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'''Foley & Lardner LLP''' is an international [[law firm]] started in 1842. According to [[The American Lawyer]], the firm ranked 39th on [[The American Lawyer]]'s 2011 [[AmLaw 100]] rankings of U.S. law firms, with $633,000,000 in gross revenue in 2010. Foley & Lardner has been in [[The American Lawyer]]'s annual AmLaw 100 rankings of U.S. law firms by revenue since 1986.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}} ==History== The oldest and largest law firm in Wisconsin, it was established in 1842 as Finch & Lynde. its founders were [[Asahel Finch, Jr.]], a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] and former [[Michigan House of Representatives|Michigan state representative]],<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=2433&keyword=finch Asahel Finch, Jr.], ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History'' ([[Wisconsin Historical Society]]).</ref> and [[William Pitt Lynde]], a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] who later served in the [[United States House of Representatives]], the Wisconsin state legislature, and as [[List of mayors of Milwaukee|mayor of Milwaukee]].<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1582&keyword=lynde "William Pitt Lynde,"], ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History'' ([[Wisconsin Historical Society]]).</ref><ref>Judy Slinn, [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-15232558.html "Foley and Lardner: Attorneys at Law, 1842-1992"] (book review), ''Business History'' ([[Frank Cass]], pub.), January 1, 1994 {{subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}.</ref> By 1970 the firm had changed its name 11 times, and was beginning to grow substantially.<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dD0aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MCgEAAAAIBAJ&dq=foley%20lardner%20oldest%20wisconsin&pg=7433%2C2610728 "State's Oldest Firm Changed Name 11 Times"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal]]'', January 6, 1970.</ref> In 2001, after absorbing firms in Chicago and Washington, D.C., it was the 11th largest firm in the United States.<ref>Adrienne Drell, [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4581027.html "Longtime law firm here joins megamerger trend"], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', February 5, 2001 {{subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}.</ref> The firm's current name was adopted in 1969,<ref name="FU">[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/foley-lardner-history/ "Foley & Lardner History"], FundingUniverse.com (accessed 2013-04-12).</ref> and refers to two name partners, both corporate lawyers: Leon Foley, who died at age 83 in 1978 after more than 50 years with the firm,<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=558oAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hykEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6849%2C2276605 "Leon Foley Dies; Headed Law Firm"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal]]'', March 25, 1978.</ref> and Lynford Lardner, Jr., who died at age 58 in 1973 after drowning in the [[Milwaukee River]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_v0jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hH4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3335%2C3823798 "Lardner's Death Labeled Drowning"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal]]'', October 17, 1973.</ref> ==Practice areas== Foley & Lardner's primary practice areas include [[intellectual property]], [[business law]], [[litigation]], and [[regulatory]]. ==Prominent clients== Notable clients of the firm include [[Johnson Controls]], [[Harley Davidson]], [[Major League Baseball]]<ref name=V>{{citation |title=Vault Guide to the Top Chicago & Midwest Law Firms |year=2007 |author=Vera Djordjevich |isbn=9781581314601 |pages=118β122}}</ref> and [[Acciona]]. ==Notable current and former employees== {{refimprove|date=September 2014}} *[[Russ Feingold]], Former United States Senator from Wisconsin, was an associate in the Madison office<ref>Sanford D. Horwitt, ''Feingold: A New Democratic Party'' ([[Simon & Schuster]], 2007), {{ISBN|978-1416546184}}, pp. 80-82. [https://books.google.com/books?id=of1vYvleSmAC&lpg=PA80&ots=b8jVtXO5TT&dq=russ%20feingold%20foley%20lardner&pg=PA80#v=onepage&q=foley&f=false Excerpts available] at [[Google Books]].</ref> *[[Antonin Scalia]], United States Supreme Court Justice, was a summer associate in the Milwaukee office<ref>Ben Poston, [http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/102499269.html "At new hall, Scalia stresses teaching"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', September 8, 2010. ("Scalia, who once clerked at Foley & Lardner in Milwaukee between his second and third years at Harvard Law School, joked that Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson had named him an 'honorary cheesehead.'")</ref> *[[Jim Doyle]], Former Governor of Wisconsin, is of counsel in the Madison office<ref>Paul Gores, [http://www.jsonline.com/business/113962464.html "Doyle joins Foley & Lardner law firm"], ''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]'', January 17, 2011.</ref> *[[Bob DuPuy]], former president and chief operating officer of [[Major League Baseball]], has been a partner in the Milwaukee and New York offices<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2011/02/07/dupuy-rejoins-foley-lardner.html "DuPuy rejoins Foley & Lardner"], ''[[Milwaukee Business Journal]]'', February 7, 2011.</ref> *[[Thomas E. Fairchild]], Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge and Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, was an associate in the Milwaukee office from 1945 to 1948<ref>[[Joan Lefkow|Joan H. Lefkow]], [http://hosted.law.wisc.edu/lawreview/issues/2007-1/fairchild.pdf "Thomas E. Fairchild: A Judge's Legacy"], 2007 ''[[Wisconsin Law Review|Wis. L. Rev]]'' 1, 4.</ref> *[[Marcia Morales Howard]], U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, was an associate in the Jacksonville office<ref>[http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=46932 "Morales Howard gets District Court appointment"], ''[[Financial News & Daily Record]]'', February 20, 2007.</ref> *[[William Isaac]], Chairman of the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]] from 1981 to 1985 and current Chairman of consulting firm LECGβs Global Financial Services *[[Scott L. Klug]], Former United States Congressman from [[Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district]], is a public affairs director in the Madison office<ref name="FU"/> *[[William M. Conley]], U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, was a partner in the Madison office *[[Joan F. Kessler]], [[Wisconsin Court of Appeals]] Judge, was a partner in the Milwaukee office *[[Lisa S. Neubauer]], Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge, was a partner in the Milwaukee office *Ulice Payne, Jr., Former CEO of the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and first African-American CEO of a [[Major League Baseball]] franchise, was a partner in the Milwaukee office *[[Manuel Rocha]], Former U.S. Ambassador to [[Bolivia]] (2000β02), is a Senior Advisor on International Business in the Miami office == References == <!--This article uses the Cite.php citation mechanism. 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