Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld

Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld

Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld was a New York City-based law firm that practiced from 1970 to 2002 when it merged with Washington, D.C.-based Hogan & Hartson. The Squadron Ellenoff name was discontinued at that time. Squadron Ellenoff was a prominent mid-sized firm in New York City that was founded by well known Jewish lawyers and civic leaders, Howard Squadron, a litigator educated at Columbia Law School and Theodore Ellenoff, a Harvard Law School-educated corporate attorney and alumnus of Shea & Gould. Squadron was President of the American Jewish Congress from 1978-1984 and from 1980-1982, President of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Ellenoff was an active member of the American Jewish Committee and served as its President in 1984.

At its height, Squadron Ellenoff employed nearly 200 attorneys with offices on New York City's Fifth Avenue and in Los Angeles. The firm was particularly known for its well-regarded First Amendment practice and its work for media clients in its Los Angeles office.