Ropes & Gray LLP is a global

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with 13 offices located in the United States, Asia and Europe. The firm has more than 1,500

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s and professionals worldwide, and its clients include corporations and financial institutions, government agencies, universities, and health care organizations. It was founded in 1865 in

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John Codman Ropes John Codman Ropes (April 28, 1836October 28, 1899) was an American military historian and lawyer, and the co-founder of the law firm Ropes & Gray. Early life Ropes was born on April 28, 1836, in Saint Petersburg, the son of a leading merchan ...

and

John Chipman Gray John Chipman Gray (July 14, 1839February 25, 1915) was an American scholar of property law and professor at Harvard Law School. He also founded the law firm Ropes & Gray, with law partner John Codman Ropes. He was half-brother to U.S. Supreme Cou ...

. According to the 2021 Vault Rankings, the firm ranks #3 in the best law firms to work for and

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describes the firm as being recognized internationally for its fintech and global M&A work. The firm's major practice areas include

private equity In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a ty ...

mergers & acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect ...

intellectual property Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...

, complex business litigation,

securities A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly use the term "security" to refer to any for ...

litigation,

health care Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health profe ...

life sciences This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings. This science is one of the two major branches of natural science, the ...

bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...

and business restructuring, government enforcement and

white collar crime The term "white-collar crime" refers to financially motivated, nonviolent or non-directly violent crime committed by individuals, businesses and government professionals. It was first defined by the sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1939 as "a ...

, privacy & data security, investment management,

hedge fund A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as sho ...

antitrust Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies. Competition law is implemented through public and private enforcement. It is also known as antitrust l ...

employee benefits Employee benefits and (especially in British English) benefits in kind (also called fringe benefits, perquisites, or perks) include various types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. Inst ...

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, and

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. The firm is active in several industries, including private equity, life sciences, health care, asset management, TMT (technology, media & telecommunications) and retail.

History

The firm was founded in 1865 by two Harvard Law School graduates, John Codman Ropes and John Chipman Gray. In 1878, William Loring, also a Harvard graduate, joined the firm, and it became "Ropes, Gray and Loring" until Loring's departure in 1899, when he was appointed to the

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."Justice Loring Dies In Home At Age of 79", ''Fitchburg Sentinel'' (September 8, 1930), p. 1, 5. During that period, the firm represented the

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. In 2003, the firm acquired New York City-based private equity law firm Reboul, MacMurray, Hewitt & Maynard. In 2005, the firm acquired New York-based intellectual property law firm Fish & Neave.

Operations

Ropes and Gray has offices in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. The firm's Boston office is located in the

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and is the global headquarters of the firm. The firm's New York office is located at

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Prominent transactions

Ropes & Gray lawyers have advised on major transactions, including: * Altimeter Growth Corp. in its merger to take Grab public for $39.6 billion, the largest

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merger in history * The acquisition by private equity firms Thomas H. Lee and

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, for $26 billion * Bain Capital's and The Blackstone Group's acquisition of The Weather Channel, in a multibillion-dollar deal * The sale of the Warner Music Group to Access Industries by private equity firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee, for $3.3 billion * Genzyme's acquisition by Sanofi-Aventis, for $20.1 billion * NSTAR's merger with Northeast Utilities, for $7.1 billion * China Everbright's acquisition of Focus Media, for $3.7 billion * TPG Capital's acquisition of J.Crew, for $3 billion * A private equity group's acquisition of Dunkin' Donuts, for $2.4 billion * Berkshire Partners acquisition of Lightower Fiber Networks and Sidera Networks, for $2 billion * The Bare Escentuals merger with Shiseido of Japan, a $1.7 billion deal * Bain Capital's acquisition of MYOB, Australia's largest financial software developer; * Bain Capital’s acquisition of Bellsystem24 * TPG Capital and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board’s $5.2 billion acquisition of IMS Health Inc., a provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and health care industries * Genzyme Corporation’s $2.9 billion deal with Bayer Schering Pharma AG that expanded Genzyme's oncology portfolio by giving the company rights to marketed cancer drugs and control of a program in multiple sclerosis. The transaction was recognized as a "Deal of Distinction" by the Licensing Executives Society in September 2010 * Bain Capital’s 2018 sale by Toshiba Corp. of its semiconductor business to a group that included Apple, Seagate, Kingston, Hoya, Dell Technologies and SK Hynix. The transaction was Asia’s largest leveraged buyout and private equity deal ever, and was valued at approximately $18 billion

Prominent cases

Ropes & Gray lawyers have litigated high-profile cases, including: * Defending physicians’ First Amendment rights in Wollschlaeger v. Governor of Florida. The case concerned a Florida law banning doctors from inquiring about patients’ gun ownership. * Representing

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in its Chapter 11 filing. * Leading a 10-month independent investigation for the

U.S. Olympic Committee The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee for the United States. It was founded in 1895 as the United States Olympic Committee, and is headquartered in Col ...

into sexual abuses by former

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national team doctor

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. * Representing

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(then) co-chairman Gordon Caplan, JD, who was arrested in March 2019 as a parent participant in the

2019 college admissions bribery scandal In 2019, a scandal arose over a criminal conspiracy to influence undergraduate admissions decisions at several top American universities. The investigation into the conspiracy was code named Operation Varsity Blues. The investigation and rela ...

. Caplan is represented by firm partners Joshua Levy, co-chairman of global litigation and enforcement practice, and Michael McGovern, co-chairman of government enforcement practice. A guilty plea deal in ''United States v. Gordon Caplan'' was filed by

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on March 27, 2019. An

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prosecuting the case, Leslie Wright, is a Ropes & Gray alumna. * Representing Harris Associates in a seminal case for the mutual funds industry. In March 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Jones v. Harris Associates, which definitively established the standard governing claims of excessive mutual fund fees under § 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. * Defending former BP engineer Kurt Mix against obstruction of justice charges related to the

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Public Service

Ropes & Gray attorneys provide public service in the form of pro bono legal work, community service and charitable donations. Notable pro bono cases include: * The Supreme Court marriage equality case

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. * Nunez v. City of New York, a lawsuit seeking to end inmate abuse at

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in New York City. * Exonerating John Huffington, who was imprisoned for 32 years for a 1981 double murder that he did not commit, in State of Maryland v. Huffington.

Diversity and inclusion

* The firm’s Roscoe Trimmier Jr. Diversity Scholarship offers $25,000 and a summer associate position to second-year law students who are members of populations historically underrepresented in the legal profession.

Awards

* Received five Law360 “Practice Group of the Year” awards for private equity, fund formation, securitizations, health care and white collar in 2019.

Miscellaneous

In late 2010, the firm's Boston office moved to the top office floors of the

in the

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neighborhood.

Notable current and former attorneys

* Eleanor D. Acheson (Associate 1974-1983, Partner, 1983-1993) – Vice president and general counsel of

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. Former

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. * Michael P. Allen –

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of the

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Mark Barnes Mark Barnes is an American attorney serving as partner in the Ropes & Gray health care and life sciences practice based in Boston. He was director of policy for the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, and associate commissioner fo ...

(Partner) – Activist and academic, former Chief Research Compliance Officer,

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. * Marta Belcher (Attorney) – Pioneer in the area of blockchain law. *

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(Associate, 1994-1995) – Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman Professor for Entrepreneurial Legal Studies,

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. * Janis M. Berry (Partner, 1986-1997) – Associate Justice of the

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. *

Eric Bjornlund Eric Bjornlund (born August 7, 1958) is an American expert in democratization assistance and election observation and co-founder and president of Democracy International and the author of ''Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building D ...

– co-founder of Democracy International * Stephen L. Braga (former Partner) – Criminal defense attorney known for his successful pro bono representation of

Martin Tankleff Martin H. Tankleff (born August 29, 1971) is an American man who was wrongly convicted of murdering his wealthy parents, Seymour and Arlene Tankleff, on September 7, 1988, when he was 17 years old. After serving more than 17 years of imprisonme ...

. *

Levin H. Campbell Levin Hicks Campbell (born January 2, 1927) is an inactive Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Education and career Born in Summit, New Jersey, Campbell received an Artium Baccalau ...

– Judge of the

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. *

Jennifer Choe-Groves Jennifer Choe-Groves (née Jennifer Domee Choe; born 1969) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade. Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois, Choe-Groves gr ...

–

of the

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Robert C. Clark Robert C. Clark (born 1944) is Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus and the Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law, Emeritus at Harvard Law School. He previously served as dean and professor of law at Harvard Law School fr ...

(Associate, 1972-1974) – Former Dean of the Faculty of Law (1989-2003), and Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2003–present), Harvard University. *

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(Associate, 1938-1945) –

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under President

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; first

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for the

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. *

Lee M. Friedman Lee Max Friedman (December 29, 1871 – August 7, 1957) was a Jewish-American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. Life Friedman was born on December 29, 1871, in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of shoe wholesaler Max Friedman and Tillie Marks. ...

(Associate, 1895-1897) – lawyer and historian * George S. Hawkins – General Manager of the DC Water and Sewer Authority. *

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– (Associate, 1919-1921) – Chief Justice of the

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, *

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...

– (Associate, 1875-1880) – American statesman and 1st

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. *

George H. Lyman George Hinckley Lyman (December 13, 1850 – May 17, 1945) was an American political figure who served as chairman of the Massachusetts Republican state committee and collector of customs for the port of Boston. Early life Lyman was born in B ...

(Associate) – chairman of the Massachusetts Republican state committee and collector of customs for the port of Boston. * R. Bradford Malt (Chairman, 2004–2019) – Served as sole trustee of the Romney blind trusts during

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’s tenure as governor of Massachusetts and during his two presidential runs. * Diane Bemus Patrick (Partner) – Former First Lady of

. *

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(Associate, 2001-2002) – President of the

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. *

Elliot Richardson Elliot Lee Richardson (July 20, 1920December 31, 1999) was an American lawyer and public servant who was a member of the cabinet of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. As U.S. Attorney General, he was a prominent figure in the Watergate ...

(Associate, 1949-1953, 1955-1957; Partner, 1961-1965) – Former U.S. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1970-1973);

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(1973);

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(1973);

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(1975-1976); and

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(1976-1977). * John Richardson (1911–1970s) – Specialized in corporate and trustee work and was responsible for hiring young lawyers to join the firm. Political supporter of Herbert Hoover and Republican National Committeeman from Massachusetts from 1932 to 1936. *

Charles Soule Charles Soule is a New York-based comic book writer, novelist, musician, and attorney. He is best known for writing '' Daredevil'', ''She-Hulk'', ''Death of Wolverine'', and various ''Star Wars'' books and comic series from Del Rey Books and Ma ...

– comic book writer for

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Clayton Spencer Ava Clayton Spencer (born December 15, 1954) is an American attorney and is the eighth president of Bates College. She previously served as the vice president for institutional policy at Harvard University from 2005 to 2012. Her tenure over Bate ...

(Partner, 1986-1989) – president of

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* Christopher Taylor (Associate)

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since 2014. *

James Vorenberg James Vorenberg (October 1, 1928 – April 12, 2000) was the Roscoe Pound Professor of Law and Dean of Harvard Law School, former Watergate Associate Special Prosecutor, and first chair of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission. Biography Born ...

(Associate, 1954 – 1960; Partner, 1960-1962) – Former Dean of the Faculty of Law, Harvard University (1981-1989). *

Jane Willis Jane Willis, a partner at Ropes & Gray, served as co-head of the Litigation and Enforcement practice, and then became a member of the firm's Policy Committee in 2019. She is a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy. She received her undergraduate degr ...

(Partner) - Part of the

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later fictionalized in ''Bringing Down the House''.

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