About Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP
Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP was a law firm headquartered in New York City, with roots going back to 1848, when Benjamin Franklin Butler and his son William Allen Butler opened a practice at 29 Wall Street. At its peak it had about 365 attorneys. Its work centered on structured finance, which accounted for roughly 70 percent of revenue by 2007, and it also had real estate, litigation, corporate, tax and derivatives practices.
The firm's largest client was Bear Stearns. After that bank collapsed in March 2008 and the firm breached a bank covenant, it lost many partners. In late December 2008 it announced its dissolution, and about 100 lawyers, including 40 partners, moved to Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal. Its offices included New York City and White Plains, New York, as well as Washington, D.C., Summit, New Jersey and Mexico City. The White Plains office closed in October 2008, and the firm ceased operations on December 31, 2008.
| Type | Law firm |
|---|---|
| New York offices | New York City, White Plains |
| Registered NY attorneys | 5 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
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Registered attorneys
Linda Green Suspended Laurie Durcan Suspended James Blakemore Suspended Jonathan Mauck Suspended Michael Shur SuspendedRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.