Timeline
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1899
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John Spencer Lovell sets up in practice in the UK.
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1904
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Frank Hogan opens law office in Washington, D.C.
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1924
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John Spencer Lovell and Reginald White are joined by Charles King, forming Lovell, White & King.
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1925
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Nelson Hartson, former Solicitor of Internal Revenue, joins Frank Hogan's law firm.
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1924–1930
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Teapot Dome scandal erupts; oil magnate Edward Doheny, represented by Frank Hogan, is acquitted of conspiracy and bribery charges.
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1935
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Frank Hogan appears on cover of Time magazine; described as "the federal government's No. 1 legal antagonist."
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1938
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Firm converts to partnership and adopts new name, Hogan & Hartson. Frank Hogan serves as President of American Bar Association.
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1965
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Sara-Ann "Sally" Determan joins Hogan & Hartson; in 1975 she becomes the first female partner.
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1966
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Lovell, White & King merge with Haslewoods, a firm with a much longer history. Haslewoods' diverse clients included the Treasury Solicitor and Lord Nelson, in his divorce from his first wife.
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1969
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Vincent Cohen joins Hogan & Hartson and in 1972 becomes first black partner.
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1970
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Hogan & Hartson establishes separate practice group devoted exclusively to providing pro bono services. It is the first major law firm to do so.
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1973
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Two established City firms, Durrant Cooper and Hambling, merge to form Durrant Piesse.
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1985
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Hogan & Hartson opens an office in Northern Virginia, its first outside of Washington, D.C.
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1988
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Two major City firms, Lovell White & King and Durrant Piesse, merge to form Lovell White Durrant.
Hogan & Hartson's Baltimore office opens.
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1990
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Hogan & Hartson opens its first international office, in London.
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1991
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Hogan & Hartson opens offices in Brussels and Paris.
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1994
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Hogan & Hartson opens offices in Colorado Springs, Denver, and Moscow.
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1995
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Lovells elects first female managing partner, Lesley MacDonagh.
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1996
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Hogan & Hartson opens office in Los Angeles.
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1998
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Hogan & Hartson opens office in New York.
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1999
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Hogan & Hartson opens office in Boulder.
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2000
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Merger between Lovells and the German firm Boesebeck Droste.
Opening of a Lovells-associated office in Budapest and Lovells offices in Milan and Rome.
Hogan & Hartson opens offices in Miami and Tokyo.
Merger between Lovells and the Dutch firm Ekelmans Den Hollander.
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2001
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Lovells launches joint venture with Lee & Lee in Singapore.
Merger between Lovells and French firm Siméon & Associés.
Hogan & Hartson opens office in Berlin.
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2002
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Hogan & Hartson opens office in Beijing.
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2003
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Opening of Lovells office in Shanghai.
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2004
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Opening of Lovells office in Madrid.
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2005
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Former Hogan & Hartson partner John Roberts, Jr., becomes Chief Justice of the United States.
Hogan & Hartson opens offices in Hong Kong and Caracas.
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2007
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Lovells opens office in Dubai and converts to a limited liability partnership.
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2008
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Hogan & Hartson opens offices in Abu Dhabi, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley.
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2009
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Lovells opens second office in Vietnam (in Hanoi) and an associated office in Riyadh.
Hogan & Hartson and Lovells announce that their respective partnerships have approved merging firms to create a top-10 global law firm known as Hogan Lovells.
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2010
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Lovells opens office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Through an unprecedented transatlantic merger of two firms, Hogan & Hartson and Lovells become Hogan Lovells on May 1, 2010. Hogan Lovells has more than 40 offices around the world, including associated offices.
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