Ranked by Number of Attorneys in Los Angeles County
Corporate attorneys work on
a wide array of transactional work and other legal needs that are
separate from litigation matters. They review mergers and acquisitions,
restructurings and bankruptcies; provide guidance for debt and equity
financing; review contracts and advise on regulatory issues.
Top
firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP has 117 attorneys in its local offices.
Notable recent transactions include advising Galleher, a portfolio
company of Transom Capital Group LLC, in connection with the acquisition
of Tom Duffy Co., a wholesale flooring product distributor in the
United States, by Galleher’s parent company, Artivo Surfaces.
Sheppard
Mullin has the second largest corporate practice group in Los Angeles
County with 75 attorneys in the group. The firm has worked on several
recent notable transactions, including one of the most recognizable
attractions in the area. It advised the sellers of Pacific Park on the
Santa Monica Pier in its sale to New York-based SC Holdings in March.
The sellers were led by lead investor Off Road Capital Partners. It also
recently
advised Uproxx Studios LLC in the acquisition of media brands and assets
from Warner Music Group. Uproxx Studios LLC, a newly formed independent
company, has the exclusive license to represent Warner Music Group’s
YouTube inventory for all media sales in the United States.
O’Melveny
& Myers ranked third among the local corporate practice groups with
72 attorneys. The company works on major transactions, such as the
$1.9-billion acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines by Alaska Airlines. The
transaction was announced in December 2023 and cleared regulators within
nine months. A multidisciplinary team of antitrust, M&A and labor
lawyers advised Alaska on the merger agreement, its clearance through
the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Transportation
regulatory review processes, and the dismissal of private antitrust
litigation.
Overall,
the 25 largest corporate practice groups in Los Angeles County reported
953 attorneys in local offices, which included 643 partners.
1
KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3700, L.A., CA 90067
555 S. Flower St., Suite 3700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
kirkland.com
2
SHEPPARD, MULLIN, RICHTER & HAMPTON LLP
333 S. Hope St., 43rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1600, L.A., CA 90067
sheppardmullin.com
3
O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP
400 S. Hope St., Suite 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Eighth Floor, L.A., CA 90067
omm.com
4
GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER LLP
333 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90071
2029 Century Park East, Suite 4000, L.A., CA 90067
gibsondunn.com
5
COOLEY LLP
1333 Second St., Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA90401
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90071
cooley.com
6
DLA PIPER
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400 North Tower,
Los Angeles, CA 90067
dlapiper.com
7
PAUL HASTINGS LLP
515 S. Flower St., 25th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 27th Floor, L.A., CA 90067
paulhastings.com
8
LOEB & LOEB LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2200, L.A., CA 90067
loeb.com
9
HOLLAND & KNIGHT
400 S. Hope St., Eighth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1200, L.A., CA 90067
hklaw.com
10
TROY GOULD
1801 Century Park East, Suite 1600, L.A., CA 90067
troygould.com
11
ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2700, Los Angeles, CA 90071
631 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2-C, Santa Monica, CA 90401
orrick.com
12
JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars, Seventh Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90067
jmbm.com
13
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 200N,
Los Angeles, CA 90067
skadden.com
14
REED SMITH LLP
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900, L.A., CA90071
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 700, L.A., CA 90067
reedsmith.com
15
WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2900, L.A., CA 90067
willkie.com
16
MANATT, PHELPS & PHILLIPS LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 1700, L.A., CA 90067
manatt.com
17
WINSTON & STRAWN LLP
333 S. Grand Ave., 38th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
winston.com
18
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
1840 Century Park East, Suite 1900, L.A., CA 90067
gtlaw.com
19
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP
555 S. Flower St., Suite 3300, Los Angeles, CA 90071
foley.com
20
STUBBS ALDERTON & MARKILES LLP
15260 Ventura Blvd., 20th Floor,
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
stubbsalderton.com
21
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 600, L.A., CA 90067
akingump.com
22
BAKER MCKENZIE
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1850, L.A., CA 90067
bakermckenzie.com
23
MCGUIREWOODS LLP
1800 Century Park East, Eighth Floor, L.A., CA 90067
355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4200, L.A., CA 90071
mcguirewoods.com
24
GREENBERG GLUSKER LLP
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2600, L.A., CA 90067
greenbergglusker.com
25
LAGERLOF LLP
155 N. Lake Ave., 11th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101
lagerlof.com
