Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP, also known as Preston Gates, was a law firm with offices in the United States, China, and Taiwan. Its main office was in the IDX Tower in Seattle. In 2007, the firm merged with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham to form K&L Gates.[1]
In 1883, Harold Preston, born 1858 in Illinois, the son of Brig. Gen. Simon Manly Preston, arrived in Seattle and established his own law practice.[3] Together with O.B. Thorgrimson, an attorney originally from Chicago, Preston expanded the practice throughout the early 1900s.
In 1924, Roger Shidler and George Harroun established another law firm based in Washington state. William H. Gates Sr. joined the firm in 1964, and as principal counsel expanded the firm's clients to include high technology, manufacturing, distribution, service and other businesses.
In 1949, Jim Ellis joined the firm, and was integral in involving the firm in public service projects for the city of Seattle, and opened the firm's Washington, D.C. office in 1973. Ellis eventually became a name partner in the firm, which was known in the 1980s as Preston Thorgrimson Ellis & Holman.[4]
In 1990, Shidler McBroom Gates and Lucas merged with Preston Thorgrimson Ellis & Holman to form Preston Thorgrimson Shidler Gates & Ellis, renamed in 1997 as Preston Gates & Ellis, LLP.[4]
The firm's Washington, D.C. office is known as Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP. When it was opened in 1973, partners included Emanuel Rouvelas, former counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee, and former Congressman Lloyd Meeds (D-WA).[4] Among its major clients is Microsoft, which paid PGE over $1,380,000 for lobbying various federal government institutions. During that time, the chairman of the firm was William Neukom, who was employed by Microsoft as head of its legal department.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^Jones, Ashby (December 15, 2006). "Introducing . . . K&L Gates!". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^. Archived from the original on March 4, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
^A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of The City of Seattle and County of King, Washington (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1903), pages 118-120.
^ abcPreston|Gates|Ellis LLP:Firm Profile::Our History 2005-10-31 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed on February 12, 2006.
preston, gates, ellis, main, article, gates, also, known, preston, gates, firm, with, offices, united, states, china, taiwan, main, office, tower, seattle, 2007, firm, merged, with, kirkpatrick, lockhart, nicholson, graham, form, gates, typelimited, liability,. Main article K amp L Gates Preston Gates amp Ellis LLP also known as Preston Gates was a law firm with offices in the United States China and Taiwan Its main office was in the IDX Tower in Seattle In 2007 the firm merged with Kirkpatrick amp Lockhart Nicholson Graham to form K amp L Gates 1 Preston Gates amp EllisTypeLimited Liability PartnershipIndustryLawFounded1883Defunct2007 merged into K amp L Gates HeadquartersSeattle Washington U S ProductsLegal servicesWebsitewww wbr prestongates wbr comThe Gates in the firm s name refers to William H Gates Sr father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates 2 Gates retired from the firm in 1998 History EditIn 1883 Harold Preston born 1858 in Illinois the son of Brig Gen Simon Manly Preston arrived in Seattle and established his own law practice 3 Together with O B Thorgrimson an attorney originally from Chicago Preston expanded the practice throughout the early 1900s In 1924 Roger Shidler and George Harroun established another law firm based in Washington state William H Gates Sr joined the firm in 1964 and as principal counsel expanded the firm s clients to include high technology manufacturing distribution service and other businesses In 1949 Jim Ellis joined the firm and was integral in involving the firm in public service projects for the city of Seattle and opened the firm s Washington D C office in 1973 Ellis eventually became a name partner in the firm which was known in the 1980s as Preston Thorgrimson Ellis amp Holman 4 In 1990 Shidler McBroom Gates and Lucas merged with Preston Thorgrimson Ellis amp Holman to form Preston Thorgrimson Shidler Gates amp Ellis renamed in 1997 as Preston Gates amp Ellis LLP 4 The firm s Washington D C office is known as Preston Gates Ellis amp Rouvelas Meeds LLP When it was opened in 1973 partners included Emanuel Rouvelas former counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee and former Congressman Lloyd Meeds D WA 4 Among its major clients is Microsoft which paid PGE over 1 380 000 for lobbying various federal government institutions During that time the chairman of the firm was William Neukom who was employed by Microsoft as head of its legal department 5 References Edit Jones Ashby December 15 2006 Introducing K amp L Gates The Wall Street Journal Retrieved November 26 2010 William H Gates Sr Co Chair Archived from the original on March 4 2011 Retrieved November 26 2010 A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of The City of Seattle and County of King Washington New York The Lewis Publishing Company 1903 pages 118 120 a b c Preston Gates Ellis LLP Firm Profile Our History Archived 2005 10 31 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on February 12 2006 1 External links EditFirm website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Preston Gates 26 Ellis amp oldid 1173015614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
