ABOUT US

Founded in 1921 by Walter G. Dunnington, the Firm provides a full array of legal services to its clients. The Firm’s principal practice areas are:

• Corporate, including mergers and acquisitions, cross-border and international transactions, finance, corporate structuring and counseling to both public and private companies, startups, executive compensation and S.E.C. practice 
• Litigation, arbitration  and mediation, including domestic and international commercial disputes, probate, intellectual property, real estate, construction, employment, tax and ERISA
• Estates, trusts and private clients, including estate planning, probate and estate administration
• Intellectual property and art law, including representation of  individuals and corporations in copyright, trademark, domain name  and content provider matters as well as representation of  estates, artists, collectors and dealers in appraisals, tax and estate planning and transactions such as sales, consignments and structured donations
• Construction, including representation of owners, developers or contractors in connection with buildings and public works
• Real estate, including representation of real estate owners, investors, developers, property managers, commercial tenants and joint venture partners
• Taxation, including individual, corporate and cross-border taxation, representing foreign corporations and citizens, and representation before the Internal Revenue Service and the Courts
• Immigration, including representation of large multinational corporations, U.S. corporations and individuals with regard to both non-immigrant and immigrant employment-based petitions together with family-based immigration matters
• Charitable, not-for-profit, and religious institutions,  including establishment of and advice to public charities, private foundations and other not-for-profit organizations as well as recommending charitable vehicles

Long-term relationships characterize its client base, whether a banking institution, a multinational corporation or the fourth generation of an original individual client. Our goal is to provide sound comprehensive services that achieve practical results and constructive benefits.