About
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, founded in 1975 and based in Washington, DC, was a law firm that entered dissolution on November 17, 2023, and ceased providing legal services effective December 31, 2023. The firm completed the liquidation of its assets and the wind-down of its affairs as of December 31, 2025. The dissolution was led by Liquidation Manager Gary Polkowitz of Teneo Capital LLC, under the oversight of a three-member wind-down committee comprised of retired and former partners.
While the firm no longer accepts matters, it provides contacts for former clients and other stakeholders. General dissolution inquiries may be sent to [email protected]. File-related litigation questions should be directed to the file custodian, Robert N. Michaelson, at [email protected]. Former estate planning clients with questions about original documents previously held by the firm should contact Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., at [email protected]. Questions concerning the matter Gulino v. Board of Education (Case No. 1:96-cv08414-KMW) should be directed to Crowell & Moring.