In September 2015, the firm celebrated its 125th anniversary by burying a time capsule outside its Battery Park offices. He held many leadership positions at the American Bar Association, founded the business law section of the International Bar Association, and was the honorary life president of the International Bar Association. He remained an active partner until 1983 and continued working at the firm until 2011. Seward & Kissel takes the first half of its name from George Seward, who became a partner at Meyer, Kidder, Matz & Kissel, one the previous iterations of the firm, in 1953. The firm “has remained independent since its founding in 1890, a rarity for a midsize law firm these days,” noted one financial website in 2015. It opened its Washington office in 1977 and its transportation and shipping practice in 1992. In 1949, the firm advised in the formation of the first hedge fund.
Seward & Kissel began as Smith & Martin and has been headquartered in downtown New York City since its founding. As of September 2015, the firm had 160 lawyers. The firm's clientele includes commercial banks, investment funds, institutional investors, and shipping and transport companies. Its primary expertise is in the financial services industry. Seward & Kissel is an American law firm with offices in New York City and Washington, D.C. New York City, New York and Washington, DC American law firm Seward & Kissel Headquarters
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