide range of sectors, including airport and aviation, automotive, energy, food and beverage, hospitality and leisure, life sciences, manufacturing, maritime, retail, sports and entertainment, and technology. They’re particularly renowned for their health care practice, focusing on all aspects of the health care sector on behalf of some of the world’s biggest organizations.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Foley & Lardner
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 1065
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall +186
Partner +56
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Bonus Category
- Less Than Market
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- University of Wisconsin Law, University of Florida - Levin College of Law, Marquette University Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 6.0
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 15%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 11%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 25%
- Promotion Rate
- 4%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Contract, Intellectual Property, Personal Injury
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Roeschen's Healthcare LLC, Tyco Fire Products LP, Chemguard Inc.
Firm Policies
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam expenses
- $10K salary advance
- Up to $5K relocation reimbursement, benefit includes moving your car
- Employees receive preferred treatment from specific lenders, the firm guarantees a down payment loan
- Payback not required
Superstars
Steven Vazquez
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Tampa office, Vazquez is a member of the firm’s Transactional & Securities and Private Equity & Venture Capital Practices and chair of the firm’s national Business Law Department. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.
Michael Gay
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Orlando office, Gay is the firm’s national department chair for Litigation. His practice focuses on commercial disputes, including restrictive covenant litigation, patent and trademark litigation, environmental litigation, health care litigation, and contract disputes.
Judith Waltz
Partner
A partner in the firm’s San Francisco office, Waltz is co-chair of the firm’s Health Care Industry Team, former co-chair of the Life Sciences Industry Team, and a member of the Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations and Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practices. She specializes in government investigations, false claims act, corporate integrity agreements, bankruptcy and Medicare and Medicaid counseling.
Above the Law Coverage
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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Matches DPW Scale… But Raises Won’t Be Effective Until 2022
It’ll be worth the wait, but some associates sure are pissed.
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Top Biglaw Firm Finally Gives Special Bonuses To Waiting Associates
Associates were getting impatient!
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Cleta Mitchell Out At Foley & Lardner After Troubling Donald Trump Call
Firm avoids potentially damaging business repercussions.
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Foley & Lardner’s Wild Week
The firm said Cleta Mitchell went rogue, but that was only the start of their issues.
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