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|Aliases = W&H<br />Wolfram e Hart<small> (Rome branch)</small><br />Hell Inc <small>(by Cordelia once)</small><br />Evil Incorporated <small>(by [[Merl]] once)</small>
  
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|Members = [[Suvarta]]<br>[[Holland Manners]]<br>[[Lilah Morgan]]<br>[[Lindsey McDonald]]<br>[[Linwood Murrow]]<br>[[Hunt Acrey]]<br>[[Nathan Reed]]<br>[[Senior Partners]]<br>[[Gavin Park]]<br>[[Burke]]<br>[[Angel]]<br>[[Spike]]<br>[[Eve]]<br>[[Marcus Hamilton]]<br>[[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce]]<br>[[Winifred Burkle]]<br>[[Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan]]<br>[[Charles Gunn]]<br>[[Lee Mercer]]<br>[[Harmony Kendall]]<br>[[Nathan Reed]]<br>[[Número Cinco]]
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|Allies = [[Vanessa Brewer]]<br>[[Vocah]]<br>[[Circle of the Black Thorn]]<br>[[Covenant of Trombli]]
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|Members = [[Holland Manners]]<br />[[Lilah Morgan]]<br />[[Lindsey McDonald]]<br />[[Linwood Murrow]]<br />[[Senior Partners]]<br />[[Gavin Park]]<br />[[Angel]]<br />[[Eve (Wolfram & Hart)|Eve]]<br />[[Marcus Hamilton]]<br />[[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce]]<br />[[Winifred Burkle]]<br />[[Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan]]<br />[[Charles Gunn]]<br />[[Lee Mercer]]<br />[[Harmony Kendall]]<br />[[Nathan Reed]]<br />[[Numero Cinco]]
  
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|Enemies = [[Scooby Gang]]<br>[[Angel Investigations]]<br>[[Powers That Be]]<br>[[Jasmine]]<br>[[The Beast]]
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{{Quote|Our firm has always been here in one form or another. The Inquisition, the Khmer Rouge&mdash;we were here the first time a caveman clubbed his neighbor and watched in fascination as his brains oozed out in the dirt. We're in the hearts and minds of every living human being [...] The world doesn't work in spite of evil, Angel. It works with us. It works because of us.|[[Holland Manners]]|Reprise}}
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{{Quote|Our firm has always been here in one form or another. The Inquisition, the Khmer Rouge — we were here the first time a caveman clubbed his neighbor and watched in fascination as his brains oozed out in the dirt. We're in the hearts and minds of every living human being [...] The world doesn't work in spite of evil, Angel. It works with us. It works because of us.|[[Holland Manners]]|Reprise}}
   
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'''Wolfram & Hart, Attorneys at Law''' was a powerful international and interdimensional law firm. Wolfram & Hart, and its many incarnations in other dimensions, was actually a front organization for the Wolf, Ram and Hart, an ancient cabal of [[demons]] known euphemistically as the "[[Senior Partners]]" who worked through their powerful principal agents&mdash;the [[Circle of the Black Thorn]].
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'''Wolfram & Hart''' was a powerful international and [[dimension|interdimensional]] law firm. Wolfram & Hart, and its many incarnations in other dimensions, was a front organization for the Wolf, Ram and Hart, an ancient cabal of [[demon]]s known as the [[Senior Partners]],{{Cite}} who worked through their powerful principal agents in the [[Circle of the Black Thorn]].<ref name=PowerPlay>"[[Power Play]]"</ref>
   
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Wolfram & Hart branches, such as the [[Wolfram & Hart (Los Angeles Branch)|Los Angeles branch]], were created over unconsecrated ground. As of 2004, the firm had branches in every major city in the world, as well as satellite offices in many areas of the world where they helped spread oppression and evil.
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Wolfram & Hart offices, such as the [[Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch|Los Angeles branch]], were created over unconsecrated grounds.<ref name="Hell">"[[Hell Bound]]"</ref> As of 2004, the firm had branches in every major city in the world, as well as satellite offices in many areas of the world where they helped spread oppression and evil.{{Cite}}
   
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Due to its supernatural nature, branches of the firm could be rebuilt or restaffed rather quickly, such as when the [[Los Angeles]] branch was completely destroyed by [[the Beast]]. The entire staff&mdash;according to Lilah, even employees out sick&mdash;were slaughtered and the building heavily damaged. Within days, it was back to operating condition with the entire staff replaced.
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Due to its supernatural nature, branches of the firm could be rebuilt or restaffed rather quickly, such as when the [[Los Angeles]] branch was completely destroyed by [[the Beast]]. The entire staff were slaughtered, and the building heavily damaged.<ref name="Habeas">"[[Habeas Corpses]]"</ref> Within days, it was back to operating condition with the entire staff replaced.<ref name="Home">"[[Home]]"</ref>
   
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== Operations ==
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==Operations==
 
{{Quote|We are legion. We are forever.|[[Marcus Hamilton]]|Not Fade Away}}
  
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As a law firm, Wolfram & Hart typically defended unscrupulous and detestable clients, including stalkers, mobsters, murderers, and corrupt senators - and those were the mundane ones. The firm also represented a number of demonic individuals and groups, as well as dark arts occultists. While many of their clients were rich or powerful, the firm was also known to work some cases pro bono, especially when it had a secondary interest in the client. Besides its [[Legal Department]], the firm's exploits extended to other areas, thus it maintained departments of [[Real Estate Division|Real Estate]], [[Voodoo Priest|Voodoo]], [[Entertainment Division|Entertainment]], [[Science Division|Science]], [[Research and Intelligence Department|Research and Intelligence]], and [[Interment Acquisitions]].
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As a law firm, Wolfram & Hart typically defended unscrupulous but mundane clients, including stalkers,{{Cite}} mobsters,<ref name=FiveByFive/><ref name=Conviction/> murderers,{{Cite}} and corrupt senators.<ref name=PowerPlay/> The firm also represented a number of demonic individuals and groups, as well as dark arts occultists. [[Marcus Hamilton]] claimed that the patent holder of cancer was a client of Wolfram & Hart.{{Cite}}
   
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While many of their clients were rich or powerful, the firm was also known to work some cases pro bono, especially when it had a secondary interest in the client.<ref name=BloodMoney>"[[Blood Money]]"</ref>
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== Special Projects ==
  
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In addition to the many legal functions the firm performs, Wolfram & Hart also maintained a [[Special Projects Division]]. Special Projects was responsible for a wide range of activities, from sponsoring high-profile charity events with the intention of stealing upwards of 95% of the funds raised, to hiring assassins to kill individuals deemed threatening to the Senior Partners. At the Los Angeles branch, Special Projects devoted a considerable amount of attention to Angel. Prophecies indicated that Angel was destined to play a key role in the Apocalypse, but it was not known which side he would take. The Special Projects division was committed to ensuring Angel would be on their side when the prophecy was fulfilled. Among the resources at the division's disposal was a heavily-armed special operations team, which carried out kidnapping and the like at the firm's behest. [[Marcus Hamilton]] claimed that the patent holder of cancer was a client of Wolfram & Hart.
  
   
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Besides its [[Legal Department]], the firm's exploits extended to other areas, thus it maintained departments of [[Real Estate Division|Real Estate]], [[Entertainment Division|Entertainment]], [[Practical Science Department|Practical Science]], [[Research and Intelligence Department|Research and Intelligence]], and [[Interment Acquisitions]].{{Cite}}
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== Human Resources ==
  
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Wolfram & Hart was known for its unforgiving treatment of its employees. It had been reported that the Senior Partners have forced employees to eat their own liver if unhappy with their performance. In another instance, it was reported that several employees were sacked with actual sacks. They have also permitted employees to execute and replace their superiors in light of poor performance. [[Knox (human)|Knox]] told [[Winifred Burkle|Fred]] that on at least one occasion they literally fired an employee. ("He was fired. Oh, no sorry, he was set on fire.")
  
   
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==Special Projects==
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Every 75 years, the firm conducted a review of its employees. During the Review, a Senior Partner took corporeal form to punish employees who showed unfavorable performance. Many employees lived in fear of the review and, in the days preceding it, did whatever they could to endear themselves to the Senior Partners, including animal and human sacrifices.
  
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In addition to the many legal functions the firm performs, Wolfram & Hart also maintained a [[Special Projects Division]]. Special Projects was responsible for a wide range of activities, from sponsoring high-profile charity events with the intention of stealing upwards of 95% of the funds raised,<ref name=BloodMoney/> to hiring assassins to kill individuals deemed threatening to the Senior Partners.<ref name=BlindDate>"[[Blind Date]]"</ref>
   
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At the Los Angeles branch, Special Projects devoted a considerable amount of attention to Angel. Prophecies indicated that Angel was destined to play a key role in the Apocalypse, but it was not known which side he would take. The Special Projects division was committed to ensuring Angel would be on their side when the prophecy was fulfilled.{{Cite}}
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The firm also conducted random sweeps of employees, using telepaths to find workers who were disloyal to the company they pledged to work for. When discovered, these individuals were often executed on the spot. However, departmental heads at Wolfram & Hart could use discretion when dealing with insubordination. If a manager thought highly enough of an employee, he or she could decide to forgo punishment in favor of a second chance.
  
   
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Among the resources at the division's disposal, was a heavily-armed [[Wolfram & Hart Special Operations Team|Special Operations Team]], which carried out kidnapping and the like at the firm's behest.{{Cite}}
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Wolfram & Hart's employees often had a "perpetuity clause" in their contracts, meaning they remained with the firm even after their deaths and could be sent in undead form to perform tasks for the firm on Earth.
  
   
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==Human resources==
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Since many of the employees and clients of Wolfram & Hart were non-human, many amenities were offered within the building, including special catering for non-traditional palates; this included blood being kept "on tap" for those who needed it. Presumably human originally, a variety of animal bloods were offered after [[Team Angel|Angel's group]] took over operations. All the windows in the building were made of a special glass that blocked the fatal effects of sunlight so vampires could walk around free of worry throughout the day, as W&H maintained relatively traditional working hours.
  
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Wolfram & Hart was known for its unforgiving treatment of its employees. It was reported that the Senior Partners forced employees to eat their own liver if unhappy with their performance. In another instance, it was reported that several employees were sacked with actual sacks. They have also permitted employees to execute and replace their superiors in light of poor performance. [[Knox]] told [[Winifred Burkle|Fred]] that, on at least one occasion, they fired an employee by setting him on fire.{{Cite}}
   
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Every 75 years, the firm conducted [[75 Year Review|a review]] of its employees. During the review, a Senior Partner took corporeal form to punish employees who showed unfavorable performance. Many employees lived in fear of the review and, in the days preceding it, did whatever they could to endear themselves to the Senior Partners, including animal and [[human]] sacrifices.<ref>"[[Reprise]]"</ref>
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As mentioned by Harmony Kendall, there were also non-Human resources, although whether this was the official name of the department was unclear.
  
   
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The firm also conducted random sweeps of employees, using [[telepathy|telepaths]] to find workers who were disloyal to the company they pledged to work for. When discovered, these individuals could be executed on the spot. However, departmental heads at Wolfram & Hart could use discretion when dealing with insubordination; if a manager thought highly enough of an employee, they could decide to forgo punishment in favor of a second chance.<ref name=BlindDate/>
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== Offices on Earth ==
  
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Wolfram & Hart held several branches or "offices" throughout Earth, specially in large cities, such as Rome, New York or Los Angeles, as well as in conflict areas. Many of their offices were exact copies of each other.
  
   
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Wolfram & Hart's employees often had a [[Standard Perpetuity Clause]] in their contracts, meaning they remained with the firm even after their deaths and could be sent in [[undead]] form to perform tasks for the firm on Earth.{{Cite}}
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* ''[[Wolfram & Hart (Los Angeles Branch)]]''
  
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* ''[[Wolfram & Hart (Rome Branch)]]''
  
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* ''[[Hart|Wolfram &amp; Hart (Las Vegas Branch)]]''
  
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* ''[[Wolfram & Hart Silicon Valley branch|Wolfram & Hart (Silicon Valley Branch)]]''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (Balkans Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (San Francisco Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (Chicago Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (Boston Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (New York Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (Cairo Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (Paris Branch)''
  
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* ''Wolfram & Hart (Tibet Branch)''
  
   
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Since many of the employees and clients of Wolfram & Hart were non-human, many amenities were offered within the building, including special catering for non-traditional palates. This included [[blood]] being kept "on tap" for those who needed it,{{Cite}} and a variety of animal bloods were offered after [[Team Angel|Angel's group]] took over operations.<ref name=Conviction/> All the windows in the building were made of [[necrotempered glass]], which blocked the fatal effects of sunlight so vampires could walk around free of worry throughout the day, as W&H maintained relatively traditional working hours.<ref name="Home"/>
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In 2004, after being double crossed by Angel, the Senior Partners [[Fall of Los Angeles|sent the Los Angeles branch, along with Los Angeles in its entirety, to a Hell dimension.]] However, the Partners were forced reverse time to before they damned L.A. after Angel was killed; this was because Angel is destined to play a pivotal role in the apocalypse and they want him on their side. When Los Angeles was restored, it was discovered that the Los Angeles branch no longer existed and its site was to be replaced with a [[Doublemeat Palace (business)|Doublemeat Palace]]. However, the firm's Los Angeles branch was eventually rebuilt and restaffed during the [[Myresto Mor]] crisis.
  
   
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According to [[Harmony Kendall|Harmony]], there were also "non-human resources."{{Cite}}
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Oddly enough, the [[Las Vegas]] branch of Wolfram & Hart was not a law firm, but a casino.
  
   
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==Offices on Earth==
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Wolfram & Hart were aware of prophecies predicting a coming [[Universal Recreation|dimensional upheaval]] caused by [[Twilight]]. When they learnt that they were not players in the coming apocalypse, the Senior Partners instructed [[Lilah Morgan]] to evacuate all branches from Earth's dimension using [[Spike's ship|a space ship fitted for interdimensional transport]]. The firm also funded the development of the social networking site [[TinCan]] using demonic technology in the hopes of creating a lasting gateway back to Earth in the event that the coming crisis resulted in the [[end of magic]] and their becoming stranded. Spike pursued them in a pod which had been ejected from their ship to learn more; he was unable to find them.
  
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Wolfram & Hart held several offices throughout the [[Earth]], specially in large cities and in conflict areas.{{Cite}} Some of their offices were exact copies of each other, inside<ref name=TheGirlInQuestion/><ref>''[[Everybody Loves Spike]]''</ref><ref name="One"/> and outside.<ref name="Spike2">''[[What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas]]''</ref><ref name="One">''[[One Year Later]]''</ref>
   
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Wolfram & Hart kept in contact with demons that remained in Earth through TinCan. The site's founder [[Theo Daniels]] hired the Slayer private security firm [[DeepScan]] to protect him from the firm's assassins. It won the assistance of ancient demon [[Eldre Koh]] by promising him the identity of his imprisoner; however, Koh was bested by the Slayers [[Buffy Summers]] and [[Kennedy]], leaving the Senior Partners stranded in an alternate dimension.
  
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*Berlin branch<ref name="Q">"[[Quickening]]"</ref>
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*Boston branch{{Cite}}
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*Chicago branch{{Cite}}
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*[[Hart|Las Vegas branch]]<ref name="Spike2"/>
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*[[Wolfram & Hart Los Angeles branch|Los Angeles branch]]{{Cite}}
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*New York branch<ref name=CifyOf/>
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*Paris branch<ref name=CifyOf/>
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*[[Wolfram & Hart Rome branch|Rome branch]]<ref name=TheGirlInQuestion>"[[The Girl in Question]]"</ref>
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*San Francisco branch{{Cite}}
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In 2004, after being double crossed by Angel, the Senior Partners sent the Los Angeles branch, along with Los Angeles in its entirety, to a Hell dimension.<ref>''[[After the Fall, Part One]]''</ref> However, when Angel was killed, the Partners were forced reverse time to before they [[Fall of Los Angeles|damned L.A.]]; this was because Angel was destined to play a pivotal role in the [[apocalypse]] and they wanted him on their side. When Los Angeles was restored, the Los Angeles branch no longer existed and its site was to be replaced with a [[Doublemeat Palace (business)|Doublemeat Palace]].<ref>''[[After the Fall, Part Sixteen]]''</ref>
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== The White Room ==
  
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Within the Wolfram & Hart buildings, one could enter "the [[White Room]]." This was an interdimensional space that served as a "Conduit" to the [[Senior Partners]]. It was the most direct line to them, but it required speaking through an intermediary. The "Room" was accessed by pressing a certain sequence of buttons on an elevator panel. If conditions were met, the elevator doors opened and a blinding light transported the occupants to the White Room.
  
   
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Oddly enough, the [[Las Vegas]] branch of Wolfram & Hart was not a law firm, but a casino.<ref name="Spike2"/>
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When it was first visited by Angel, the room was occupied by a small girl named [[Mesektet]], the most malevolent member of the [[Ra-Tet]], a family of mystic beings. When Angel visited the Room looking for the demon [[Sahjhan]], the girl offered a brief history on the demon. When Wolfram & Hart fell under siege by the Beast, Angel and his group found their only refuge in the White Room; they arrived just in time to see the Beast draining the dark energies from Mesektet, killing her. Before her death, she transported the group back to the [[Hyperion Hotel]] before the Beast could kill them too.
  
   
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Wolfram & Hart was aware of [[prophecy|prophecies]] predicting a coming dimensional upheaval caused by [[Twilight]]. When they learnt that they were not players in the coming apocalypse, the Senior Partners instructed [[Lilah Morgan]] to find [[Spike's ship|a spaceship]] fitted for interdimensional transport so they could evacuate the Earth dimension.<ref>''[[Something Borrowed]]''</ref> The firm also funded the development of the social networking site [[TinCan]] using demonic technology, in the hopes of creating a lasting gateway back to Earth in the event.<ref name="Guarded2"/> Spike pursued the Senior Partners in a pod which had been ejected from their ship to learn more; he was unable to find them.<ref>''[[Stranger Things]]''</ref>
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When the employees of Angel Investigations were offered positions at Wolfram & Hart, [[Charles Gunn]] was taken to the White Room as part of his personalized tour. To his surprise, he was greeted by a black leopard; the new [[The Conduit to the Senior Partners|Conduit]]'s form was determined by the viewer. During his tenure with Wolfram & Hart, Gunn made use of the Conduit when he had exhausted all other resources. When Gunn visited in search of a way to save [[Fred Burkle]]'s life, he encountered a mirror image of himself, who viciously beat him for his insolence in using the Room for his own convenience.
  
   
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The coming crisis resulted in the [[end of magic]], and the Senior Partners were only able to contact demons that remained in Earth through TinCan. The site's founder, [[Theo Daniels]], hired the Slayer private security firm [[DeepScan]] to protect him from the firm's assassins. Wolfram & Hart won the assistance of ancient demon [[Eldre Koh]] by promising him the identity of his imprisoner;<ref name="Guarded2">''[[Guarded, Part Two]]''</ref> however, Koh was bested by the Slayers [[Buffy Summers]] and [[Kennedy]], leaving the Senior Partners stranded in an alternate dimension.<ref>''[[Guarded, Part Three]]''</ref>
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== Other Dimensions ==
  
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{{Quote|I'm familiar with your firm&mdash;in this and... Other dimensions.|[[Sahjhan]]|Loyalty}}
  
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When Buffy reformed a third [[Magic Council]], Lilah offered to represent its members Count [[Dracula]] and Archduchess [[Venobia]].<ref>''[[Own It, Part Five]]''</ref>
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Within the Wolfram & Hart buildings, one could enter the [[White Room]]. This was an interdimensional space that served as a way to contact the [[Senior Partners]]. It was the most direct line to them, but it required speaking through an intermediary, the [[Conduit to the Senior Partners|Conduit]].<ref name="Hell"/> The Room was accessed by pressing a certain sequence of buttons on an elevator panel; if conditions were met, the elevator doors opened and a bright light transported the occupants to the White Room.<ref name="Forgiving">"[[Forgiving]]"</ref>
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When Angel first visited the room, it was occupied by a girl named [[Mesektet]], the most malevolent member of the [[Ra-Tet]], a family of mystic beings.<ref name="Forgiving"/> When Wolfram & Hart fell under siege by the Beast, Angel and his group found their only refuge in the White Room; they arrived just in time to see the Beast draining the dark energies from Mesektet, killing her. Before her death, she transported the group back to the [[Hyperion Hotel]] before the Beast could kill them too.<ref name="Habeas"/>
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When the employees of Angel Investigations were offered positions at Wolfram & Hart, [[Charles Gunn|Gunn]] was taken to the White Room as part of his personalized tour.<ref name="Home"/> The new form of the Conduit was determined by the viewer,<ref name=AHoleInTheWorld/> and a black leopard greeted Gunn.<ref name="Home"/> During his tenure with Wolfram & Hart, Gunn made use of the Conduit when he had exhausted all other resources. When Gunn visited in search of a way to save [[Winifred Burkle|Fred]]'s life, he encountered a mirror image of himself, who beat him for his insolence in using the Room for his own convenience.<ref name=AHoleInTheWorld/>
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{{Quote|I'm familiar with your firm — in this and... other dimensions.|[[Sahjhan]]|Loyalty}}
   
 
In addition to its operations on Earth, Wolfram & Hart maintained a presence in a number of other dimensions.
  
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The region of the extradimensional world of [[Pylea]] visited by [[Angel Investigations]] was ruled by priests known as the [[Covenant of Trombli]]. This group possessed a trio of [[Covenant of Trombli Holy Books|holy texts]] emblazoned with a wolf, a ram, and a hart respectively. The Covenant was overthrown; however, Angel told Spike that "Wolfram & Hart has branches in every city in the world... And a lot more out of it."<ref name=AHoleInTheWorld>"[[A Hole in the World]]"</ref> Additionally, lawyer Liliah Morgan was able to obtain an unaltered copy of Rhinehardt's Compendium on the pandimensional black market.
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The region of the extradimensional world of [[Pylea]] was ruled by priests known as the [[Covenant of Trombli]]. This group possessed [[Covenant of Trombli holy books|a trio of holy texts]] emblazoned with a wolf, a ram, and a hart respectively. The Covenant was overthrown;{{Cite}} however, Angel told Spike that "Wolfram & Hart has branches in every city in the world and a lot more out of it."<ref name=AHoleInTheWorld>"[[A Hole in the World]]"</ref> Additionally, lawyer Lilah Morgan was able to obtain an unaltered copy of ''[[Rhinehardt's Compendium]]'' on the pandimensional black market.<ref>"[[Calvary]]"</ref>
   
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[[Wolfram & Hart Anharra branch|Another branch]] of the firm was located in the extradimensional world of [[Anharra]].<ref>''[[Own It, Part One]]''</ref> The staff alerted Lilah about the presence of [[Dawn Summers|Dawn]] and [[Alexander Harris|Xander]] in the dimension, and she proposed to help them escape it. They refused her, knowing the sinister reputation of the law firm,<ref>''[[Own It, Part Two]]''</ref> though they were unaware that she had planted a tracker on them, with their rejection part of Lilah's plan with a third party.<ref>''[[Own It, Part Five]]''</ref>
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Recently, a new branch of the firm was seen by [[Dawn Summers]] and [[Alexander Harris]] when trapped into the extradimensional world of [[Anharran]]. However, this firm didn't allow contact with the [[Anharrans Demon]], preferring to remain hidden.
  
   
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*[[Holland Manners]]: Head of Special Projects for Wolfram & Hart until his death.
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*[[Holland Manners]]: He was head of Special Projects and later was promoted to Chief Executive Officer at Wolfram & Hart until his death.{{Cite}}
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*[[Lindsey McDonald]]: A promising young junior partner turned co-head of the Special Projects division in the wake of Holland's death. Though he had a habit of switching to the winning team, he left Wolfram & Hart only to come back with a vendetta. He was killed by [[Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan|Lorne]].<ref name=NotFadeAway>"[[Not Fade Away]]"</ref>
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*[[Lindsey McDonald]]: A promising young junior partner turned co-head of the Special Projects division in the wake of Holland's death. Though he had a habit of switching to the winning team, he left Wolfram & Hart only to come back with a vendetta.{{Cite}} He was killed by [[Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan|Lorne]].<ref name=NotFadeAway>"[[Not Fade Away]]"</ref>
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*[[Lilah Morgan]]: Promoted to co-head of Special Projects with Lindsey, Lilah was always one step behind her co-adviser. When Lindsey left, she was promoted as sole adviser of Special Projects until her death. Following this, she transferred to one the firm's hell branches, eventually rising to the head of the [[Anharra]] office.
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*[[Lilah Morgan]]: Promoted to co-head of Special Projects with Lindsey, Lilah was always one step behind her co-adviser. When Lindsey left, she was promoted as sole adviser of Special Projects until her death.{{Cite}}
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*[[Lee Mercer]]: A junior partner along with Lindsey and Lilah, Holland had him killed by a Wolfram & Hart security officer after mind readers determined that Mercer was in secret talks with rival firm, [[Klein & Gabler]]. He had planned to leave Wolfram & Hart and take clients with him.
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*[[Lee Mercer]]: A junior partner along with Lindsey and Lilah, Holland had him killed by a Wolfram & Hart security officer after mind readers determined that Mercer was in secret talks with rival firm, [[Klein & Gabler]]. He had planned to leave Wolfram & Hart and take clients with him.<ref name=BlindDate/>
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*[[Nathan Reed]]: Lilah and Lindsey's superior after Holland's death.
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*[[Nathan Reed]]: Lilah and Lindsey's superior after Holland's death.{{Cite}}
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*[[Gavin Park]]: Reassigned to Special Projects from Real Estate, Gavin sought to sully Lilah's reputation. He died when [[the Beast]] broke his neck. He was reanimated as a zombie, but decapitated by [[Charles Gunn]].
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*[[Gavin Park]]: Reassigned to Special Projects from Real Estate, Gavin sought to sully Lilah's reputation. He died when [[the Beast]] broke his neck. He was reanimated as a [[zombie]], but decapitated by Gunn.{{Cite}}
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*[[Linwood Murrow]]: In charge of Wolfram & Hart's operation concerning Angel's allegiance in the apocalypse, he spearheaded the unsuccessful capture of Angel's son. Executed and replaced by Lilah with the approval of a Senior Partner.<ref name=DeepDown>"[[Deep Down]]"</ref>
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*[[Linwood Murrow]]: In charge of Wolfram & Hart's operation concerning Angel's allegiance in the apocalypse, he spearheaded the unsuccessful capture of Angel's son.{{Cite}} He was executed and replaced by Lilah with the approval of a Senior Partner.<ref name=DeepDown>"[[Deep Down]]"</ref>
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*[[Charles Gunn]]: Having been implanted with knowledge of the law, Charles became the head of Wolfram & Hart's legal department.
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*[[Charles Gunn]]: Having been implanted with knowledge of the law, Charles became the head of Wolfram & Hart's legal department.{{Cite}}
   
 
==Clients==
  
==Clients==
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*[[Russell Winters]]<ref name=CifyOf>"[[City of]]"</ref>
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*[[Annapolis Olive Oil Import/Export]]<ref name=Darla>"[[Darla]]"</ref>
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*Dr. [[Ronald Meltzer]]: Kate mentions Wolfram & Hart represented him.<ref name=IFallToPPieces>"[[I Fall to Pieces]]"</ref>
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*[[Nathan Blim]]<ref name=Billy>"[[Billy (episode)|Billy]]"</ref>
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*[[William Blim]]<ref name=Billy/>
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*[[Tony Papazian|Anthony "Little Tony" Papazian]]<ref name=SenseAndSensitivity>"[[Sense & Sensitivity]]"</ref>
  
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*[[Darin MacNamara|Darin]] and [[Jack MacNamara]]<ref name=TheRing>"[[The Ring]]"</ref>
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*[[Vanessa Brewer]]<ref name=BlindDate/>
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*An [[The Mobster|unnamed mobster]]<ref name=FiveByFive>"[[Five by Five]]"</ref>
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*[[Helen Brucker]]<ref name=PowerPlay/>
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*[[Vanessa Brewer]]<ref name=BlindDate>"[[Blind Date]]"</ref>
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*George Bush Sr.<ref name=Conviction/>
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*[[Anne Steele]]<ref name=BloodMoney>"[[Blood Money]]"</ref>
  
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*[[Irv Kraigle]], CEO of LyCorp<ref name=DeadEnd>"[[Dead End]]"</ref>
  
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*Congressman [[Nathan Blim]]<ref name=Billy>"[[Billy (episode)|Billy]]"</ref>
  
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*[[Billy Blim]]<ref name=Billy/>
  
 
*[[Lee DeMarco]]<ref name=TheHouseAlwaysWins>"[[The House Always Wins]]"</ref>
  
*[[Lee DeMarco]]<ref name=TheHouseAlwaysWins>"[[The House Always Wins]]"</ref>
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*[[East Hills Teen Center]]<ref name=BloodMoney/>
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*[[Emil]] and his boss<ref name=Lineage>"[[Lineage]]"</ref>
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*[[Fell Brethren]]<ref>"[[Time Bomb]]"</ref>
 
*[[Corbin Fries]]<ref name=Conviction>"[[Conviction]]"</ref>
  
*[[Corbin Fries]]<ref name=Conviction>"[[Conviction]]"</ref>
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*[[Magnus Hainsley]]<ref name=JustRewards>"[[Just Rewards]]"</ref>
  
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*[[Tobias Dupree]]<ref name=HarmsWay>"[[Harm's Way]]"</ref>
  
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*[[Vinji Clan]]
  
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*[[Sahrvin Clan]]
  
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*[[Emil]] and his boss: Wolfram & Hart did not provide legal representation, but they did supply weaponry to Emil's boss.<ref name=Lineage>"[[Lineage]]"</ref>
  
 
*[[Greenway]]<ref name=YourWelcome>"[[You're Welcome]]"</ref>
  
*[[Greenway]]<ref name=YourWelcome>"[[You're Welcome]]"</ref>
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*[[Fell Brethren]]<ref name=TheGirlInQuestion>"[[The Girl in Question]]"</ref>
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*[[Magnus Hainsley]]<ref name=JustRewards>"[[Just Rewards]]"</ref>
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*Senator [[Helen Brucker]]<ref name=PowerPlay>"[[Power Play]]"</ref>
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*[[Holbine Clan]]<ref name=AHoleInTheWorld/>
 
*Joseph Kennedy<ref name=Conviction/>
  
*Joseph Kennedy<ref name=Conviction/>
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*George Bush Sr.<ref name=Conviction/>
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*[[Irv Kraigle]], CEO of [[LyCor]]<ref name=DeadEnd>"[[Dead End]]"</ref>
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*[[Annapolis Olive Oil Import/Export]]<ref name=Darla>"[[Darla]]"</ref>
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*[[Darin MacNamara|Darin]] and [[Jack MacNamara]]<ref name=TheRing>"[[The Ring]]"</ref>
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*[[Ronald Meltzer]]<ref name=IFallToPPieces>"[[I Fall to Pieces]]"</ref>
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* [[Weyland-Yutani]]
  
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*[[Tony Papazian|Anthony "Little Tony" Papazian]]<ref name=SenseAndSensitivity>"[[Sense & Sensitivity]]"</ref>
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*[[Vinji Clan]]<ref name=HarmsWay>"[[Harm's Way]]"</ref>
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*[[Sahrvin Clan]]<ref name=HarmsWay/>
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*[[Spivey]]<ref name=SenseAndSensitivity/>
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*[[Weyland-Yutani]]<ref name=HarmsWay/>
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*[[Russell Winters]]<ref name=CifyOf>"[[City Of]]"</ref>
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*[[Yoyodyne]]<ref name=HarmsWay/>
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*[[Unidentified mobster]]<ref name=FiveByFive>"[[Five by Five]]"</ref>
   
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== Behind the Scenes ==
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==Behind the scenes==
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*Despite being the primary antagonists of the show, almost all the major characters on ''Angel'' worked for Wolfram & Hart at some point. Angel, [[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce|Wesley]], Gunn, Fred, and Lorne each take over a division starting in season 5, along with Harmony as Angel's secretary. Additionally, [[Spike]], [[Faith Lehane|Faith]], [[Darla]], [[Drusilla]], [[Connor]], and [[Illyria]] each are hired by or carry out orders for Wolfram & Hart. The only major characters that do not directly work for the company are [[Allen Francis Doyle|Doyle]] and [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]]; interestingly, these are Angel's two connections to the Powers That Be.
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[[File:IMG_5182-medium.jpg|thumb|Sony Pictures Plaza in Culver City, [[Los Angeles]], CA was used for Exterior shots of the [[Wolfram & Hart (Los Angeles Branch)|LA Branch]] from the [[Angel (season 1)|first]] though the [[Angel (season 4)|fourth]] seasons of ''[[Angel (series)|Angel]]''.]]
  
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*In the video game ''[[Wikipedia:All-Pro Football 2K8|All-Pro Football 2K8]]'', the football team Chicago Beasts have Wolfram & Hart as their home stadium, a [[references to the Buffyverse|reference]] to the [[Buffyverse]] Wolfram & Hart.
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*The location used for the exterior of Wolfram & Hart is the Sony Pictures Plaza in [[Wikipedia:Culver City, California|Culver City, California]].
  
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*The film ''[[Wikipedia:Avengers: Age of Ultron|Avengers: Age of Ultron]]'', written and directed by [[Joss Whedon]], features masks of a wolf, a ram, and a hart in Thor's vision of Asgard, another reference to Wolfram & Hart.
   
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==Appearances==
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*All of Wolfram & Hart's original lawyers have the initials L.M., though new hires or transfers from other departments do not.
  
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{{AppearancesBuffySeason12
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|issue2=note
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|issue4=note
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==References==
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*Despite being the primary antagonists of the show, almost all the major characters on Angel work for Wolfram & Hart at some point. [[Angel]], [[Wesley Wyndam-Pryce|Wesley]], [[Charles Gunn|Gunn]], [[Winifred Burkle|Fred]], and [[Krevlornswath of the Deathwok Clan|Lorne]] each take over a division starting in season 5, along with [[Harmony Kendall|Harmony]] as Angel's secretary. Additionally, [[Spike]], [[Faith Lehane|Faith]], [[Darla]], [[Drusilla]], [[Connor]], and [[Illyria]] each are hired by or carry out orders for Wolfram & Hart. The only major characters that do not directly work for the company are [[Allen Francis Doyle|Doyle]] and [[Cordelia Chase|Cordelia]]; interestingly, these are Angel's two connections to [[The Powers That Be]].
  
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== Appearances ==
  
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*"[[City Of]]"
  
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*"[[I Fall to Pieces]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Sense & Sensitivity]]"
  
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*"[[Parting Gifts]]"
  
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*"[[The Ring]]"
  
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*"[[Five by Five]]"
  
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*"[[Sanctuary]]"
  
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*"[[Blind Date]]"
  
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*"[[To Shanshu in L.A.]]"
  
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*"[[Judgment]]"
  
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*"[[Untouched]]"
  
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*"[[Dear Boy]]"
  
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*"[[Darla (episode)|Darla]]"
  
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*"[[The Trial]]"
  
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*"[[Reunion]]"
  
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*"[[Redefinition]]"
  
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*"[[Blood Money]]"
  
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*"[[Happy Anniversary]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[The Thin Dead Line]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Reprise]]"
  
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*"[[Epiphany]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Dead End]]"
  
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*"[[Over the Rainbow]]"
  
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*"[[Through the Looking Glass]]"
  
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*"[[There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb]]"
  
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*"[[That Vision-Thing]]"
  
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*"[[Carpe Noctem]]"
  
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*"[[Billy (episode)|Billy]]"
  
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*"[[Quickening]]"
  
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*"[[Lullaby]]"
  
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*"[[Dad]]"
  
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*"[[Birthday]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Couplet]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Loyalty]]"
  
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*"[[Sleep Tight]]"
  
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*"[[Forgiving]]"
  
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*"[[The Price]]"
  
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*"[[A New World]]"
  
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*"[[Benediction]]"
  
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*"[[Tomorrow]]"
  
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*"[[Deep Down]]"
  
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*"[[Ground State]]"
  
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*"[[The House Always Wins]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Slouching Toward Bethlehem]]"
  
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*"[[Supersymmetry]]"
  
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*"[[Apocalypse, Nowish]]"
  
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*"[[Habeas Corpses]]"
  
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*"[[Long Day's Journey]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Soulless]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Calvary]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Release]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Inside Out]]" {{Om}}
  
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*"[[Home]]"
  
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*"[[Angel (season 5)]]"
  
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* ''[[After the Fall]]''
  
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* ''[[Spike (IDW series)|Spike]]''
  
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* ''[[Guarded, Part Two|Buffy Season 9 # 12: Guarded, Part Two]] (voice only)''
  
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* ''[[Guarded, Part Three|Buffy Season 9 # 13: Guarded, Part Three]]'' {{Om}}
  
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* ''[[United, Part One]]'' {{Om}}
  
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* ''[[In Pieces on the Ground, Part Two]]'' {{Om}}
  
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“Our firm has always been here in one form or another. The Inquisition, the Khmer Rouge — we were here the first time a caveman clubbed his neighbor and watched in fascination as his brains oozed out in the dirt. We're in the hearts and minds of every living human being [...] The world doesn't work in spite of evil, Angel. It works with us. It works because of us.”
―Holland Manners[src]

Wolfram & Hart was a powerful international and interdimensional law firm. Wolfram & Hart, and its many incarnations in other dimensions, was a front organization for the Wolf, Ram and Hart, an ancient cabal of demons known as the Senior Partners,[citation needed] who worked through their powerful principal agents in the Circle of the Black Thorn.[1]

Wolfram & Hart offices, such as the Los Angeles branch, were created over unconsecrated grounds.[2] As of 2004, the firm had branches in every major city in the world, as well as satellite offices in many areas of the world where they helped spread oppression and evil.[citation needed]

Due to its supernatural nature, branches of the firm could be rebuilt or restaffed rather quickly, such as when the Los Angeles branch was completely destroyed by the Beast. The entire staff were slaughtered, and the building heavily damaged.[3] Within days, it was back to operating condition with the entire staff replaced.[4]

Operations

“We are legion. We are forever.”
―Marcus Hamilton[src]

As a law firm, Wolfram & Hart typically defended unscrupulous but mundane clients, including stalkers,[citation needed] mobsters,[5][6] murderers,[citation needed] and corrupt senators.[1] The firm also represented a number of demonic individuals and groups, as well as dark arts occultists. Marcus Hamilton claimed that the patent holder of cancer was a client of Wolfram & Hart.[citation needed]

While many of their clients were rich or powerful, the firm was also known to work some cases pro bono, especially when it had a secondary interest in the client.[7]

Besides its Legal Department, the firm's exploits extended to other areas, thus it maintained departments of Real Estate, Entertainment, Practical Science, Research and Intelligence, and Interment Acquisitions.[citation needed]

Special Projects

In addition to the many legal functions the firm performs, Wolfram & Hart also maintained a Special Projects Division. Special Projects was responsible for a wide range of activities, from sponsoring high-profile charity events with the intention of stealing upwards of 95% of the funds raised,[7] to hiring assassins to kill individuals deemed threatening to the Senior Partners.[8]

At the Los Angeles branch, Special Projects devoted a considerable amount of attention to Angel. Prophecies indicated that Angel was destined to play a key role in the Apocalypse, but it was not known which side he would take. The Special Projects division was committed to ensuring Angel would be on their side when the prophecy was fulfilled.[citation needed]

Among the resources at the division's disposal, was a heavily-armed Special Operations Team, which carried out kidnapping and the like at the firm's behest.[citation needed]

Human resources

Wolfram & Hart was known for its unforgiving treatment of its employees. It was reported that the Senior Partners forced employees to eat their own liver if unhappy with their performance. In another instance, it was reported that several employees were sacked with actual sacks. They have also permitted employees to execute and replace their superiors in light of poor performance. Knox told Fred that, on at least one occasion, they fired an employee by setting him on fire.[citation needed]

Every 75 years, the firm conducted a review of its employees. During the review, a Senior Partner took corporeal form to punish employees who showed unfavorable performance. Many employees lived in fear of the review and, in the days preceding it, did whatever they could to endear themselves to the Senior Partners, including animal and human sacrifices.[9]

The firm also conducted random sweeps of employees, using telepaths to find workers who were disloyal to the company they pledged to work for. When discovered, these individuals could be executed on the spot. However, departmental heads at Wolfram & Hart could use discretion when dealing with insubordination; if a manager thought highly enough of an employee, they could decide to forgo punishment in favor of a second chance.[8]

Wolfram & Hart's employees often had a Standard Perpetuity Clause in their contracts, meaning they remained with the firm even after their deaths and could be sent in undead form to perform tasks for the firm on Earth.[citation needed]

Since many of the employees and clients of Wolfram & Hart were non-human, many amenities were offered within the building, including special catering for non-traditional palates. This included blood being kept "on tap" for those who needed it,[citation needed] and a variety of animal bloods were offered after Angel's group took over operations.[6] All the windows in the building were made of necrotempered glass, which blocked the fatal effects of sunlight so vampires could walk around free of worry throughout the day, as W&H maintained relatively traditional working hours.[4]

According to Harmony, there were also "non-human resources."[citation needed]

Offices on Earth

Wolfram & Hart held several offices throughout the Earth, specially in large cities and in conflict areas.[citation needed] Some of their offices were exact copies of each other, inside[10][11][12] and outside.[13][12]

In 2004, after being double crossed by Angel, the Senior Partners sent the Los Angeles branch, along with Los Angeles in its entirety, to a Hell dimension.[16] However, when Angel was killed, the Partners were forced reverse time to before they damned L.A.; this was because Angel was destined to play a pivotal role in the apocalypse and they wanted him on their side. When Los Angeles was restored, the Los Angeles branch no longer existed and its site was to be replaced with a Doublemeat Palace.[17]

Oddly enough, the Las Vegas branch of Wolfram & Hart was not a law firm, but a casino.[13]

Wolfram & Hart was aware of prophecies predicting a coming dimensional upheaval caused by Twilight. When they learnt that they were not players in the coming apocalypse, the Senior Partners instructed Lilah Morgan to find a spaceship fitted for interdimensional transport so they could evacuate the Earth dimension.[18] The firm also funded the development of the social networking site TinCan using demonic technology, in the hopes of creating a lasting gateway back to Earth in the event.[19] Spike pursued the Senior Partners in a pod which had been ejected from their ship to learn more; he was unable to find them.[20]

The coming crisis resulted in the end of magic, and the Senior Partners were only able to contact demons that remained in Earth through TinCan. The site's founder, Theo Daniels, hired the Slayer private security firm DeepScan to protect him from the firm's assassins. Wolfram & Hart won the assistance of ancient demon Eldre Koh by promising him the identity of his imprisoner;[19] however, Koh was bested by the Slayers Buffy Summers and Kennedy, leaving the Senior Partners stranded in an alternate dimension.[21]

When Buffy reformed a third Magic Council, Lilah offered to represent its members Count Dracula and Archduchess Venobia.[22]

The White Room

Main article: White Room

Within the Wolfram & Hart buildings, one could enter the White Room. This was an interdimensional space that served as a way to contact the Senior Partners. It was the most direct line to them, but it required speaking through an intermediary, the Conduit.[2] The Room was accessed by pressing a certain sequence of buttons on an elevator panel; if conditions were met, the elevator doors opened and a bright light transported the occupants to the White Room.[23]

When Angel first visited the room, it was occupied by a girl named Mesektet, the most malevolent member of the Ra-Tet, a family of mystic beings.[23] When Wolfram & Hart fell under siege by the Beast, Angel and his group found their only refuge in the White Room; they arrived just in time to see the Beast draining the dark energies from Mesektet, killing her. Before her death, she transported the group back to the Hyperion Hotel before the Beast could kill them too.[3]

When the employees of Angel Investigations were offered positions at Wolfram & Hart, Gunn was taken to the White Room as part of his personalized tour.[4] The new form of the Conduit was determined by the viewer,[24] and a black leopard greeted Gunn.[4] During his tenure with Wolfram & Hart, Gunn made use of the Conduit when he had exhausted all other resources. When Gunn visited in search of a way to save Fred's life, he encountered a mirror image of himself, who beat him for his insolence in using the Room for his own convenience.[24]

Other dimensions

“I'm familiar with your firm — in this and... other dimensions.”
―Sahjhan[src]

In addition to its operations on Earth, Wolfram & Hart maintained a presence in a number of other dimensions.

The region of the extradimensional world of Pylea was ruled by priests known as the Covenant of Trombli. This group possessed a trio of holy texts emblazoned with a wolf, a ram, and a hart respectively. The Covenant was overthrown;[citation needed] however, Angel told Spike that "Wolfram & Hart has branches in every city in the world and a lot more out of it."[24] Additionally, lawyer Lilah Morgan was able to obtain an unaltered copy of Rhinehardt's Compendium on the pandimensional black market.[25]

Another branch of the firm was located in the extradimensional world of Anharra.[26] The staff alerted Lilah about the presence of Dawn and Xander in the dimension, and she proposed to help them escape it. They refused her, knowing the sinister reputation of the law firm,[27] though they were unaware that she had planted a tracker on them, with their rejection part of Lilah's plan with a third party.[28]

Prominent lawyers

  • Holland Manners: He was head of Special Projects and later was promoted to Chief Executive Officer at Wolfram & Hart until his death.[citation needed]
  • Lindsey McDonald: A promising young junior partner turned co-head of the Special Projects division in the wake of Holland's death. Though he had a habit of switching to the winning team, he left Wolfram & Hart only to come back with a vendetta.[citation needed] He was killed by Lorne.[29]
  • Lilah Morgan: Promoted to co-head of Special Projects with Lindsey, Lilah was always one step behind her co-adviser. When Lindsey left, she was promoted as sole adviser of Special Projects until her death.[citation needed]
  • Lee Mercer: A junior partner along with Lindsey and Lilah, Holland had him killed by a Wolfram & Hart security officer after mind readers determined that Mercer was in secret talks with rival firm, Klein & Gabler. He had planned to leave Wolfram & Hart and take clients with him.[8]
  • Nathan Reed: Lilah and Lindsey's superior after Holland's death.[citation needed]
  • Gavin Park: Reassigned to Special Projects from Real Estate, Gavin sought to sully Lilah's reputation. He died when the Beast broke his neck. He was reanimated as a zombie, but decapitated by Gunn.[citation needed]
  • Linwood Murrow: In charge of Wolfram & Hart's operation concerning Angel's allegiance in the apocalypse, he spearheaded the unsuccessful capture of Angel's son.[citation needed] He was executed and replaced by Lilah with the approval of a Senior Partner.[30]
  • Charles Gunn: Having been implanted with knowledge of the law, Charles became the head of Wolfram & Hart's legal department.[citation needed]

Clients

Behind the scenes

  • Despite being the primary antagonists of the show, almost all the major characters on Angel worked for Wolfram & Hart at some point. Angel, Wesley, Gunn, Fred, and Lorne each take over a division starting in season 5, along with Harmony as Angel's secretary. Additionally, Spike, Faith, Darla, Drusilla, Connor, and Illyria each are hired by or carry out orders for Wolfram & Hart. The only major characters that do not directly work for the company are Doyle and Cordelia; interestingly, these are Angel's two connections to the Powers That Be.
  • In the video game All-Pro Football 2K8, the football team Chicago Beasts have Wolfram & Hart as their home stadium, a reference to the Buffyverse Wolfram & Hart.
  • The film Avengers: Age of Ultron, written and directed by Joss Whedon, features masks of a wolf, a ram, and a hart in Thor's vision of Asgard, another reference to Wolfram & Hart.

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Power Play"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Hell Bound"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Habeas Corpses"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Home"
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Five by Five"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Conviction"
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Blood Money"
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 "Blind Date"
  9. ↑ "Reprise"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Girl in Question"
  11. ↑ Everybody Loves Spike
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 One Year Later
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 What Happens in Vegas, Slays in Vegas
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Quickening"
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 "City Of"
  16. ↑ After the Fall, Part One
  17. ↑ After the Fall, Part Sixteen
  18. ↑ Something Borrowed
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Guarded, Part Two
  20. ↑ Stranger Things
  21. ↑ Guarded, Part Three
  22. ↑ Own It, Part Five
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 "Forgiving"
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 "A Hole in the World"
  25. ↑ "Calvary"
  26. ↑ Own It, Part One
  27. ↑ Own It, Part Two
  28. ↑ Own It, Part Five
  29. ↑ "Not Fade Away"
  30. ↑ "Deep Down"
  31. ↑ "Darla"
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Billy"
  33. ↑ "The House Always Wins"
  34. ↑ "Lineage"
  35. ↑ "Time Bomb"
  36. ↑ "You're Welcome"
  37. ↑ "Just Rewards"
  38. ↑ "Dead End"
  39. ↑ "The Ring"
  40. ↑ "I Fall to Pieces"
  41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 "Sense & Sensitivity"
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 "Harm's Way"
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