Thacher Proffitt & Wood
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Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP is an American law firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is made up of over 300 attorneys with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., White Plains, Summit, NJ, and Mexico City.
The firm traces its founding back to 1848, when Benjamin Franklin Butler opened his legal practice on Wall Street in New York City with his son, William.
Thacher Proffitt is a market leader in the mortgage backed securities market, and in fact was instrumental in the creation of the MBS and CMBS market. The firm also has highly regarded real estate, litigation and corporate practices.
The firm had offices in the World Trade Center through the September 11, 2001 attacks. After a period of two years in midtown the firm returned to its downtown roots and reaffirmed its commitment to downtown when it opened its new offices in the World Financial Center.
As of 2006, the firm is ranked among the top 200 by The American Lawyer.[1] (free registration required) It is also ranked among the top 100 most prestigous law firms in the nation by Vault.
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