Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
Encyclopedia
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a New York-based international law firm
with 260 attorneys in 15 offices worldwide. In 2009, its declared revenues were approximately $135 million. In 2007, the New York Law Journal listed Curtis, Mallet as one of the largest 100 law offices in New York City
(listed at 67th).
who established their legal practice on Fulton Street
(Manhattan) in today's Financial District
. In 1838, the firm admitted partner William Curtis Noyes, the son of a state Supreme Court justice. The firm merged in 1852 with another legal partnership established by a member of the Curtis family and moved to new premises on Wall Street
. In 1899, Severo Mallet-Prevost joined the firm. In 1925, the firm's current name was adopted, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. The firm established its Washington, D.C.
office in 1963, followed by an office in Paris in the 70s, and has continued to open offices throughout the world. The firm presently maintains its headquarters in the H. J. Kalikow and Co., Inc. building at 101 Park Avenue
in Midtown Manhattan.
2011 American Lawyer International Arbitration Scorecard Curtis ranked among the top 5 law firms worldwide.
2011 Global Arbitration Review Curtis is ranked as having one of the top 40 most active International Arbitration groups.
2011 Latin Lawyer 250 In the 2011 edition, Curtis is ranked as one of the leading international law firms operating in Latin America. Curtis has been recognized as one of the leading firms practicing in Mexico since 1999.
Numerous lawyers were cited for their work in Latin America: Chairman George Kahale III; Managing Partner Matias Vega; Partners Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Eloy Barbará, David Bayrock, Santiago Corcuera Cabezut, Ricardo Diez, Hermann Ferré, Robert George, Valarie Hing, Javier Jiménez, Mark O'Donoghue, Antonio Prida, Guillermo Ulke; and Of Counsel Miguel Estrada.
2011 Chambers USA Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in his field:
New York - Bankruptcy/ Restructuring - Steve Reisman
Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in her field:
New York - Transportation: Shipping: Litigation – Lizabeth Burrell
2011 Chambers Global Curtis is identified as a leader in:
Kazakhstan - General Business Law: Energy and Natural Resources
Latin America - International Arbitration
Oman - Dispute Resolution
Turkey - Corporate/M&A
Curtis Partners recognized as leaders in their fields:
Algeria - Corporate/Commercial Overseas Counsel, David Hesse and Galileo Pozzoli
Latin America - International Arbitration, Gabriela Alvarez-Avila
Oman - Corporate/Commercial, Mary Allan
Oman - Dispute Resolution, James Harbridge
2011 Chambers EuropeRanked among the top law firms: Italy - Corporate/M&A
Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in his field: Milan- Corporate/M&A, Ian Tully
2011 Legal 500: Europe, Middle East and Asia Curtis is identified as a leader in:
Algeria - Foreign Firm
Turkey - Foreign Firm
France - Aviation and Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Law
Oman - Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Projects and Energy, and Dispute Resolution
Italy - Energy and Corporate/M&A
Curtis Partners recognized as leaders in their fields:
Algeria - Foreign Firm, David Hesse and Galileo Pozzoli,
France - International Arbitration, David Hesse, Peter Wolrich & Geoffroy Lyonnet,
Italy - Corporate/M&A, Ian Tully
Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Law, Askar Moukhitdinov,
Oman – Banking and Finance, Bruce Palmer and Helen Dean
Oman – Corporate and M&A, Mary Allan, Bruce Palmer and Robert Kenedy
Oman – Projects and Energy, Mary Allan, Bruce Palmer and Matias Vega
Oman – Dispute Resolution, James Harbridge
JUVE Handbook Germany's leading legal news publication named Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP one of the leading mergers and acquisitions law firms in Frankfurt. These prestigious annual rankings identify the top law firms in various practice areas and regions across Germany.
2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards Curtis's Restructuring group and client GB Merchant Partners each received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Turnaround of the Year ($5 million plus)" for their roles in the acquisition of Ashley Stewart by GB Merchant Partners' 1903 Equity Fund, the institutional private equity affiliate of The Gordon Brothers Group.
Curtis received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year (middle markets)" for its role in the acquisition of Marquis Jet by NetJets Inc.
The Readers' Digest Association, Inc. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Pre-packaged Reorganization of the Year (large)" for companies with more than $1 billion in assets. Curtis served as conflicts counsel to Readers' Digest in the bankruptcy case. Atrium Companies, Inc. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (upper middle markets)." Curtis served as counsel to the acquirer, Golden Gate Capital. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Industrial & Manufacturing Turnaround of the Year." Curtis served as lead counsel to Wilmington Trust Company as indenture trustee of the funded debt obligations of Smurfit.
and other transactional matters. Curtis is also respected for its work in shipping
and admiralty law
, energy
, and bankruptcy
. The firm also has a highly ranked international arbitration practice.
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost has long had a strong focus on Latin America
. Currently the firm maintains an office in Mexico City
and has a strategic alliance with the Argentine law firm, Fernandez Quiroga Ayarragaray & Ocampo. Legal publications report that the firm's strategic alliance is the first step towards a full-fledged merger of the two firms. Curtis is also seeking to expand into Brazil. Perhaps its most noted clients in the region are the Mexican state oil company, Pemex
and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which the firm currently represents in a variety of corporate, arbitration and litigation matters in the United States and abroad.
in charges brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
and the Securities Act by the United States government. Key clients include Verizon and Flextronics
in the telecommunications sector, Access Industries
and the Century Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of Glencore
International AG, in the industrial sector and Citgo
, PDVSA, YPFB
and KazMunayGas
in the petrochemicals sector. The firm has been particularly successful representing state-owned or parastatal energy companies which bring in approximately $50 million in revenues for the firm. Curtis also represented the Air Transportation Stabilization Board
in a number of transactions regarding air carrier consolidation and restructuring following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks. Recently, the firm was retained by Lehman Brothers
, the bankrupt investment bank to serve as conflicts counsel in its Chapter 11 proceedings when lead counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges
cannot act due to conflicts of interest
.
in a death penalty appeal in the state of California
. In 2007, the Firm also represented the not-for-profit Katonah Village Improvement Society, in its opposition to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's attempt to register the name "Katonah" as a trademark. In 2008, Curtis partner Jeffrey I. Zuckerman represented Mordechai Dov Brody
and his parents in opposing an effort by Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., to terminate Brody's life support. Also in 2008 Curtis partner Santiago Corcuera was mentioned and quoted by the Latin Lawyer Magazine for his pro bono work in Mexico. Curtis was also ranked sixth, out of fifteen firms in the Pro Bono Ranking conducted by the Latin Lawyer Magazine in 2008.
(1830)
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
with 260 attorneys in 15 offices worldwide. In 2009, its declared revenues were approximately $135 million. In 2007, the New York Law Journal listed Curtis, Mallet as one of the largest 100 law offices in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
(listed at 67th).
History
The law firm was founded in 1830 in New York City by John and James Graham, cousins from ConnecticutConnecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
who established their legal practice on Fulton Street
Fulton Street
-New Orleans:Fulton Street is a pedestrian mall in the New Orleans Central Business District.-New York City:In New York City, the name is frequently associated with Robert Fulton, who invented a steam boat...
(Manhattan) in today's Financial District
Financial District, Manhattan
The Financial District of New York City is a neighborhood on the southernmost section of the borough of Manhattan which comprises the offices and headquarters of many of the city's major financial institutions, including the New York Stock Exchange and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York...
. In 1838, the firm admitted partner William Curtis Noyes, the son of a state Supreme Court justice. The firm merged in 1852 with another legal partnership established by a member of the Curtis family and moved to new premises on Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
. In 1899, Severo Mallet-Prevost joined the firm. In 1925, the firm's current name was adopted, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. The firm established its Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
office in 1963, followed by an office in Paris in the 70s, and has continued to open offices throughout the world. The firm presently maintains its headquarters in the H. J. Kalikow and Co., Inc. building at 101 Park Avenue
101 Park Avenue
101 Park Avenue is a tall skyscraper in New York City, New York. It was completed in 1979 to 1982 and has 49 floors. Eli Attia Architects designed the building, which is the 64th tallest in New York....
in Midtown Manhattan.
Awards
2011 AmLaw 200 In the annual 2011 AmLaw 200 survey, Curtis is ranked 168th, up from 177 in 2009, having increased revenues by $10 million despite the weakened economy. Curtis also ranked 89th in Compensation per Partner and 63rd in Profits per Equity Partner for the year.2011 American Lawyer International Arbitration Scorecard Curtis ranked among the top 5 law firms worldwide.
2011 Global Arbitration Review Curtis is ranked as having one of the top 40 most active International Arbitration groups.
2011 Latin Lawyer 250 In the 2011 edition, Curtis is ranked as one of the leading international law firms operating in Latin America. Curtis has been recognized as one of the leading firms practicing in Mexico since 1999.
Numerous lawyers were cited for their work in Latin America: Chairman George Kahale III; Managing Partner Matias Vega; Partners Gabriela Alvarez-Avila, Eloy Barbará, David Bayrock, Santiago Corcuera Cabezut, Ricardo Diez, Hermann Ferré, Robert George, Valarie Hing, Javier Jiménez, Mark O'Donoghue, Antonio Prida, Guillermo Ulke; and Of Counsel Miguel Estrada.
2011 Chambers USA Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in his field:
New York - Bankruptcy/ Restructuring - Steve Reisman
Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in her field:
New York - Transportation: Shipping: Litigation – Lizabeth Burrell
2011 Chambers Global Curtis is identified as a leader in:
Kazakhstan - General Business Law: Energy and Natural Resources
Latin America - International Arbitration
Oman - Dispute Resolution
Turkey - Corporate/M&A
Curtis Partners recognized as leaders in their fields:
Algeria - Corporate/Commercial Overseas Counsel, David Hesse and Galileo Pozzoli
Latin America - International Arbitration, Gabriela Alvarez-Avila
Oman - Corporate/Commercial, Mary Allan
Oman - Dispute Resolution, James Harbridge
2011 Chambers EuropeRanked among the top law firms: Italy - Corporate/M&A
Curtis Partner recognized as a leader in his field: Milan- Corporate/M&A, Ian Tully
2011 Legal 500: Europe, Middle East and Asia Curtis is identified as a leader in:
Algeria - Foreign Firm
Turkey - Foreign Firm
France - Aviation and Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration
Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Law
Oman - Banking and Finance, Corporate and M&A, Projects and Energy, and Dispute Resolution
Italy - Energy and Corporate/M&A
Curtis Partners recognized as leaders in their fields:
Algeria - Foreign Firm, David Hesse and Galileo Pozzoli,
France - International Arbitration, David Hesse, Peter Wolrich & Geoffroy Lyonnet,
Italy - Corporate/M&A, Ian Tully
Kazakhstan - Kazakhstan Law, Askar Moukhitdinov,
Oman – Banking and Finance, Bruce Palmer and Helen Dean
Oman – Corporate and M&A, Mary Allan, Bruce Palmer and Robert Kenedy
Oman – Projects and Energy, Mary Allan, Bruce Palmer and Matias Vega
Oman – Dispute Resolution, James Harbridge
JUVE Handbook Germany's leading legal news publication named Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP one of the leading mergers and acquisitions law firms in Frankfurt. These prestigious annual rankings identify the top law firms in various practice areas and regions across Germany.
2011 Turnaround Atlas Awards Curtis's Restructuring group and client GB Merchant Partners each received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Turnaround of the Year ($5 million plus)" for their roles in the acquisition of Ashley Stewart by GB Merchant Partners' 1903 Equity Fund, the institutional private equity affiliate of The Gordon Brothers Group.
Curtis received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Special Situation M&A Deal of the Year (middle markets)" for its role in the acquisition of Marquis Jet by NetJets Inc.
The Readers' Digest Association, Inc. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Pre-packaged Reorganization of the Year (large)" for companies with more than $1 billion in assets. Curtis served as conflicts counsel to Readers' Digest in the bankruptcy case. Atrium Companies, Inc. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Chapter 11 Reorganization of the Year (upper middle markets)." Curtis served as counsel to the acquirer, Golden Gate Capital. Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. received the Turnaround Atlas Award for "Industrial & Manufacturing Turnaround of the Year." Curtis served as lead counsel to Wilmington Trust Company as indenture trustee of the funded debt obligations of Smurfit.
Performance
In February 2009, despite a weak economy, the firm reported a 13.5% surge in revenue, pushing profits per partner to the $1 million mark, a record for the firm. Revenues per lawyer were reported at $570,000. Chairman George Kahale cited the firm's limited presence in mergers and acquisitions, banking, and private equity, along with its strength in bankruptcy and arbitration as major contributors to the firm's stability and growth.Noted practices
Curtis is well-known for its international corporate practice including securities, mergers & acquisitions, project financeProject finance
Project finance is the long term financing of infrastructure and industrial projects based upon the projected cash flows of the project rather than the balance sheets of the project sponsors...
and other transactional matters. Curtis is also respected for its work in shipping
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
and admiralty law
Admiralty law
Admiralty law is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. It is a body of both domestic law governing maritime activities, and private international law governing the relationships between private entities which operate vessels on the oceans...
, energy
Energy
In physics, energy is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems...
, and bankruptcy
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
. The firm also has a highly ranked international arbitration practice.
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost has long had a strong focus on Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
. Currently the firm maintains an office in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
and has a strategic alliance with the Argentine law firm, Fernandez Quiroga Ayarragaray & Ocampo. Legal publications report that the firm's strategic alliance is the first step towards a full-fledged merger of the two firms. Curtis is also seeking to expand into Brazil. Perhaps its most noted clients in the region are the Mexican state oil company, Pemex
Pemex
Petróleos Mexicanos or Pemex is a Mexican state-owned petroleum company. As of 2010, with a total asset worth of $415.75 billion, it is the second non-publicly listed largest company in the world by total market value, and Latin America's second largest enterprise by annual revenue as of 2009...
and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which the firm currently represents in a variety of corporate, arbitration and litigation matters in the United States and abroad.
Major clients
Curtis represented now-defunct securities firm Drexel Burnham LambertDrexel Burnham Lambert
Drexel Burnham Lambert was a major Wall Street investment banking firm, which first rose to prominence and then was forced into bankruptcy in February 1990 by its involvement in illegal activities in the junk bond market, driven by Drexel employee Michael Milken. At its height, it was the...
in charges brought under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization...
and the Securities Act by the United States government. Key clients include Verizon and Flextronics
Flextronics
Flextronics International Ltd. is an electronics manufacturing services provider that offers services to original equipment manufacturers . It also provides supporting supply chain services, including packaging and transportation throughout the world, as well as design and after-sales...
in the telecommunications sector, Access Industries
Access Industries
Access Industries is a privately held, U.S.-based industrial group founded in 1986 by its chairman, Len Blavatnik. Access’s industrial focus spans three sectors: natural resource and chemicals; media and telecommunications; and real estate...
and the Century Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of Glencore
Glencore
Glencore International plc is a multinational mining and commodities trading company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland and with its registered office in Saint Helier, Jersey...
International AG, in the industrial sector and Citgo
Citgo
CITGO Petroleum Corporation is a United States-incorporated, Venezuela-owned refiner, transporter and marketer of transportation fuels, lubricants, petrochemicals and other industrial products. The company is owned by PDV America, Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Petróleos de...
, PDVSA, YPFB
YPFB
Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos is the state-owned petrol company of Bolivia.-History:YPFB was created in 1936 as a state-owned and run petrol company. During the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, capitalized oil companies were formed from YPFB properties under the...
and KazMunayGas
KazMunayGas
KazMunayGas is the state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan. It was founded in 2002 by merging Kazakhoil and Oil and Gas Transportation.-Subsidiaries:Main subsidiaries of KazMunayGas are:...
in the petrochemicals sector. The firm has been particularly successful representing state-owned or parastatal energy companies which bring in approximately $50 million in revenues for the firm. Curtis also represented the Air Transportation Stabilization Board
Air Transportation Stabilization Board
The Air Transportation Stabilization Board is an office of United States Department of the Treasury created to assist US airlines in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks....
in a number of transactions regarding air carrier consolidation and restructuring following the September 11th Terrorist Attacks. Recently, the firm was retained by Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
, the bankrupt investment bank to serve as conflicts counsel in its Chapter 11 proceedings when lead counsel Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
Weil, Gotshal & Manges is a prominent international law firm, one of the largest and most prestigious in the world with 1,200 lawyers and gross annual revenue in excess of $1.1 billion. The firm was founded in New York City in 1931 by Frank Weil, Sylvan Gotshal, and Horace Manges...
cannot act due to conflicts of interest
Conflicts of Interest
"Conflicts of Interest" is an episode from the fourth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5.-Arc significance:* Garibaldi begins to work for William Edgars. In the process Garibaldi is reintroduced to his ex-girlfriend, Lise, who is currently married to Edgars.* The "Voice of...
.
Pro bono
Among the firm's pro bono publico endeavors was the representations of Stanley WilliamsStanley Williams
Stanley Tookie Williams III was the co-founder of the Crips, a notorious American street gang which had its roots in South Central Los Angeles in 1969. In 1979 he was convicted of four murders committed in the course of robberies, sentenced to death, and eventually executed...
in a death penalty appeal in the state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. In 2007, the Firm also represented the not-for-profit Katonah Village Improvement Society, in its opposition to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's attempt to register the name "Katonah" as a trademark. In 2008, Curtis partner Jeffrey I. Zuckerman represented Mordechai Dov Brody
Mordechai Dov Brody
Mordechai Dov Brody was a 12-year-old Hasidic Jewish boy from Brooklyn. After a brain tumor stopped his brain functioning, doctors declared him legally dead on November 4, 2008, but his parents refused to accept the legal definition of death on religious grounds because his heart was still beating...
and his parents in opposing an effort by Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., to terminate Brody's life support. Also in 2008 Curtis partner Santiago Corcuera was mentioned and quoted by the Latin Lawyer Magazine for his pro bono work in Mexico. Curtis was also ranked sixth, out of fifteen firms in the Pro Bono Ranking conducted by the Latin Lawyer Magazine in 2008.
Offices
New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(1830)
Ashgabat (2011)
AlmatyAlmatyAlmaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...
(2008)- AstanaAstanaAstana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...
(2008) 
Buenos AiresBuenos AiresBuenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
(2008) (strategic alliance with Fernandez Quiroga, Ayarragaray & Ocampo)
DubaiDubaiDubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
(2008)
Frankfurt (1989) Houston (1992)
IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
(2007)
LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
(1981)
Mexico CityMexico CityMexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
(1991)
MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
(1998)
MuscatMuscat, OmanMuscat is the capital of Oman. It is also the seat of government and largest city in the Governorate of Muscat. As of 2008, the population of the Muscat metropolitan area was 1,090,797. The metropolitan area spans approximately and includes six provinces called wilayats...
(1997)
ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(1972) Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
(1963)