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About Dechert LLP
Founded in 1875 Dechert’s history is both long and impressive. The firm’s forerunner, MacVeagh & Bispham, was established in Philadelphia in 1875 when Wayne MacVeagh andGeorge Tucker Bispham joined forces. MacVeagh, a Yale University graduate admitted to the bar following a law firm apprenticeship, brought to the partnership a distinguished record of public service, including experience as district attorney of Chester County, Pa.; infantry captain and major in the cavalry for the Union army during the Civil War; and a U.S. ambassadorship to Turkey. As a firm partner, he maintained an ambitious roster of outside activities, heading the commission that led to the resolution of the 1876 Hayes-Tilden presidential election dispute and briefly serving as President James Garfield’s attorney general. MacVeagh’s partner, Bispham, was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania Law School. He authored Principles of Equity, a legal textbook that was considered the definitive work on the s
