Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC
Mintz Levin
HeadquartersOne Financial Center
Boston, Massachusetts
No. of offices7
No. of attorneysapproximately 600
No. of employeesapproximately 1000
Major practice areasGeneral Practice
Revenue $400 million USD (2018)
Date founded1933
FounderHaskell Cohn and Benjamin Levin
Company typeProfessional corporation
Websitewww.mintz.com

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. (commonly referred to as "Mintz Levin" or simply "Mintz") is a general practice, full service law firm employing approximately 600 attorneys worldwide. Its headquarters are located at One Financial Center in the Financial District of Boston.[1] The firm also has offices in London, Los Angeles, New York City, Palo Alto, San Diego, San Francisco, and Washington D.C., and a liaison office in Israel.[2][3] It was founded in 1933 by Haskell Cohn and Benjamin Levin. The firm's current managing member is Robert I. Bodian.[4]

History

Mintz Levin was founded in 1933, in the midst of the great depression, by Benjamin Levin and Haskell Cohn, who first met as classmates at Harvard Law School. The firm began practicing under the name Mintz, Levin and Cohn after Herman Mintz became a legal collaborator in 1937, and then a partner in 1939.[5] The firm grew steadily, adding additional partners starting with William M. Glovsky in 1965. In 1968, Robert Popeo became the first attorney to join as a partner. In 1979, the firm began expanding, opening a secondary office in Washington, D.C., headed by Charles D. Ferris, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). After 2000, the firm expanded further, with Mintz Levin opening offices on the West Coast and the U.K., and a liaison office in Israel.[6]

In November 2023, amid a wave of antisemitic incidents at elite U.S. law schools, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo was among a group of major law firms who sent a letter to top law school deans warning them that an escalation in incidents targeting Jewish student would have corporate hiring consequences. The letter said "We look to you to ensure your students who hope to join our firms after graduation are prepared to be an active part of workplace communities that have zero tolerance policies for any form of discrimination or harassment, much less the kind that has been taking place on some law school campuses."[7]

Awards and rankings

Best Lawyers and U.S. News & World Report ranked Mintz Levin in its first annual Best Law Firms list.[8] In 2010, the American Bar Association awarded the firm its Pro Bono Publico Award for its efforts in securing passage of legislation in Massachusetts to allow victims of sexual assault, stalking, and harassment to obtain criminally enforceable protection.[9][10] The firm has received a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index for four consecutive years starting in 2008.[11][12][13][14] Yale Law Women named Mintz Levin one of the nation's Top-Ten Family Friendly Firms.[15] There are 43 Mintz Levin attorneys included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2012 Edition,[16] and 34 Mintz Levin attorneys listed in the 2011 edition of Chambers USA.[17]

Pro bono

Mintz Levin's attorneys represent a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and devote pro bono hours in the service of many different causes—such as human rights, civil rights, natural disaster legal assistance.[18][19] In 1989, the firm established a Domestic Violence Project, which has since become its signature pro bono initiative. Hundreds of individual domestic violence and sexual assault victims have received representation through this program, which was expanded to include assisting with state and national legislative initiatives, drafting appellate and amicus efforts, and representing coalitions and related nonprofits. The firm also contributes staff time to community service on behalf of, and makes significant monetary donations to, a number of domestic violence and sexual assault causes.[20]

References

  1. ↑ Logan, Tim (2017-04-17). "In downtown Boston, high-rise developers face a changing office market". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Our Offices | Attorneys | Mintz". www.mintz.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Mintz Levin Appoints Adam Sisitsky Chair of Israel Business Practice Group". www.businesswire.com. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Mintz's Bob Bodian on RTO, Partner Expectations and All Those Associates". The American Lawyer. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  5. ↑ Cohn, Haskell. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. "The Early Years" (Haskell Cohn, 1983), p. 2-7
  6. ↑ "Our History | Mintz". www.mintz.com. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
  7. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross; Mattu, Ravi; Warner, Bernhard; Kessler, Sarah; Merced, Michael J. de la; Hirsch, Lauren; Livni, Ephrat (2 November 2023). "Law Firms Warn Universities About Antisemitism on Campus". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "U.S. News - Best Lawyers Best Law Firms". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  9. ↑ "ABA Pro Bono Publico Award - Past Recipients". Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
  10. ↑ "New law gives more protection to victims of stalking, abuse - the Boston Globe". Archived from the original on March 12, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2012-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-16. Retrieved 2012-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ↑ "Yale Law School". www.law.yale.edu. Archived from the original on 25 September 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Naifeh, Steven and Gregory White Smith. The Best Lawyers in America 2012, Woodward/White, Inc., 2011
  17. ↑ "Firms - Chambers Partners - Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC". Archived from the original on 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  18. ↑ Fausset, Richard (November 16, 2010). "Katrina victims get more federal money for housing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  19. ↑ Qualters, Sheri (November 15, 2010). "Settlement to aid Katrina victims in Miss. whose homes were damaged by wind". Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Meet Us / ML / Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C." Archived from the original on 2010-11-23. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
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