Buckley LLP explained

Firm Name:Buckley LLP
Firm Logo:Buckley LLP Logo.gif
Headquarters:Washington, DC, United States
Num Offices:6
Num Attorneys:160
Date Founded:March 2009
Dissolved:February 1, 2023
Company Type:Limited liability partnership
Homepage:www.buckleyfirm.com

Buckley LLP was a financial services, criminal, and civil enforcement defense law firm which had 160 lawyers scattered across different parts of the United States of America; in Washington, D.C., New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and in London. As of February 1, 2023, Buckley merged with global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.

The firm was founded in 2009 with 40 lawyers and its largest office is in Washington, D.C. Buckley lawyers practice in a range of areas including banking and finance law, commercial litigation, corporate compliance and governance, financial services regulation, digital commerce, privacy and data security, as well as white collar criminal defense. The firm's clients included 21 of the US's 25 largest banks,[1] the Navajo Nation,[2] and senior executives at Google.[3]

Details

Buckley has offices in Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and London.[4] As of December 31, 2019, Buckley has 124 attorneys in its United States offices.[5] Buckley is one of the largest groups of financial services attorneys in the United States.[6]

Honors

In 2014, Buckley was named as a Consumer Protection Practice Group of the Year by Law360.[7] In U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firms, Buckley is currently ranked as a National Tier 1 law firm for (i) Litigation - Banking & Finance and (ii) Financial Services Regulation Law, and ranked as a National Tier 2 law firm for Banking and Finance Law.[8] Buckley was also recognized by Chambers USA 2018 for achieving the following practice rankings: Band 1 – Nationwide – Financial Services Regulation: Consumer Finance (Compliance & Litigation); Band 2 – Nationwide – Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement & Investigations); Band 3 – District of Columbia – Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: About Us. 2016-12-13. Buckley Sandler LLP. 2018-11-19. en.
  2. News: Navajos To Get $554 Million to Settle Suit Against US. The New York Times. 25 September 2014 . October 24, 2014. Turkewitz . Julie .
  3. Web site: Italy High Court Clears Google Execs in Video Privacy Case. Law360. October 24, 2014.
  4. Web site: Buckley About Us. Buckley LLP.
  5. Web site: 2020 Vault/MCCA Law Firm Diversity Survey. Vault.
  6. Web site: Jerry Buckley Biography. American University Washington College of Law.
  7. Web site: Consumer Financial Protection Group of the Year: BuckleySandler. Law360. October 24, 2014.
  8. Web site: US News: BuckleySandler. US News. November 19, 2018.
  9. Web site: Chambers and Partners. chambers.com. en. 2018-11-19.