Saul Ewing
Encyclopedia
Saul Ewing LLP is a Philadelphia-based law firm. In addition to their main headquarters (located in the heart of the business district in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
,) Saul Ewing has eight Mid-Atlantic regional offices in Baltimore, MD, Chesterbrook, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Newark, NJ, New York, NY, Princeton, NJ, Washington, DC, and Wilmington, DE.
argued 168 cases before the United States Supreme Court. He practiced law up until his death in April 1917. After his death, Johnson’s law practice was taken over by his salaried associates, who formed Pritchard, Saul, Bayard & Evans, which maintained offices at 1835-43 Land Title Building in Philadelphia. In March 1921 the firm was dissolved and a split of attorneys occurred, leading to the foundation of today’s Saul Ewing.
Saul Ewing recently merged with a Washington, DC based firm Shmeltzer, Aptaker, & Shepard, P.C. The new Washington, DC office will be located at the historic Watergate building. The merger puts the headcount of Saul Ewing attorneys at approximately 300.
and Restructuring, Business, Environmental
, Litigation, Personal Wealth, Trusts and Estates
, Public Finance, and Real Estate
. Among these departments are dozens of specialized practice groups that focus on specific legal areas ranging from the Higher Education Practice Group in the Litigation Department to the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group in the Business Department.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
,) Saul Ewing has eight Mid-Atlantic regional offices in Baltimore, MD, Chesterbrook, PA, Harrisburg, PA, Newark, NJ, New York, NY, Princeton, NJ, Washington, DC, and Wilmington, DE.
History
Saul Ewing's history goes back to 1863. An attorney and art collector by the name of John G. JohnsonJohn G. Johnson
John Graver Johnson was an American corporate lawyer and art collector. The Philadelphia law firm that he founded in 1863 continues under the name Saul Ewing...
argued 168 cases before the United States Supreme Court. He practiced law up until his death in April 1917. After his death, Johnson’s law practice was taken over by his salaried associates, who formed Pritchard, Saul, Bayard & Evans, which maintained offices at 1835-43 Land Title Building in Philadelphia. In March 1921 the firm was dissolved and a split of attorneys occurred, leading to the foundation of today’s Saul Ewing.
Saul Ewing recently merged with a Washington, DC based firm Shmeltzer, Aptaker, & Shepard, P.C. The new Washington, DC office will be located at the historic Watergate building. The merger puts the headcount of Saul Ewing attorneys at approximately 300.
Practice areas
Saul Ewing has seven departments, which include: BankruptcyBankruptcy in the United States
Bankruptcy in the United States is governed under the United States Constitution which authorizes Congress to enact "uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States." Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently by adopting the Bankruptcy...
and Restructuring, Business, Environmental
Environmental law
Environmental law is a complex and interlocking body of treaties, conventions, statutes, regulations, and common law that operates to regulate the interaction of humanity and the natural environment, toward the purpose of reducing the impacts of human activity...
, Litigation, Personal Wealth, Trusts and Estates
Trusts and estates
The law of trusts and estates is generally considered the body of law which governs the management of personal affairs and the disposition of property of an individual in anticipation of the event of such person's incapacity or death, also known as the law of successions in civil law...
, Public Finance, and Real Estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
. Among these departments are dozens of specialized practice groups that focus on specific legal areas ranging from the Higher Education Practice Group in the Litigation Department to the Mergers and Acquisitions Practice Group in the Business Department.