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Pryor Cashman was founded on August 12, 1963, when Gideon Cashman joined Saul (Pete) Pryor and David Braun at the firm of Pryor & Braun. To read more about the firm’s history, please click here.

Gideon Cashman remains active with the firm and took on the role of Chairman on January 1, 2007, the same date that Ronald Shechtman became Pryor Cashman’s Managing Partner.

Pryor Cashman has offices in New York and Los Angeles. On July 6, 2009, Pryor Cashman moved its New York office from 410 Park Avenue, where it had been since 1971, to 7 Times Square. 

As of January 11, 2010, Pryor Cashman has 126 attorneys, comprised of 68 partners, 18 of counsel and 40 associates. 

Pryor Cashman ranked 74th in the December 2009 New York Law Journal listing of the 100 Largest Private Law Offices in New York State.

Pryor Cashman has 15 major practice groups which provide services to clients in 89 different practice areas.

Pryor Cashman and its attorneys have been recognized by various publications for excellence on numerous occasions over the years. To see the most recent distinctions, please click here.

Pryor Cashman has had a steady growth in number of attorneys through the years:

• 1963       3
• 1975      20
• 1985      35
• 1995      90
• 2007    114
• 2008    124
• 2009    128 

On March 21, 2007, the firm changed its name to Pryor Cashman LLP. Over its history, the firm has been known as:

• Pryor & Braun (1963)
• Pryor, Braun & Cashman (1965)
• Pryor, Braun, Cashman & Sherman (1967)
• Pryor, Cashman & Sherman (1974)
• Pryor, Cashman, Sherman & Flynn (1977)

The attorneys at Pryor Cashman come from 39 different law schools. New York University leads the pack with 22 graduates, followed closely by Fordham (10), Cardozo (9) and numerous schools having between 5 and 8 graduates, including Harvard, Columbia and Georgetown. Seventeen different law schools each have one graduate at the firm.

Pryor Cashman attorneys speak a variety of languages in addition to English, including Armenian, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Korean, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish and Urdu.