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1901

On May 1, 1901, J. DuPratt White and George B. Case form White & Case, opening in a two-

room office on Nassau Street. In 1903, White & Case helps Harry Davison form Bankers Trust

Company.

1915

J.P. Morgan & Co. retains White & Case to help Great Britain and France purchase war

materials in the United States; DuPratt White is made a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor

for the Firm’s work in this role. Two years later in 1917, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson

appoints George Case to the War Council within the Red Cross. Case helps transform the Red

Cross into an international institution.

1926

White & Case opens its first non-U.S. office in Paris on Place Vendôme, becoming one of the

first U.S. law firms to establish an office outside the United States.

1951

White & Case represents the sellers in the sale of the Empire State Building for $51 million, the

highest price paid at the time for a single structure. In 1952, Arabian American Oil Company

(Aramco) becomes a client of White & Case.

1975

White & Case begins to develop its sovereign practice by representing Indonesia in resolving its

debt crisis. In 1976, the Legal Aid Society of New York establishes The Orison S. Marden

Award, in honor of Marden’s commitment to legal aid.

1980

Jim Hurlock is elected Chair, the first partner to be elected Chair by the Firm’s partners. Under

his leadership, the Firm undertakes a globalization strategy and, in 1983, White & Case opens an

office in Stockholm.

1990

1990 - 1991

White & Case opens offices in Moscow, Prague and Warsaw to advise on mass privatization

programs in these countries.

2015

White & Case has more than 1800 lawyers working in 39 offices in 26 countries around the

world.

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