Arnold & Porter LLP is an Am Law 100 firm focusing on the intersection of business, law, and public policy. We have more than 800 lawyers working in nine offices across the US and Europe: Brussels, Denver, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northern Virginia, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, DC.

The firm is known for:

• Excellence of work in complex and challenging matters
• More than 70 attorneys who have held senior positions in US and European governments and international organizations
• Ability to team effectively with clients and other outside counsel
• Broad reach across geographic, commercial, cultural, and ideological borders
• Interdisciplinary teams
• Ability to assist clients with their international business needs

Chosen as outside counsel by 13 of the FORTUNE 25 companies, 140 of the FORTUNE 500 companies, and more than 2,500 other companies of all sizes

Our Practice areas span a broad range of legal experience, allowing us to serve our clients when and where they need us:

• Antitrust/Competition
• Appellate and Supreme Court
• Attorney Liability
• Bankruptcy and Corporate Restructuring
• Compensation and Benefits
• Congressional Investigations
• Consumer Product Safety
• Consumer Protection and Advertising
• Corporate and Securities
• Derivatives and Commodities
• Environmental
• FDA and Healthcare
• Financial Services
• Government Contracts
• Information Security, Electronic Surveillance, and Computer Crime
• Intellectual Property
• International Arbitration
• International Trade
• Labor and Employment
• Legislative and Public Policy
• Litigation
• National and Homeland Security
• Political Law, Government Ethics, and Lobbying Compliance
• Privacy
• Private Client Services
• Product Liability Litigation
• Public International Law
• Real Estate
• Securities Enforcement and Litigation
• Tax, Trusts, and Estates
• Telecommunications, Internet, and Media
• Toxic Tort
• White Collar Criminal Defense

Rankings
Our rankings, recognitions, and awards reflect the excellence achieved by our lawyers in the practice of law.

• VAULT Guide's "Top 100 Law Firms" 2011-2004
• The American Lawyer's "A-List" 2010-2007, 2005-2003
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers 2011 named Arnold & Porter as a leading firm in 27 practice areas with 86 lawyers ranked
• Partners recognized on numerous Daily Journal "Top in California" lists in 2010/2011, including IP, labor & employment, women litigators, and municipal lawyers
• Chambers Global 2011 ranked Arnold & Porter as a leading firm in 10 practice areas
• Chambers UK 2012 ranked Arnold & Porter as a leading firm in nine practice areas
• The Legal 500 US 2011 ranked Arnold & Porter as a leading firm in 12 areas
• The Best Lawyers in America 2012 named 74 Arnold & Porter lawyers to its list in 41 practice areas

Diversity is a core value at Arnold & Porter. The firm embraces diversity of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, veteran's status, age, disability, sexual orientation, and gender identity.

• MultiCultural Law Magazine "Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity" 2011
• GE's Law Firm Diversity Award 2010
• Minority Corporate Counsel Association's "Thomas L. Sager Award" 2008, 2005-2002, 2000-1999
• Sodexo Law Department named Arnold & Porter a "Diversity Leader" 2010-2008
• Human Rights Campaign's "Corporate Quality Index" 100 percent rating 2012-2006
• The National Law Journal named an Arnold & Porter lawyer to its "Minority 40 Under 40" list in 2011
• The National Law Journal named an Arnold & Porter lawyer to its "50 Most Influential Minority Lawyers in America" 2008
• Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia's "Leadership Award" 2005

Women's Initiatives
Arnold & Porter has developed innovative programs to promote and support the success of our women attorneys. Our affinity group, Women Lawyers at Arnold & Porter, has as its mission the advancement and retention of women attorneys at the firm.

• Yale Law Women's "Top 10 Family Friendly Law Firms" 2011-2007
• Conceive magazine's "10 Best Companies" 2010-2009
• Working Mother magazine's "100 Best Companies" 2011-2004, 2002-2001, 1997-1996
• Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption's "100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces" 2011-2007

Pro Bono
Arnold & Porter has one of the world's leading law firm pro bono programs. Doing pro bono work has been a core value of Arnold & Porter since the firm's founding and remains a key part of who we are as a firm.

• More than 76,900 hours of pro bono work in 2010
• American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation Project's Exceptional Service Award 2011
• Law 360's "Pro Bono Firms of 2011"
• The Washington Lawyers' Committee "Outstanding Achievement Award" 2011-2010
• Washington Council of Lawyers "Lifetime Contribution Award" 2011
• The Foundation for Criminal Justice "Certificate of Honor" 2011
• The National Law Journal named an Arnold & Porter lawyer to its 2010 "Champions & Visionaries" list for pro bono work
• The National Law Journal Pro Bono Award 2009
• Colorado Lawyers Committee's "Law Firm of the Year" 2008-2006
• John Pickering Pro Bono Award 2007
• World Organization for Human Rights USA's "Pro Bono Service Award" 2007