Typical of the old-line Wall Street law firms , many of which have disappeared or merged with out-of-town rivals , Brown & Wood was considered a cordial , if stuffy , work environment . According to '' The Insider 's Guide to Law Firms '' published in 1993 , formal suits were required and " some summer associates at Brown & Wood have been asked questions about the number they owned and about their underclothes . " In an effort to bulk up in a period of strong law firm consolidation , Brown & Wood explored a merger with fellow New York firm White & Case in 1998 , but these talks were described as " preliminary in nature . " Brown & Wood eventually merged with Sidley & Austin in 2001 . Shortly thereafter , the legacy Brown & Wood 's offices in the World Trade Center were destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks . The firm relocated its New York operations to midtown Manhattan
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