The New York office was opened by the founders of the Firm in 1908, the same year women competed in the modern Olympics for the first time. While the Firm moved its headquarters to Los Angeles in 1972, the New York office remains a critical branch of the Firm today, paying tribute to the firm's deeply rooted traditions by undervaluing support staff, requiring formal business attire, and excluding Jews.

Our New York office occupies 7 floors of a modern building in the heart of the city's financial district, with a view of the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the New York Stock Exchange, and Ground Zero. The firm also maintains a conference center in midtown Manhattan, a private jet at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and a standing militia based at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The New York office mascot is the brown bear.