Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine was a white-shoe, New York-based law firm. 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. The firm was ruined by a scandal due to a senior partner, Mahlon F. Perkins Jr., (son of the US diplomat Mahlon Fay Perkins), having concealed documents from an adversary in a major antitrust case.[2]
| Date founded | 1929 |
|---|---|
| Founder | William J. Donovan |
| Dissolved | 1998 |
Notable alumni
- Lloyd Blankfein, the current CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs.[3]
- William Egan Colby, Director of Central Intelligence (1973–1976).[4]
- Paul A. Crotty, a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[5]
- Nelson Denis, author, film director, former member of the New York State Assembly[6]
- Roderick M. Hills, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.[7]
- Theodore S. Hope Jr., professor and co-author of many corporate law theories.
- Edward F. Cox, Chairman of the New York Republican State Committee.
References
- Petersen, Melody (20 April 1998). "Donovan, Leisure, Old-Line Law Firm, to Shut Its Doors". The New York Times.
- David Margolick, The Long Road Back for a Disgraced Patrician, New York Times, 19 January 1990
- 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
Further reading
- Wilkinson, John H. (1990). Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine ADR Practice Book. Wiley Law Publications. ISBN 0-471-50687-7.
- Stewart, James B. (1983). The Partners: Inside America's Most Powerful Law Firms. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-671-42023-2.
- Hoffman, Paul (1973). Lions in the Street: The Inside Story of the Great Wall Street Law Firms. New York: Saturday Review Press. ISBN 0-841-50235-8.
External links
- The New York Times. Donovan, Leisure, Old-Line Law Firm, to Shut Its Doors
- Donovan, Leisure, Newton and Irvine
- Books issued by the firm
- Consent of Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine
- The New York Times
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