Foley & Lardner LLP (often referred to simply as "Foley") is an international
law firm
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founded in 1842. In terms of revenue, it ranked 48th on The American Lawyer's 2022
AmLaw 100
''The American Lawyer'' is a monthly legal magazine and website published by ALM Media. The periodical and its parent company, ALM (then American Lawyer Media), were founded in 1979 by Steven Brill. Its founders were Asahel Finch Jr., a Republican and former Michigan state representative, and William Pitt Lynde, a Democrat who later served in the United States House of Representatives, the Wisconsin state legislature, and as mayor of Milwaukee. By 1970 the firm was beginning to grow substantially, and in 2001, after absorbing firms in Chicago and Washington, D.C., it was the 11th largest firm in the United States.
In 1969 the firm adopted the name Foley & Lardner LLP and launched a succession of acquisitions to become a national law firm."Foley & Lardner History" FundingUniverse.com (accessed 2013-04-12). The name refers to two name partners, both corporate lawyers: Leon Foley and Lynford Lardner Jr. Both Leon Foley and Lynford Lardner are credited with launching the law firm's large national expansion. Foley, who acted as a strategist in the development of Aurora Health Care System, which would become Wisconsin’s largest healthcare provider, died at 83 in 1978. Lardner, who also served as the president of the United States Golf Association, died after drowning in the Milwaukee River.
Lardner is survived by four grandchildren. When the firm merged with Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP in 2018, the plan (at least initially) was to use, in some cities, a firm name including the
name partner
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name "Gardere".
In 2020, Foley & Lardner partner
Cleta Mitchell
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aided Trump in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and pressure election officials to "find" votes for him to defeat then
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candidate and current President of the United States, Joe Biden. Mitchell criticized Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, accusing him without evidence of saying things "that are simply not correct" about the presidential results in Georgia. She also claimed without evidence that dead people voted in the election. When confronted with why a Foley & Lardner partner was involved in aiding Trump in overturning the 2020 election, Foley & Lardner distanced itself from Mitchell. On January 5, 2021, Foley & Lardner announced that Mitchell had resigned.
In 2021 Foley & Lardner opened its 25th office, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Foley & Lardner's primary practice areas include intellectual property, business law,
litigation
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Notable current and former employees
* William M. Conley, U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, was a partner in the Madison office
* Jim Doyle, Former Governor of Wisconsin, is of counsel in the Madison office
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Bob DuPuy
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, former president and chief operating officer of Major League Baseball, has been a partner in the Milwaukee and New York offices
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Thomas E. Fairchild
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, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, was an associate in the Milwaukee office from 1945 to 1948
* Russ Feingold, Former United States Senator from Wisconsin, was an associate in the Madison office
* Brian Hagedorn, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, worked at the Milwaukee office
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William Isaac
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, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 1981 to 1985 and current Chairman of consulting firm LECG’s Global Financial Services
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Joan F. Kessler
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Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district
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, is a public affairs director in the Madison office
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Brett H. Ludwig
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, U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, was a partner at the Milwaukee office
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Marcia Morales Howard
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Education and career
Howard was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She received a Bachelor of Sci ...
, U.S. District Court judge for the Middle District of Florida, was an associate in the Jacksonville office
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Lisa S. Neubauer
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, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge and candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, was a partner in the Milwaukee office
*Ulice Payne Jr., Former CEO of the
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and first African-American CEO of a Major League Baseball franchise, was a partner in the Milwaukee office
* Fred Ridley, current Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, is a partner in the Tampa office, former national chair of the Real Estate Practice, a member of the Hospitality & Leisure (former co-chair) and Sports Industry Teams, a member of the Transactions Practice, and a former member of the firm’s Management Committee.
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Manuel Rocha
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Background
Rocha was born in 1950. He graduated from Taft School in 1969, where he was captain of the soccer team, and graduated from Yale Univ ...
, Former U.S. Ambassador to
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(2000–02), is a Senior Advisor on International Business in the Miami office
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Cleta Mitchell
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, attempted to overturn the 2020 presidential election and subsequently resigned.
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Antonin Scalia
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Dennis Cardoza
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, Former United States Congressman from California's 18th congressional district, in a public affairs and lobbying role.https://www.foley.com/en/people/c/cardoza-dennis-a