a history of the Vinson & Elkins law firm of Houston, 1917-1997
Edición de la obra Craftsmanship and character
| Autor | Harold Melvin Hyman |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Georgia Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1998 |
| Lugar | Athens |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 658 |
| ISBN-10 | 0820319732 |
| OCLC | 38097002 |
| LCCN | 97051740 |
| Serie | Studies in the legal history of the South |
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H996cThis work by one of the country's leading legal historians is perhaps the most complete history ever written of a major American multinational law firm. Granted unprecedented access to the private files of the Vinson & Elkins firm in Houston, Texas, Harold M. Hyman has crafted a unique and detailed history and analysis of the founding, growth, and operation of a prototypical multinational firm. The history of Vinson & Elkins both mirrors and contrasts that of many other large American law firms. The firm was founded in 1917 by two partners, who pooled a handful of clients and ten thousand dollars. By the 1990s the firm retained more than five hundred lawyers, represented more than eight thousand clients on several continents, and posted multi-million dollar annual earnings.