Munger, Tolles & Olson

Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP (MTO) is a California law firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Charles Munger founded the firm in 1962 along with six other attorneys.[2]

Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
HeadquartersCalifornia Plaza
Los Angeles, California
No. of offices3
No. of attorneys192 (2021) [1]
No. of employees550 (2008)
Major practice areaslitigation, corporate, tax, real estate, bankruptcy, labor and employment, environmental
Key peopleHailyn J. Chen, and Malcolm A. Heinicke, Co-Managing Partners
Revenue$321,595,000 (2021) [1]
Profit per equity partner$2,108,000 (2021) [1]
Date founded1962
FounderCharlie Munger, Leroy Tolles and Ronald Olson
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websitemto.com

Munger, Tolles & Olson is known for its defense of corporations in civil lawsuits and individuals in criminal trials and investigations. The American Lawyer described the firm as an "army of trial lawyers capable of waging war."[3]

The firm typically hires graduates of the most prestigious law schools with "impeccable grades, law review, and a federal clerkship" and promotes from within.[4] Known for its egalitarian culture, Munger Tolles maintains a 1:1 partner-to-associate ratio where each lawyer gets an equal vote in hiring decisions.[5] Nearly half of the attorneys who started at the firm in the last twenty years continue to practice there.[2]

The firm also places high value on judicial clerkships; around 80% of its attorneys have clerked for federal or state judges with 18 attorneys having clerked for justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.[2] All but one of President Obama's appointments to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in California have been Munger Tolles alumni.[6][7][8]

Recognition

In 2008, Munger, Tolles & Olson ranked as the nation's top law firm on the American Lawyer A-List based on financial performance, pro bono practice, associate satisfaction and workplace diversity.[9][10] The firm topped the "A-List" of the nation's most elite law firms again in 2009[11] and 2010.[12] After three years at the top of the list, the firm took second place in the 2011 rankings.[13]

In 2015, Vault ranked the firm first in the nation for selectivity, and sixth in transparency.[14] Additionally, the firm ranked third on the American Lawyer's 2011 Diversity Scorecard, with 23.4% of the firm's attorneys and 16.1% of the firm's partners as minorities.[15]

Notable representations

Litigation

Transactional practice

The firm's transactional practice has represented:

Lawyers

Munger, Tolles & Olson's headquarters in Los Angeles

Attorneys

There are 170 lawyers at Munger, Tolles & Olson.[2] In 2008, the Daily Journal named three attorneys to its list of the most Top 100 Lawyers in California.[25] Attorneys include:

Alumni

See also

References

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  26. "Jeffrey L. Bleich". Archived from the original on 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  27. "Salomon Inc. names new CEO to head up securities house". Chicago Tribune. 1992-06-03.
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  29. Olson, Elizabeth (2016-09-28). "Donald Verrilli, Former Solicitor General, to Join Law Firm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  30. https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/LSB10170.pdf
  31. "Leondra R. Kruger appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to state Supreme Court". Los Angeles Times. 25 November 2014.
  32. Fritsch, Jane (September 2, 1990). "Felicia Marcus : Fighting for the Environment From Inside the Establishment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-05-07.
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