Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (commonly known as Milbank) is an international law firm headquartered in New York City. It also has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Seoul, Singapore and Beijing.

Milbank consistently ranks amongst the world's most prestigious and profitable law firms, with approximately 600 lawyers who provide financial and business legal services to financial, industrial and commercial enterprises, as well as governments, institutions and individuals.

History

Milbank's roots are traced back to 1866, with the inception of the original firm, Anderson, Adams & Young set up in 1866 and then as Murray & Aldrich merged in April 1929, with Webb, Patterson & Hadley to become Murray, Aldrich & Webb. In 1931, the firm merged with Masten & Nichols to become Milbank, Tweed, Hope & Webb. The firm's present name dates from 1962. For decades, the firm's biggest clients were the Rockefeller family and the Chase Manhattan Bank.