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White & Case LLP
Main Office: 1155 Avenue of The Americas | New York City | NY | 10036
Phone: 212-819-8200 | Fax: 212-354-8113
Year of establishment
1901
Number of partners
925
Number of offices
42
Partner to associate ratio
0.60
Biggest office
New York City
Percentage of women attorneys
39.60
Number of attorneys
2682
Percentage of minority attorneys
12.20
Number of associates
1493
Percentage of LGBT attorneys
2.00
White & Case LLP Reviews
view allReviewed on May 19, 2024
Advice to law firm management:
Your employees are the foundation and strong point of your company; treat them right.
Pros:
If You Shoot for the Stars, You Won't Get Out of The Stratosphere Here.
Cons:
The higher ups at this firm don't seem care a whole lot for us in the support team. While the starting salary and pay may be high, don't expect to get a raise or bonus anytime soon. I learned that the hard way. Promotion is very unlikely as upper management positions rarely become available.
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Current or former employee?:
Current Employee
Length of Employment:
10+ years
Reviewed on May 19, 2024
Advice to law firm management:
Offer more opportunities for advancement within the firm.
Pros:
They have an international reputation for their success as a firm. The lawyers are some of the best in the field. I really enjoy all the staff I worked with. The place is fun to work at. The environment is professional and creative.
Cons:
It can be difficult to progress your career here at this firm. The workload was rather stressful and tedious at times.
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Former Employee
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Overview
Headline: White & Case LLP: Experience Global Reach in the Bay Area Attorneys seeking to expand their global reach and experience should look no further than White & Case LLP in the Bay Area. This leading international law firm has established a strong presence in the region, offering local, US and English-qualified lawyers to ensure clients receive the best legal counsel. With a commitment to providing cross-border expertise and local insight into the business environment, White & Case LLP is uniquely positioned to help clients achieve their ambitions. At White & Case LLP, attorneys benefit from working with some of the world's most respected and well-established organizations, start-up innovators, governments and state-owned entities. This provides a wide range of practice areas, allowing attorneys to build their portfolio and gain experience in multiple areas of law. The Bay Area office also offers attorneys the opportunity to develop their knowledge of G20 markets, and gain an understanding of the regional business environment. Moreover, the Bay Area office of White & Case LLP is staffed by a diverse team of lawyers, providing attorneys with the opportunity to collaborate and work alongside colleagues from different backgrounds and cultures. This international experience helps attorneys gain a better understanding of the global legal landscape, while also developing their communication skills. Additionally, attorneys benefit from the firm's commitment to continuing education, allowing them to stay ahead of the latest legal developments and hone their professional skills. Attorneys looking for an exciting career opportunity in the Bay Area should consider the global reach and expertise offered by White & Case LLP. With its commitment to providing top-notch legal counsel and a diverse working environment, attorneys can gain invaluable experience and expertise in G20 markets and the Bay Area business environment.
Practice Areas
White & Case LLP practices law in the following areas and works with its clients to provide the best possible legal solutions.
- Antitrust
- Competition
- Asset Finance
- Banking
- Capital Markets
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Data Privacy & Cyber Security
- Employment Compensation & Benefits
- Environment & Climate Change
- Financial Restructuring & Insolvency
- Intellectual Property
- International Arbitration
- International Trade
- Islamic Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Private Clients
- Pro Bono
- Project Finance
- Regulatory & Compliance
- Sourcing & Technology Transactions
- Tax
- White Collar
- Investigations
Hiring Criteria
White & Case LLP follows the set of hiring criteria outlined below.
White & Case offers its lawyers unparalleled career opportunities, drawing on our global reach to provide unique professional development opportunities.
The firm recruits people from many national and cultural backgrounds. The firm is interested in interviewing students who want to spend their legal careers in the US as well as students who want to move out. The people should fluent in more than one language, preferably any of the international languages.
Here are some qualities that the firm would like in the individuals it recruits:
Intelligence and academic excellence
Capability to analyze the legal field; creative yet pragmatic in interpretation
Ability to think laterally when resolving a complex issue
Ability to perform tasks accurately, efficiently and on time with integrity
The firm is committed to recruiting the right people and interested in making them well-respected legal professionals. We create an environment everyone of the deserving individuals will get a chance to stand out.
Pro bono
White & Case has a long history of pro bono services and is known as one of the largest providers of pro bono legal services in the world. In 2010, the firm named pro bono as one of the 14 global practices. Under the leadership of Brussels partner and EU law litigator Ian Forrester, QC, the Global Pro Bono Practice focuses on three areas-providing access to justice, promoting the rule of law and serving the world's leading non-governmental organizations. There are more than 100 partners worldwide who serve as Pro Bono Leaders. Pro bono is also the centerpiece of the firm's social responsibility initiative, which we introduced in 2009. The social responsibility programs also encompass our legal education work and one of the distinctive features of White & Case is its global footprint. The firm also offers cross-border projects so that all lawyers get equal opportunity to work on international issues.
The firm believes that pro bono work is an excellent way to accelerate a young lawyer's training and development. All first year and summer associates are assigned at least one pro bono matter and all are encouraged to propose pro bono matters to the firm.
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Notable cases
- In December 2011, White & Case was able to save its client Toshiba from an indictment of a five-year criminal investigation over the tech company's LCD business unit. The DOJ's Antitrust Division agreed to not prosecute Toshiba or its executives over allegations of a price-fixing cartel.
- In May 2011, White & Case helped the Education Law Center win a landmark case regarding educational funding which the New York Times compared to Brown v. Board of Education. The New Jersey Supreme Court said that the New Jersey state government must provide $500 million in additional funding to 31 low-income school districts in the state.
- White & Case has won its Taiwanese client Chimei InnoLux Corporation, which makes flat panels and LCDs, a victory in a Section 337 investigation brought against it by the US International Trade Commission.
White & Case LLP Awards and Recognitions Write a review
For a firm recognized as one of the world's largest law firms, and one that has more than 38 office in 26 countries, awards are many. A few notable awards include:
Awards
Awarded the Chambers USA "International Arbitration Client Service Award" on June 7, 2012
Named "Law Firm in the Largest M&A Transaction in Retail in Romania" by Ziarul Financiar
Named "Bankruptcy Law Firm of the Year for the Southern US" by Benchmark Litigation on April 26, 2012
Eric Grannon Named "Litigator of the Week" by American Lawyer
Matt Miner Wins 2012 Burton Award
Five White & Case Deals Win EMEA Finance 2011 Achievement Awards
Awarded "Global and Power Legal Adviser of the Year" by Infrastructure Journal
Named "2011 Americas Project Finance Team of the Year" by International Financial Law Review
Wins Most Innovative US Firm in Europe at IFLR Europe Awards on March 23, 2012
Wins Law360 2012 Rising Star Award
Recognized in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Transfer Pricing Advisors
Awarded Islamic Finance News Deal of Year 2011 on January 16, 2012
Rankings
Ranked Second Worldwide in PLC's "2012 Restructuring and Insolvency Super League"
Scored 76 in Band 1 Rankings from Chambers Global 2012
Ranked Top Global Bankruptcy Law Firm for 2011
Seven White & Case Lawyers Named Southern California Super Lawyers 2012
Carlos Viana Recognized by The International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers
Advises on the Three Largest Project Finance Deals of 2011
Placed in Top Three in mergermarket's 2011 Swedish and Nordic League Table
White & Case Tops mergermarket's 2011 CEE M&A League Tables
Diversity Write a review
White & Case is a global network of 36 offices that provides diverse experiences for its legal & professional staff and clients alike. White & Case is ranked 4th for diversity in the Minority Law Journal's 2010 Diversity Scorecard based on a survey of more than 200 firms. The firm offers a multicultural environment in which cases and transactions cross legal and geographic boundaries and relevant to all practice groups. The open door setting provides exposure to multiple billion dollar deals and complex litigation matters for smart, motivated people to take advantage of, to show their skills. White & Case is proud of being a global firm with a common culture.
Representing 85 nationalities and conversant in 60 languages, the diversity of the firm's our legal and professional staff is a its greatest strength since it represents the diverse community of clients throughout the world.
The firm encourages and assists all to reach their potential, regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status or disability. The firm has also launched two formal diversity and inclusion initiatives which are called the Diversity Initiative and the Women's Initiative
Summer associate program
The Summer Program of White & Case is tailored to make the most of the skills showcased by summer associates. Real work is provided with real deadlines for real clients. One can work in multiple practice areas of interest. The associates also get an opportunity to work with different people so that would enrich the experience even further. The summer associates are expected to work hard, learn a lot through the training programs and work assignments, and will have plenty of opportunities to get to know lawyers and your peers at various events.
The summer associate Conference held in New York City gives an opportunity to meet their counterparts residing elsewhere.
Working for the White & Case LLP
White & Case provides several benefits including generous vacation time, comprehensive healthcare, retirement plans, backup childcare, reduced-cost home, auto and pet insurance coverage, flexible work arrangements, regular firm social activities, and free onsite yoga, Pilates and Zumba.The firm is clear about getting every associate work for 2,000 hours, which includes client-billable time, pro bono, firm-chargeable hours and a number of committee activities. The firm is explicit about these numbers because they try to manage client needs efficiently with the associate's billable hours.
The firm provides top compensation for top work for both summer associates and full-time associates. The firm also encourages and supports associate participation in sports and other social activities.
Multiple events are organized by the firm including trivia nights, cocktail parties and community service projects. The World Cup for Football and Volleyball was held in 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany and was a big success. Offices also participate in softball, basketball, bowling, tennis and other local sporting leagues.
White & Case's attorney-driven affinity groups are open to all lawyers and business services personnel. These groups organize social and cultural events throughout the year and also provide members with an opportunity to support and mentor each other.
Various Partner Meetings and Alumni Functions are held too.
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