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Firm Founders, Partners and Leaders

Many of the law school's distinguished Alumni have had a key role in many of the most prominent law firms in New York and elsewhere, whether as founders, partners, or leaders of these firms. Some of the earliest members of this group are featured below.

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  • Alexander Lindey, Class of 1925, was a long-time partner of Morris Ernst (Class of 1912) in the firm of Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst.
  • Alfred L. Rose, Class of 1910, was a long-serving managing partner of Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelson.
  • Charles B. Eddy, Class of 1895, joined the firm of Reed, Simpson, Thacher & Barnum (today known as Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett) in 1901, becoming a Partner in 1907.
  • Charles S. Guggenheimer, Class of 1899, a Member for Fifty-Five Years of Guggenheimer & Untermyer, the Firm Founded by his Father in 1882.
  • David T. Wilentz, Class of 1917, was the New Jersey attorney general (1934-44) and founding partner of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer.
  • Fitzhugh McGrew, Class of 1902, was the fourteenth partner of the firm of White & Case.
  • Glover Johnson, Class of 1925, became the twenty-first partner at the firm of White & Case in 1936.
  • Grenville T. Emmet, Class of 1901, an Original Partner in Emmet, Marvin & Roosevelt, now known as Emmet, Marvin & Martin, and former U.S. Ambassador to Austria.
  • Henry H. Pierce, Class of 1898, joined the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, where he became a partner in 1909.
  • Jacob Scholer, Class of 1910, One of the Three Founding Partners of the Firm that Would Become Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays, & Handler.
  • Kenneth E. Demarest, Who Attended New York Law School from 1922 to 1924, Was a Founder of Demarest & Almeida, One of Brazil’s Most Prestigious Law Firms.
  • Leonard H. Smith, Class of 1897, "A Pillar of White & Case." Smith formally joined the firm as an associate in 1906, becoming its sixth partner on July 1, 1915.
  • Leonard H. Smith, Class of 1897, became the sixth partner in the firm of White & Case on July 1, 1915.
  • Morris Leopold Ernst, Class of 1912 (evening division), was one of the founders of Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst in 1915.
  • Paul M. Herzog, Class of 1894, One of the Founding Partners of Platzek, Stroock & Herzog,a Predecessor to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.
  • Randolph E. Paul, Class of 1913, a Leading Member of the Firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
  • Robert F. Little, Class of 1898, joined the firm of White & Case in 1905, becoming one of its earliest associates. He left the firm in 1907 but returned in 1918, becoming a partner in 1921.
  • Walter S. Dryfoos, Class of 1899, Fourth Partner at Firm then known as Stroock & Stroock.
  • William C. Breed, Class of 1895, was one of the founders of the New York firm of Breed & Abbott in 1898 (became known as Breed, Abbott & Morgan in June 1903).
 
  • Albert G. Milbank, Class of 1898, was among the founding partners of what would become Milbank, Tweed, Hope & Webb. by New York Law School

    Albert G. Milbank, Class of 1898, was among the founding partners of what would become Milbank, Tweed, Hope & Webb.

  • Alexander Lindey, Class of 1925, was a long-time partner of Morris Ernst (Class of 1912) in the firm of Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst. by New York Law School

    Alexander Lindey, Class of 1925, was a long-time partner of Morris Ernst (Class of 1912) in the firm of Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst.

  • Alfred L. Rose, Class of 1910, was a long-serving managing partner of Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelson. by New York Law School

    Alfred L. Rose, Class of 1910, was a long-serving managing partner of Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelson.

  • Charles B. Eddy, Class of 1895, joined the firm of Reed, Simpson, Thacher & Barnum (today known as Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett) in 1901, becoming a Partner in 1907. by New York Law School

    Charles B. Eddy, Class of 1895, joined the firm of Reed, Simpson, Thacher & Barnum (today known as Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett) in 1901, becoming a Partner in 1907.

  • Charles S. Guggenheimer, Class of 1899, a Member for Fifty-Five Years of Guggenheimer & Untermyer, the Firm Founded by his Father in 1882. by New York Law School

    Charles S. Guggenheimer, Class of 1899, a Member for Fifty-Five Years of Guggenheimer & Untermyer, the Firm Founded by his Father in 1882.

  • David T. Wilentz, Class of 1917, was the New Jersey attorney general (1934-44) and founding partner of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer. by New York Law School

    David T. Wilentz, Class of 1917, was the New Jersey attorney general (1934-44) and founding partner of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer.

  • Fitzhugh McGrew, Class of 1902, was the fourteenth partner of the firm of White & Case. by New York Law School

    Fitzhugh McGrew, Class of 1902, was the fourteenth partner of the firm of White & Case.

  • Glover Johnson, Class of 1925, became the twenty-first partner at the firm of White & Case in 1936. by New York Law School

    Glover Johnson, Class of 1925, became the twenty-first partner at the firm of White & Case in 1936.

 
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