The law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP has donated $100,000 towards the construction of a new building for the Muskie School of Public Service, the University announced on Wednesday. The firm made the donation in honor of Edmund Muskie, a senior partner at Chadbourne & Parke from 1981 to 1996.
According to a press release from the Public Affairs department, Charles K. O’Neill, the Firm’s managing partner, said, “Over the years, the Firm’s clients and its lawyers benefited greatly from Senator Muskie’s wealth of experience and wisdom.”
Chadbourne & Parke is an international law firm with offices the United States, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, China and the United Kingdom.
“This generous gift from Chadbourne & Parke is not only a testament to Senator Muskie, but also reflects a growing nationwide recognition of the USM Muskie school’s leadership role in public policy education and research,” said Richard Pattenaude, president of USM.
Edmund Muskie was one of Maine’s Senators for 21 years. He has also been Governor and Secretary of State for Maine. He has received both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Distinguished Service Award. O’Neill described Muskie as “a man of great intellect, unwavering principle and utmost integrity. We were most fortunate and proud to have him as a partner in the Firm.”