Firm Recognition Established in 1864, our firm has represented
many Fortune 500 companies and international businesses over the years
while maintaining some clients since the late 1800s.
Schiff Hardin LLP receives a perfect score and highest ranking in the 2011 Corporate Equality Index from the Human Rights Campaign.
Schiff
Hardin was listed among "Best Law Firms" of 2010 as ranked by U.S. News & World Report and Best
Lawyers.
Managing Partners' Forum ranks Schiff Hardin LLP among the Top 500 Professional Service Firms in the World.
Schiff Hardin is ranked number 135 on the 2010 National Law Journal's "NLJ 250 Annual Survey" based on full-time equivalency number of attorneys.
American Lawyer's first "Women In Law Firms" study (2009) ranked Schiff Hardin number 32 nationally among the AmLaw 200.
More than 40 Schiff Hardin attorneys practice in the field of intellectual property law in offices across the country, and 13 are certified to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Our attorneys have several decades of combined service at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Their former positions include: Director, Senior Special Counsel and attorneys in the Division of Market Regulation; Associate General Counsel and Regional Administrator for the Division of Enforcement; and attorneys from the General Counsel's Office.
Eight of our attorneys served as Assistant U.S. Attorneys earlier in their careers.
Our lawyers have handled complex product liability matters in 48 states, Puerto Rico and Guam. We have tried major product liability jury cases in 40 different jurisdictions and have handled appeals in 23 jurisdictions.
Thirteen Schiff Hardin attorneys are Certified Public Accountants (CPA).
Schiff Hardin has offices in eight U.S. cities: Ann Arbor, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Lake Forest, Ill., New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
The firm's managing partner is Ronald S. Safer, who in this role oversees the day-to-day management of the firm. The chairman of the executive committee is Robert H. Riley.
Executive Committee members include Marci A. Eisenstein, Stephan M. Hankins, Robert H. Riley, Kenneth M. Roberts, Peter L. Rossiter, Ronald S. Safer and Bruce P. Weisenthal.
Attorney Recognition Hardin LLP Recognized by Benchmark Litigation as a 'Recommended Firm' while four attorneys were recognized:
Twenty-one Schiff Hardin attorneys were elected Fellows in the American Colleges for their areas of law.
American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL)
American College of Construction Lawyers (ACCL)
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
American College of Investment Counsel (ACIC)
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL)
American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers (ACCFL)
American College of Mortgage Attorneys (ACMA)
Schiff Hardin attorney Leah Ward Sears is the former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice and the first woman and the youngest person ever to sit on that court.
Schiff Hardin attorney Patricia Brown Holmes served as an associate judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Schiff Hardin attorney Patricia Costello Slovak is a past chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Schiff Hardin attorney Patricia Brown Holmes was named one of twelve "2011 Chicago Women in Law" by Chicago Lawyer magazine.
Schiff Hardin attorney Bradford P. Campbell Named "100 Most Influential People in Defined Contribution" By 401k wire.
Schiff Hardin attorney Renee Cipriano named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top Ten Environmental, Top Ten Women Real Estate-Related, Top 50 Women Real Estate-Related, and Top 100 Real Estate-Related lists for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Marci A. Eisenstein named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top 100 Women list for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Mark C. Friedlander named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top Ten Construction, Top 100 Real Estate-Related lists for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney David A. Grossberg named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top 100 Real Estate-Related list for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Patricia Brown Holmes named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top Ten Women Criminal Defense list for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Janet M. Johnson named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top Ten Women Real Estate-Related, Top 100 Women Business, Top 100 Real Estate-Related lists for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Paul M. Lurie named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top Ten Construction, Top 100 Real Estate-Related lists for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Jane E. Montgomery named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top 50 Women Real Estate-Related list for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Kenneth M. Roberts named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top Ten Construction, Top 100 Real Estate-Related lists for 2010.
Schiff Hardin attorney Debra L. Stetter named by Illinois Leading Lawyers to their Top 100 Women Consumer list for 2010.
Three Schiff Hardin attorneys were named to the "40 Illinois Attorneys Under 40 to Watch" list by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and Chicago Lawyer magazine:
Twenty-one attorneys and 11 different practice areas were recognized by Chambers USA in 2011. Chambers ranks attorneys according to qualities most valued by clients, based upon more than 10,000 interviews with clients across the United States.
Fifty-one Schiff Hardin attorneys in our Chicago office were named to the 2012 Illinois Super Lawyers list. Fifteen additional lawyers were named Illinois Rising Stars in Chicago magazine.
Six Schiff Hardin attorneys in our San Francisco office were named to the 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers list in San Francisco magazine.
Six Schiff Hardin attorneys in our Atlanta office were named to the 2011 Georgia Super Lawyers list and five attorneys were named Georgia Rising Stars in Atlanta magazine.
Three Schiff Hardin attorneys in our New York office were named to the 2011 New York Super Lawyers list.
Three Schiff Hardin attorneys named to the 2011 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers list.
Forty-eight Schiff Hardin attorneys in 31 practice areas named to the Best Lawyers In America list for 2012.
One–hundred-two Schiff Hardin attorneys have been named to the 2011 Illinois Leading Lawyers Network. Appointment to this list is the result of thousands of contacts that the Illinois Leading Lawyers Network makes with Illinois lawyers asking them which of their peers they believe comprise the top lawyers. Only those lawyers who are most often recommended qualify as Leading Lawyers.