Ropes & Gray was founded in 1865 in Boston. It has since expanded globally to 11 offices in three continents. In the United States the firm has offices in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington DC. The firm is best known for its work in the United States for financial services regulatory, private equity and registered funds’ work. Its real estate and banking and finance practices are also strong, and have great cross-border presence, representing international financial institutions on their commercial mortgage loans portfolios and joint ventures. The firm is also active in the financing of real estate projects.