Davis Wright Tremaine | Company Overview & News (2024)

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What is Davis Wright Tremaine known for? ›

Founded in 1908, Davis Wright Tremaine has worked with small clients as well as those of Fortune 500 stature, with a focus on litigation, entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, and employment law. Today, the firm has more than 580 attorneys across eight domestic offices.

According to the National Law Journal's 2024 NLJ 500 ranking of firms based on size, Davis Wright Tremaine has 591 attorneys and is ranked 89th in the United States. With $563,465,000 gross revenue in 2023, the firm placed 91st on The American Lawyer's 2024 Am Law 200 ranking.

As of April 2023, Dentons operates in 80+ countries and has 160+ offices. The firm has no headquarters, although the firm's senior leadership are primarily based in London and Washington, D.C. Dentons is structured as a Swiss Verein called Dentons Group, which does not itself provide legal services.

Davis's legal career is most remembered for his final appearance before the Supreme Court, in which he unsuccessfully defended the "separate but equal" doctrine in Briggs v. Elliott, a companion case to Brown v. Board of Education.

Ability, integrity, and service to others – these are the three pillars on which Davis Wright Tremaine was built. As our founding partner once famously said, "… unless we are serving mankind to the top extent of our ability and putting our best talent into that service, what good is life?"

Firm Overview:

Today, its team includes approximately 560 attorneys and eight offices, covering a wide variety of practice and industry areas.

Surge In Big Law Work

Davis Wright Tremaine's work extends to high-profile cases, such as representing Hearst Television and Sinclair Broadcast Group in a defamation lawsuit and advocating for a group of TikTok creators challenging Montana's ban on the short-video social media platform.

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Kirkland & Ellis retains its dominance as the strongest Big Law firm brand and increasingly looks unassailable in its no. 1 positioning. The headline story is the top ten takeover by a group of super-profitable US-headquartered and increasingly global firms displacing the UK-headquartered global firms.

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With more than 1,000 lawyers around the globe, Davis Polk provides exceptional service, sophisticated advice, and creative and practical solutions that know no bounds.

At Dickinson Wright, we define success by our clients' metrics. Across our 40 practice areas, our team of over 500 lawyers has an unwavering focus on providing unmatched client service and the highest quality legal advice. We are proactive and accessible, providing practical solutions and actionable advice.

Locke Lord is a premier full-service Am Law 100 law firm that has earned a solid reputation for complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work on behalf of clients in important and growing industry sectors around the world.