author: Robert T. Swaine ASIN or ISBN-10: 1584777133 binding: Hardcover list price: $395.00 USD amazon price: $395.00 USD

Swaine, Robert T. The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors, 1819-[1948]. New York: Privately Printed at Ad Press, Ltd., 1946-1948. 3 Volumes. Illustrations, portrait plates. Reprinted 2007 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-713-7. ISBN-10: 1-58477-713-3. Cloth. $395. * Reprint of the sole edition. Volume I: The Cravath Firm and Its Predecessors 1819-1906; Volume II: The Cravath Firm Since 1906; Volume III: The Cravath Associates; (With Photographs of the Cravath Partners). Cravath, Swaine and Moore, as it is known today, one of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, was involved in some of the most important events in history. It was also a decisive influence on the direction of American legal practice. Under the leadership of Paul D. Cravath in the 1890s, it developed the organizational model based on a large staff of associates, partners and clerical helpers that continues to dominate the modern urban law firm. Swaine [1886-1949], then a principal partner, drew heavily on the Cravath archives in the preparation of this work. The most extensive history of the firm, it is enhanced by Swaine's personal perspective. (He joined Cravath in 1910). The final volume lists biographical data for every associate and partner from 1899 to 1948.