Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP is an American
law firm
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based in
New York City
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. The firm was founded in 1854 by
Henry Scudder and
James C. Carter.
Former partners
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Grenville Clark
Grenville Clark (November 5, 1882 – January 13, 1967) was a 20th-century American Wall Street lawyer, co-founder of Root Clark & Bird (later Dewey Ballantine, then Dewey & LeBoeuf), member of the Harvard University, Harvard Corporation, co-auth ...
, a member of the
Harvard Corporation
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, co-author of the book ''
'', and nominee for
Nobel Peace Prize
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William Harding Jackson
William Harding Jackson (March 25, 1901 – September 28, 1971) was an American civilian administrator, New York lawyer, and investment banker who served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.(Reference: "The Central Intelligence A ...
,
National Security Advisor (under
Eisenhower
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) and
Deputy Director of CIA (under
Truman).
* President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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was once an associate.
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Frank Wisner
Frank Gardiner Wisner (June 23, 1909 – October 29, 1965) was one of the founding officers of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and played a major role in CIA operations throughout the 1950s.
Wisner began his intelligence career in the Of ...
, a head of
Office of Strategic Services
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operations in southeastern Europe at the end of
World War II
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.
*
Margo Kitsy Brodie, a judge of the
.
References
Law firms established in 1854
1854 establishments in New York (state)
Law firms based in New York City
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