Post 200: Top D.C.-Area Businesses

Howrey LLP

About Howrey LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20004
www.howrey.com | 202-783-0800 | Founded: 1956

Industry: Law Firm | Category: Law Firms and Lobbyists

Howrey focuses on three principle areas of law: antitrust, intellectual property, and commercial litigation and arbitration. The company has 17 offices worldwide; the British journal Global Competition Review describes it as the world's largest "competition" — antitrust — practice. Over the past year, the company has undergone a thorough review and rebuilding of its London operations.

2007 Financial Data

Total employees: 1,602 | Local employees: 262

Did You Know

STARTING UP: The firm was founded as Howrey, Simon, Baker & Murchison in July 1956 by four antitrust attorneys, including Jack Howrey, a chairman of the Federal Trade Commission under President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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