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American law firm
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was an American
white-shoe law firm , located in New York. It was founded in 1929 by General
William "Wild Bill" Donovan , who was often referenced as the Father of the CIA. The firm dissolved in 1998.
[1] Its notable
antitrust cases include a series of lawsuits involving
American Cyanamid in the 1960s and
Kodak .
[2] The firm closed its doors after "[a]bout 40 of the firm's 60 lawyers were hired . . . by
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe , a large
California law firm that [was] expanding aggressively in
Manhattan ."
[3]
Notable alumni
William J. Donovan , the founder of the firm, who during World War II was the head of the
Office of Strategic Services , the forerunner of the
Central Intelligence Agency .
J. Edward Lumbard , one of the founders of the firm in 1933, prosecutor in the office of the
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York , and judge for the
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit .
Lloyd Blankfein , former
CEO and
Chairman of
Goldman Sachs .
[4]
William Egan Colby ,
Director of Central Intelligence (1973–1976).
[5]
Paul A. Crotty , a federal judge for the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York .
[6]
Nelson Denis , attorney, former member of the
New York State Assembly
[7]
Roderick M. Hills , a former chairman of the
Securities and Exchange Commission .
[8]
Theodore S. Hope Jr. , professor and co-author of many corporate law theories.
Edward F. Cox , chairman of the New York Republican State Committee.
Clarence Otis Jr. , former CEO and chairman of
Darden Restaurants .
Walton C. Ament , vice president and general manager at
Pathé News , one of the leaders in driving the
newsreel artform that became a staple of movie theaters from the 1910s to the 1970s. Newsreels were particularly important during the 1930s and 1940s, when they engaged viewers in a more intimate understanding of the conditions of the
Great Depression and
World War II .
Whitman Knapp , who joined the firm after working as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan under
Thomas E. Dewey .
Laurence Tosi , managing partner of WestCap Group
David Pitofsky, general counsel for
Newscorp
References
^ Petersen, Melody (20 April 1998).
"Donovan, Leisure, Old-Line Law Firm, to Shut Its Doors" .
The New York Times .
^ Egan, Jack (16 April 1978).
"How Many Surprises Developed During the Kodak Case" .
The Washington Post .
^ Melody Petersen,
Donovan, Leisure, Old-Line Law Firm, to Shut Its Doors , New York Times, 20 April 1998
^
Profile: Who is Lloyd Blankfein?
^
Biography of William Egan Colby
Archived April 4, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
^
"Paul A. Crotty" . Archived from
the original on 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-05-04 .
^ Navarro, Mireya, (5/6/03), Smile, You're on Candidate Camera: With an Insider's Eye, a Film Skewers Harlem Politics , The New York Times,
http://voteforme-themovie.com/articles/nytimes.pdf
^
BUSINESS PEOPLE; A Former S.E.C. Chairman Gets Donovan, Leisure Post
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