The Anointed: New York’s White Shoe Law Firms — How They Started, How They Grew, and How They Ran the Country

How did Wall Street law firms become the icons of institutional law that they are today? Stewart and Lambert’s book travels back to the 19th century to explain how firms such as Cravath, Swaine & Moore; Davis Polk & Wardwell; and Sullivan & Cromwell took advantage of being located in the world’s largest economy, surviving fierce competition, to become the most powerful legal institutions in America.