Firm Summary
Venable LLP
Founded in 1900, Venable today dominates the mid-Atlantic region, with nearly 800 lawyers in 10 offices. The firm combines the offerings of a full-service Biglaw firm with regional expertise in the geographic areas where it practices. The firm’s specialties are corporate and business law, complex litigation, intellectual property, and government affairs. Venable Venture Services is aimed at offering startups and early-stage companies a multidisciplinary approach to legal services.
Firm Stats
- Firm Name
- Venable LLP
- U.S. Lawyer Headcount
- 733
- Headcount Change Since 2016
Overall +63
Partner +42
- Salary Scale
- Market
- Hours Required
- Unspecified
- Top Feeder Schools
- University of Maryland, Francis King Carey Law, Georgetown University Law Center, George Washington University Law School
- Average Lawyer Tenure at Firm (Years)
- 5.6
- Revenue Per Lawyer Change Over Five Years
- 14%
- Women Partners (as Percentage of U.S. Lawyer Headcount)
- 11%
- Women Partners (As a Percentage of U.S. Partnership)
- 23%
- Promotion Rate
- 5%
- Most Common Federal Case Types
- Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Contract
- Most Active Federal Jurisdictions
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Frequent Federal Litigation Clients
- Merck Sharp Dohme, Canon Inc., Chevron Corporation
Firm Policies
Work/Life Balance
- 18 weeks primary caregiver leave
- Flex and/or reduced hours
- Tech stipends
- Subsidized backup care/emergency dependent care
- Telecommuting
- Mentoring
Benefits and Perks
- Bar review course, exam expenses, Bar/Bri (direct billing), MPRE
- $10K salary advance
- Up to $3K reimbursement for moving household goods
Superstars
Nora Garrote
Partner in Charge - Diversity and Inclusion
A partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, Garrote co-chairs the Intellectual Property Transactions Group and is the firm’s partner in charge of Diversity and Inclusion. Her practice focuses on technology and intellectual property transactions and counseling, internet and new media law, technology transfers, and entertainment.
Hemanshu (Hemu) Nigam
Partner
A partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, Nigam is one of the country’s most respected experts in privacy, security, and safety issues. He has over 25 years’ experience advising clients in many sectors on cyber law, including big tech, government, law enforcement, corporations, start-ups, talent, and pro athletes.
Benjamin Hsing
Partner
A partner in the firm’s New York office, Hsing is a member of the Intellectual Property group. He has extensive trial experience and regularly litigates high-stakes patent matters across a broad range of technologies.
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