Lions in the Street

Lions in the Street: The Inside Story of the Great Wall Street Law Firms is a 1973 book by Paul Hoffman.

Overview The book describes the great Wall Street law firms of the 1970s, prominent cases, traditions and a community of high-profile lawyers. Some famous names discussed: Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Davis Polk & Wardwell; Lord Day & Lord; Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine; Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; Carter, Ledyard & Milburn; Coudert Brothers; Covington & Burling, and others.

Contents The Congress of Vienna Sits on the Fifty-seventh Floor Downtown, Midtown, All Around the World The $100-an-hour Toll Collectors Some Partners are more Equal than Others The Care and Feeding of Corporate Clients—I The Care and Feeding of Corporate Clients—II "As my Lawyer, Dick Nixon, said the Other Day..." The Workers Are the Means of Production A Lot Goes on Behind Closed Doors The Green-goods Councel as the Big Board's Cop The Public Servant as Private Lawyer The Private Lawyer as Public Servant The Greetings of the Bar Association On Different Wavelengths

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