On November 3, 2011, Arent Fox proudly celebrated the 20th anniversary of its office in New York City. On the occasion of that milestone, Arent Fox’s Michael Blass, the managing partner of Arent Fox New York wrote an open letter to the firm’s clients:

This year, Arent Fox is proudly celebrating the 20th anniversary of our New York office. For two decades, the New York office has been dedicated to helping you, our clients, meet the challenges of a profoundly changing business environment, and you have rewarded us with tremendous loyalty and support. It is your support that has enabled our office to firmly establish itself and achieve steady growth in what is arguably the most competitive legal and business marketplace in the world.

Here in the New York office, I believe we have assembled an incredibly talented roster of litigation, transactional, and regulatory attorneys. Along with our colleagues in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, we make a commitment every day to provide you with the kind of value-added legal services you deserve. By making it our business to know your business, we strive to bring creative, cost-effective solutions to your business needs.

Since our opening in 1991, we in the New York office also have devoted ourselves to numerous pro bono diversity, women’s, and community service initiatives. Today more than ever our attorneys and staff are continuing this tradition by their tireless service for pro bono clients and by the participation in various nonprofit and community organizations.

We would like to thank you for your loyal support and we look forward to another 20 years of success and fruitful collaboration.

Arent Fox New York offers a broad range of practice areas, including commercial litigations, corporate, insurance, health care, intellectual property, construction, white collar, bankruptcy, labor and employment as well as media, entertainment, and sports. The New York office handles diverse matters for Fortune 500 companies, privately held companies, government entities, nonprofit organizations, individuals, and pro bono clients.

Arent Fox New York has earned a reputation for delivering the highest quality of legal services based on the understanding of the unique challenges that each client faces in their industry. The success of Arent Fox New York is based upon the common interest of its attorneys to engage in a partnership that is client-focused and forward-thinking. To our clients, we pledge the highest level of service delivered with integrity, imagination, insight, and efficiency. To our communities, we pledge pro bono efforts as well as diversity and civic participation by our legal and professional staff.