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Munger, Tolles & Olson
- Designation: Los Angeles
- Head Count: 170
- Gross Revenues: $204,000,000
- Revenue Per Lawyer: $1,200,000
- Profits Per Partner: $1,350,000
- Year Over Year Change: 4
Munger, Tolles & Olson is a Los Angeles-based law firm. The firm ranked 140th on The American Lawyer's 2011 Am Law 200 rankings of firms based on revenue with gross revenue of $189,500,000 in 2010. The firm has 181 attorneys and is ranked 216th on the National Law Journal's 2011 NLJ 250 rankings of firms by size. Munger, Tolles & Olson's practice areas include securities, antitrust, commercial and media litigation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, real estate, taxation, employment law, bankruptcy and reorganization, and criminal defense. In addition to its Los Angeles headquarters, Munger, Tolles has a San Francisco office.
Firm Rankings
| Survey | Rank | Year Over Year Change | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am Law 100 | NR | N/A | Gross revenue |
| Am Law 200 | 136 | 4 | Gross revenue |
| NLJ 250 | 235 | 19 | Lawyer head count |
| The A-List | 3 | 1 | Overall excellence |
| Pro Bono Scorecard | 13 | 7 | Pro-bono commitment |
| Diversity Scorecard | 4 | 1 | Minority head count |
| Midlevel Associates Survey | 12 | 7 | Job satisfaction |
| Summer Associates Survey | 39 | 24 | Summer programs |
In the News
The Churn: Lateral Moves in The Am Law 200
Diane Jeantet : The Am Law Daily : May 17, 2013
Andrews Kurth heads to London; Bingham McCutchen grabs seven lawyers in Tokyo; and a Munger, Tolles & Olson partner plans a move to the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Churn is constant. Please send all announcements to thechurn@alm.com.
California State University: Going 4.0
Catherine Dunn : Corporate Counsel : May 16, 2013
Working for the largest four-year university system in the world, Cal State's lawyers get straight A's for reducing caseload and expenses.
Munger, Wachtell Lead on Berkshire's $2 Billion IMC Buy
Tom Huddleston Jr. : The Am Law Daily : May 1, 2013
Warren Buffett is on the hunt again, with his Berkshire Hathaway investment vehicle snapping up the 20 percent stake in Israel's IMC International Metalworking Companies it did not already own.
Wells Fargo Settles Ponzi-Related Lawsuit for $105M
Amanda Bronstad : The National Law Journal : May 1, 2013
Wells Fargo Bank N.A. has agreed to pay $105 million to settle investor claims related to its work with defunct Medical Capital Holdings Inc., a purported medical receivables purchasing company in California that was later revealed to be a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.
Deals & Suits
: Corporate Counsel : May 1, 2013
At the Supreme Court, A Waiting Game for Decisions
Marcia Coyle : The National Law Journal : April 29, 2013
On April 24, just two minutes after 11 a.m., Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. announced in a voice tinged with satisfaction, "Our last case of the year," and opened arguments in a Title VII retaliation challenge.
Founder Fights
Drew Combs : The American Lawyer : April 25, 2013
Am Law firms representing start-ups increasingly try to head off ownership challenges.
GAWL Inaction Sparks Backlash
Meredith Hobbs : Daily Report : April 25, 2013
About a dozen members have resigned from the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers in the last two weeks, including the group's past president, Lindsay Verity (above).
BofA Loses Bid to Remove AIG Suit to U.S. Court Under Edge Act
Brendan Pierson : New York Law Journal : April 22, 2013
The Second Circuit has ruled that a little-known international banking law does not allow Bank of America to remove a lawsuit filed over mortgage-backed securities from state to federal court, though it left open the possibility that BofA could remove the case on other grounds.
IPO Pipeline Pumps Cash Into Coffers for Latham, Other Am Law 200 Firms
Brian Baxter : The Am Law Daily : April 19, 2013
Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk, and Fenwick & West are leading a pack of firms reaping the benefits from a recent round of initial public offerings that includes share sales for such companies as Fairway, SeaWorld, Taminco, and Taylor Morrison.
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