When Henry O’Melveny founded the firm nearly 140 years ago, Los Angeles was little more than a bustling village on the western edge of the American frontier. Like the city, the firm has grown, and today our Los Angeles team is part of a network of hundreds of lawyers across the US, Asia, and Europe who work together to help our clients succeed in an increasingly complex global economy.

As the city’s oldest law firm, O’Melveny helps clients in the Los Angeles area and beyond tackle their most important legal matters and achieve critical strategic goals. We counsel clients in areas including white-collar defense and corporate investigations; intellectual property; mergers and acquisitions; project development, real estate; capital markets; class actions and product liability; labor and employment; and complex commercial and securities litigation. Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and those in need of pro bono legal assistance turn to us for guidance.

Our Los Angeles office promotes a learning environment in which collaboration, collegiality, and integrity are valued. Our attorneys are frequently recognized locally in the Daily Journal and Los Angeles Business Journal, nationally in Law360 and The American Lawyer, and in many ranking publications, including Chambers USA, Legal 500 US, and Benchmark Litigation.