Profile: Blank Rome is a Philadelphia-based law firm. The firm ranked 87th on The American Lawyer's 2009 Am Law 100, with $312,000,000 in gross revenue in 2008, and 100th on the 2005 Global 100 revenue rankings of firms worldwide. 2005 marks the firm's first entrance onto the Global 100. In terms of size, the firm placed 90th on the National Law Journal's 2009 NLJ 250 with 479 attorneys and offices throughout the United States. The firm's practice areas include corporate, government relations, labor, litigation, and real estate. The firm's office locations include New York City, and Washington, D.C. The firm's official merger with maritime law firm Healy & Baillie became effective September 5, 2006.