Gibbons P.C. is a large U.S.
law firm
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with 200
lawyer
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s in offices across four
states including in
New York
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Philadelphia
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and
Newark
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The firm is best known for its litigation department, which included retired judge John Gibbons. The department tackles litigation disputes in areas including commercial, environmental, health care law, and white collar crime.
History
The firm was founded in 1926 by Andrew Crummy, a
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veteran who attended
New York University
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and
Harvard Law School
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. After working as an
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agent he formed a law partnership which was originally called Crummy & Rossbach.
John Joseph Gibbons
John Joseph Gibbons (December 8, 1924 – December 9, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and later a partner at the law firm of Gibbons P.C. After service ub the US Navy he began h ...
, for whom the firm is currently named, originally joined the firm in 1950, and stayed until 1969 when he was appointed to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Gibbons returned to the firm in 1990, at which point the firm was called Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione.
The firm opened its New York office in 1997 and grew to more than 40 lawyers through the acquisition of experienced New York attorneys. In 2002, the firm relocated its New York office to One Pennsylvania Plaza to accommodate its growth and future expansion. It occupies the 37th floor of the
One Penn Plaza.
Recognition
In 2016, Gibbons was ranked 185th in the
AmLaw 200's list of the 200 largest American law firms and 132nd in
profit
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per attorney on the 2016 survey.
In 2016, Gibbons has been recognized as one of 20 law firms on the National Law Journal’s inaugural "Midsize Hot List".
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has also highlighted the firm’s multidisciplinary litigation strength, and its contributions to several high-profile corporate transactions in the public and private sectors, in its “Regional Powerhouse” series. The firm has been ranked one of the top 50 firms nationwide for working women by Working Mother magazine and among the top 100 for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine in 2013.
Notable Lawyers & Alumni
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John Joseph Gibbons
John Joseph Gibbons (December 8, 1924 – December 9, 2018) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and later a partner at the law firm of Gibbons P.C. After service ub the US Navy he began h ...
, former judge on the
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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James R. Zazzali, former Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
*
Jonathan Hafetz, one of the
Guantanamo Bay attorneys, was a Gibbons Fellow before joining the
Brennan Center for Justice
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at
New York University School of Law
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.
Hafetz's biography from Brennan Center
* Kevin McNulty, Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
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* Edwin H. Stern, Acting Justice on the New Jersey Supreme Court (Judge of the Appellate Division, Temporarily Assigned to the Supreme Court).
See also
* List of Harvard Law School alumni
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*Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States
*Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
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* White shoe firm
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* Corporated law firm
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External links
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Gibbons P.C. Organizational Profile at the National Law Review
Law firms established in 1926
Law firms based in Newark, New Jersey