From Library Journal
From its founding in 1879, Sullivan & Cromwell was no ordinary law firm. Early on, it devised new ways of forming huge monopolies, and in 1902-04 was instrumental in convincing the U.S. government to build a canal in Panama rather than Nicaragua. The authors, journalists with law expertise, give mostly black marks to long-time senior partner John Foster Dulles, whose blunders in Europe between the wars did not prevent the firm from continuing to thrive under the New Deal. Recently, S. & C., while still successful, has been slow to adapt to a changed legal climate. The authors of this illuminating and well-written study suggest that the firm is living off its past reputation and question how long that can continue. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Jack Ray, Loyola/Notre Dame Lib., Baltimore
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.
