Firm Summary
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Founded on Wall Street in 1866, it’s no surprise that a firm like Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has found success in the financial sector in the last century and a half. Today, the firm employs approximately 700 attorneys in 12 offices around the world, with stellar practice groups in finance, M&A, bankruptcy, and restructuring serving some of the top corporations, financial institutions, and innovators across the globe. Despite its corporate strength, MIllbank’s litigation prowess shouldn’t be disregarded, as the firm routinely represents its financial clients in highly complex cases. The firm has also made its presence known in some of today’s hottest emerging fields, such as the renewable energy and space industries.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 515
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall+69Partner+10
- Salary Scale
- Market +
- Bonus Category
- Full Match
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- Columbia Law School, Georgetown University Law Center, NYU School of Law, Harvard Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.1
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 13%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 3%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 13%
- Promotion Rate
- 2%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Antitrust
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Cyrus Capital Partners LP, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Dresdner Bank Schweiz
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks maternity leave
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course (BarBri and PMBR direct billing)
- Bar exam fees
- $10K salary advance
- $9K stub bonus
Superstars
Scott Edelman
Partner
Chairman of the firm and a member of the its Litigation & Arbitration Group, Edelman is regularly recognized as one of the top litigators and corporate advisers in the country. Edelman’s practice focuses on bet-the-company litigation across several areas of law, including commercial, securities, and white collar.
Dennis Dunne
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office, Dunne is a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee and a Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Financial Restructuring Group. Highly regarded as an expert in restructuring law, Dunne regularly advises private equity funds, hedge funds, and other financial institutions in the acquisition of financially distressed companies, both in and out of court.
Antonia Apps
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office and a member of the firm’s Litigation & Arbitration Group, Apps is nationally recognized as a top-notch trial attorney in both civil and criminal matters, routinely advising financial institutions, corporations, and executives in regulatory enforcement proceedings, white-collar matters, and investigations. Apps previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Criminal Division.
Andrew Leblanc
Partner
Managing partner of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Leblanc is a member of the its Financial Restructuring and Litigation & Arbitration Groups, focusing on complex commercial litigation, financial restructuring, and international arbitration. Leblanc has repeatedly been named “Bankruptcy Lawyer of the Year” by Benchmark Litigation.
Above the Law Coverage
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