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With more than 700 lawyers and other professionals in 13 offices in the U.S. and Europe, and a global reach throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Sonnenschein serves the legal and public interest needs of many of the world's best-known and most admired businesses, nonprofits and individuals.  Founded in 1906, Sonnenschein is a leader in innovative legal services, serving our clients through integrated, inter-office cooperation and teamwork among practice groups to provide efficient, effective and timely legal services and business counseling.

Sonnenschein and Denton Wilde Sapte LLP, a U.K.-based law firm with lawyers worldwide, will combine to form SNR Denton, an elite, client-centered, international firm focused on quality, effective September 30, 2010.  Read more here.

Sonnenschein's Financial Regulatory Reform Team
Financial Regulatory Reform Team at Sonnenschein
With the passage of the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, participants across the financial services world are rapidly adapting to a new world order.  Sonnenschein lawyers and policy professionals have decades of experience in helping financial institutions navigate the complex framework of federal and state regulation.  Today, we are helping clients develop strategies that minimize interruptions to their business given the implications of increased capital requirements and operating under the Financial Stability Oversight Council and prudential bank regulation.  Visit our Financial Regulatory Reform page to read our analyses and learn more.
Sonnenschein Honored with Diversity Award from Morgan Stanley
Sonnenschein has received the 2010 Leadership and Excellence in Inclusion and Diversity Award from global financial services firm Morgan Stanley. Attorney Orlando Vidal accepted the award from Morgan Stanley’s Legal and Compliance Division on behalf of Sonnenschein, noting how the law firm and Morgan Stanley share an abiding commitment to diversity. The two firms have worked closely on the purchase and credit enhancement of large pools of properties under the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. Mr. Vidal also reflected on Sonnenschein’s deeply rooted commitment to inclusiveness, since its founding more than 100 years ago. He said diversity "offers Sonnenschein a broader perspective, more creative ideas, a deeper understanding and a higher-quality product. The firm puts energy into diversity and inclusion not only because they represent the right thing to do in a globalized business climate but also because they are the right thing to do, period." This core value aligns with those of UK-based Denton Wilde Sapte, with which Sonnenschein will combine on September 30 to form SNR Denton, a global firm with 1,400 lawyers and 33 offices in 18 countries on 4 continents.