Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP is a U.S. law firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in Philadelphia in 1935 by former Pennsylvania Attorney General William A. Schnader, Bernard G. Segal, a former Deputy Attorney General serving under Schnader, and Francis A. Lewis. The firm was initially named Schnader & Lewis. Eventually, Segal was added as a name partner. The fourth name partner, Earl G. Harrison, joined the firm in 1948. Today, the firm has more than 180 attorneys in seven offices nationwide.

For the dormitories at Franklin & Marshall College, see Schnader Hall.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
HeadquartersPhiladelphia, PA
No. of offices7
No. of attorneysApproximately 160[1]
Major practice areasGeneral practice; Litigation, Business/Corporate, Trusts & Estates, Tax & Wealth Management
Key peopleDavid Smith, Chairman; Nicholas J. LePore, III, Managing Partner (Firm-wide & Philadelphia)
Date founded1935
FounderWilliam A. Schnader
Company typeLimited Liability Partnership
Websiteschnader.com

History

In 1935, after losing his bid for Governor of Pennsylvania, William A. Schnader decided to start his own law firm. He was joined by Bernard G. Segal, who had served as a Deputy Attorney General under Schnader, and Francis A. Lewis, who had been Schnader's campaign treasurer. Earl G. Harrison, the former Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and former Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, joined the firm in 1948, becoming the fourth name partner.

The Schnader firm expanded over the years, opening offices in Washington, D.C.; Wilmington, Delaware; New York, New York; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; and, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The firm operated a branch office in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1992-2008 and opened its first West Coast office in San Francisco, California, in 1999. In 2013, the firm entered into a non-exclusive association with the Jakarta-based law firm Yang & Co to provide representation to Indonesian companies and individuals requiring legal counsel in the U.S., and to U.S. companies and individuals requiring legal counsel in Indonesia.[2] In 2014, Schnader announced the opening of an office in Melville, New York. [3] The firm also greatly expanded its corporate capabilities by combining with the firm Mesirov Gelman Jaffe Cramer & Jamieson LLP in Philadelphia.

Today, Schnader has seven offices that serve local, national, and international clients ranging from large corporations to start-ups and entrepreneurs to individual clients in more than 40 areas of the law. In addition to the firm’s traditional strengths in complex litigation, commercial transactions, and wealth management, the firm has significant experience and depth in intellectual property, international commerce, labor and employment, financial services, construction law, real estate development, corporate governance, appellate services, technology-based companies, media and communications, government relations and regulatory affairs, energy and environmental issues, nonprofit, education, aviation issues, business reorganization, and securities and shareholder litigation [4][5][6]

Notable lawyers and alumni

Offices

References
  2. "Schnader and Yang & Co. Formalize Representation Arrangement for Indonesia Related Legal Matters (press release)". October 22, 2013.
  3. "Four Attorneys Join Schnader, Bolstering the Firm's Strong Real Estate Group. Schnader to Open a New Office in Melville, N.Y. (press release)". June 26, 2014.
  4. "Schnader Harrison: A Survivor at 75," The Legal Intelligencer, August 8, 2005
  5. "Schnader firm looks at its fabled past," Philadelphia Business Journal Blog: Law and Finance, January 29, 2010
  6. http://www.schnader.com/news/xprNewsDetail.aspx?xpST=NewsDetail&news=1321
  7. Timothy K. Lewis firm bio
  8. "You (Probably) Can't Go Home Again," Pennsylvania Law Weekly, July 10, 2007
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