1965
Finnegan & Henderson is founded on the 12th floor of the Chanin Building at 815 Connecticut Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, by Marcus Finnegan and Douglas Henderson. The mission: to do high-quality legal work focused exclusively on intellectual property law.
1968
The firm changes its name to Finnegan, Henderson & Farabow.
1973
Art Garrett becomes a partner, and his name is added to the masthead in 1973.
1979
On April 13, 1979, at the age of 53, the firm’s beloved Marc Finnegan passes away. In the fall of 1979, Don Dunner becomes a name partner.
1988
The firm opens our Tokyo, Japan office and becomes one of the first patent firms to have a lawyer actively practicing in Japan as Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi Jimusho (lawyer in foreign law).
1990
The firm’s Washington, DC office moves to 1300 I Street, NW.
1993
Our Brussels, Belgium office opens to support a growing European client base.
1997
Finnegan expands its presence to the southeast in the United States and opens its Atlanta, GA office.
1997
Recognizing the growth in a client base in Silicon Valley, Finnegan opens its Palo Alto, CA office.
2001
We open our 4th U.S. office in the high-tech market of Boston, MA.
2002
We open our 5th U.S. office in the high-tech market of Reston, VA.
2003
Expanding its Asia presence, Finnegan opens its Taipei, Taiwan office.
2005
The DC office relocates to 901 New York Avenue, NW, where we are the anchor tenant in an award-winning building at the center of a downtown redevelopment project known as City Center.
2008
Our 4th international office opens in Shanghai, China.
2008
The firm changes its logo and officially recognizes Finnegan as its short name.
2013
Our European office relocates to London, and Finnegan Europe LLP is licensed to practice law in the UK.
2015
We celebrate our 50th anniversary as one of the world’s leading intellectual property law firms, and we open a Seoul, Korea office—our 4th Asia location.
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