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50 largest law firms: ranked by number of attorneys in L.A. County offices.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

GROWTH at Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  County's largest law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
  1. Clifford Chance, £1,030.2m – International law firm (headquartered in the UK);
  2. Linklaters, £935.
 slowed in 2004. After adding more than 100 lawyers as a group the year earlier, the 50 largest firms added just 25 lawyers last year.

The five largest firms held their positions, with O'Melveny & Myers Myers can refer to: People
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 30 lawyers over the past year.

Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved.  Hastings Hastings, city, England
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 Janofsky 8,: Walker LLP moved up two spots to No. 6 this year after adding 16 lawyers to its local office. No. 8 Quinn Quinn or O'Quinn is a surname of Irish origin. It comes from the original Irish name Ó Cuinn, ie descendants of Conn. It means wisdom or chief.  Emanuel Besides being a common first name, Emanuel (sometimes spelled Emmanuel or Immanuel) may refer to:
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 8,: Hedges LLP moved up four spots, adding 14 lawyers in Los Angeles. The firm, which specializes in business litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

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, reported $1.9 million profits-per-partner, highest on this year's list.

Greenberg Traurig Greenberg Traurig LLP is an international law firm with approximately 1,700 attorneys and governmental professionals in 29 locations in the United States, Europe and Asia. Its presence in Europe is supplemented by strategic alliances with Olswang (offices in London, United Kingdom  LLP jumped 20 positions to No. 27 by adding 23 attorneys.

"Our goal is to be the largest full-service full-ser·vice
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 international law firm in the West and Los Angeles is at the heart of the plan," said Richard Ri·chard   , Joseph Henri Maurice Known as "Rocket." 1921-2000.

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 Traurig's L.A. office. Davis expects the firm to have more than 100 attorneys working in its local office by the end of the year.

Overall, the 50 largest law firms in L.A. County employ 5,669 attorneys and have 2,200 partners.

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O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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 30 lawyers over the last year, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, with 353 attorneys in two local offices, remains the largest law firm in Los Angeles County. It has a 63-attorney lead over No. 2 Latham Latham may refer to:

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 & Watkins Watkins may refer to:
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  • The city of Watkins, Minnesota
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 LLP.

The cut in personnel did not come at the expense of revenues and earnings. Last year, O'Melveny posted firm-wide revenues of $697 million, a $39 million increase over the year earlier. Profits-per-partner rose to $1.31 million in the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, from $1.28 million last year.

"Private equity remains a strong area of practice," said Seth Aronson, managing partner of its office downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense. .

O'Melveny also saw a step up in business with the resurgence re·sur·gence  
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 of mergers and acquisition activity last year, an area that fell off in the recession following the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks terror attack natentado (terrorista)

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. "We have seen an awakening of the transactions group," said Joe Calabrese calabrese

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, managing partner of the Century City office.

In 2004, O'Melveny represented Macerich Macerich (NYSE: MAC) is a self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust headquartered in Santa Monica, California.

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 owner Wilmorite Co. It also represented DreamWorks Animation animation

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 in its $934 million initial public offering in October October: see month. .

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 involved in is Anschutz Anschutz may refer to:
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  • Philip Anschutz, American entrepreneur, or his company Anschutz Entertainment Group.
 Entertainment Group's billion-dollar hotel, residential and entertainment complex to be developed next to the Staples Center This articlearticle or section has multiple issues:
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.

Other local clients include British Petroleum, Merck Merck may refer to:
  • Merck & Co., Inc. ( MSD, Merck Sharp & Dohme outside of the United States and Canada), the USA pharmaceutical company created from assets forfeited after World War I by:
 & Co. and Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. .
Rank   Law Firm (Ranking in 2004)       L.A. County     Revenues (2)
       * name                            Attorneys     * profits-per-
       * address                         (current/       partner (3)
                                         year ago)        (current/
                                        * attorneys       year ago)
                                            (1)
                                         * partners

   1   O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1) (5)      353/383         $697/$658
       400 S. Hope St.                     93/104       $1,310/$1,280
       Los Angeles 90071

   2   Latham & Watkins LLP (2)           290/303       1,206.2/1,030
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite 4000        95/98         1,400 (6)/
       Los Angeles 90071                                 1,273.8 (7)

   3   Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (3)     230/226          693/645
       333 S. Grand Ave.                   75/78         1,516/1,373
       Los Angeles 90071

   4   Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &          210/205       WND/82.5 (8)
       Smith LLP (4)                      120/117          WND/WND
       221 N. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90012

   5   Sheppard Mullin Richter &          186/197        232.6/202.5
       Hampton LLP (5)                     66/69         686.4/593.3
       333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

   6   Paul Hastings Janofsky &           181/165          609/537
       Walker LLP (8)                      58/54         1,175/1,060
       515 S. Flower St.
       Los Angeles 90071

   7   Irell & Manella LLP (6)            178/185        199/176 (8)
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,           67/70          1,540/WND
       Suite 900
       Los Angeles 90067

   8   Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver      167/153        160/128 (8)
       & Hedges LLP (12)                   47/42          1,920/WND
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       10th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

   9   Manatt Phelps & Phillips           165/166          181/161
       LLP (7)                             86/78       920 (7)/770 (7)
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90064

  10   Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and     158/154       1,029.5/926.2
       Affiliated Partnerships (9)         56/56           WND/WND
       (5)
       555 W. Fifth St.
       Los Angeles 90013

  11   Jeffer Mangels Butler &            145/142        WND/98 (8)
       Marmaro LLP (11)                    66/68           WND/WND
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,
       Seventh Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  12   Jones Day (10)                     138/144       WND/1,035 (8)
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 4600        39/36           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90013

  13   Munger Tolles & Olson LLP (13)     134/130        WND/136 (8)
       355 S. Grand Ave., 35th Floor       77171           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90071

  14   Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs     128/126          WND/WND
       Glaser Weil & Shapiro LLP (15)      28/26           WND/WND
       10250 Constellation Blvd.,
       19th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  15   Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp        125/123          WND/WND
       LLP (16)                            59/47           WND/WND
       11377 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90034

  16   Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &       119/121      WND/$1,330 (8)
       Flom LLP (17)                       29/29           WND/WND
       300 S. Grand Ave.
       Los Angeles 90071

  17   Morrison & Foerster LLP (14)       117/128         $593/540
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 3500        43/44          $825/$740
       Los Angeles 90013

  18   Greenberg Glusker (18)             115/115          WND/WND
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,           56/55           WND/WND
       21st Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  19   Kirkland & Ellis LLP (21)          114/101        WND/725 (8)
       777 S. Figueroa St.                 45/39           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90017

  20   Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (19)        105/106       WND/423.5 (8)
       725 S. Figueroa St.,                39/41           WND/WND
       Suite 2800
       Los Angeles 90017

  21   Gingham McCutchen LLP (20)         104/104        565.5/506.6
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4400       39/39         1,152/1,054
       Los Angeles 90071

  22   Loeb & Loeb LLP (24)                103/98        121.5/104.3
       10100 Santa Monica Blvd.,           52/51           721/659
       Suite 2200
       Los Angeles 90067

  23   Alschuler Grossman Stein &          94/98           WND/WND
       Kahan LLP (23)                      54/55           WND/WND
       1620 26th St., Fourth Floor
       North Tower
       Santa Monica 90404

  24   Alschuler Nemer Fields &            92/90           90/75.3
       Younger (25)                        38/36           WND/WND
       601 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 2400
       Los Angeles 90017

  25   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld      89/100          612/575
       LLP (22)                            34/34           WND/WND
       2029 Century Park East, Suite
       2400
       Los Angeles 90067

  26   Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &        88/79           WND/WND
       Regenstreif LLP (30)                27/25           WND/WND
       1100 Glendon Ave., 14th Floor
       Los Angeles 90024

  27   Morgan Lewis & Bockius              87/90        WND/$631 (8)
       LLP (27)                            33/33           WND/WND
       300 S. Grand Ave., 22nd Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  28   Greenberg Traurig LLP (47)          85/62        WND/572.5 (8)
       2450 Colorado Ave., Suite 400       38/30           WND/WND
       East
       Santa Monica 90404

  29   Musick Peeler & Garrett             82/78           WND/WND
       LLP (31)                            56/52           WND/WND
       1 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2000
       Los Angeles 90017

  30   Seyfarth Shaw LLP (34)              82/74        WND/268.5 (8)
       2029 Century Park East,             27/25           WND/WND
       Suite 3300
       Los Angeles 90067

  31   Cox Castle & Nicholson              81/76           WND/WND
       LLP (32)                            40/38           WND/WND
       2049 Century Park East, 28th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  32   McDermott Will & Emery (28)         79/85           WND/668
       2049 Century Park East, 34th        59/57           WND/WND
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  33   Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod        79/70           WND/WND
       Ramirez LLP (46)                    18/17           WND/WND
       660 S. Figueroa St., 23rd
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  34   Arnold & Porter LLP (26)            77/90           WND/WND
       777 S. Figueroa St.                 29/35           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90017

  35   Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &         76/78        $113.7/110.8
       Mallory LLP (29)                    37/41          $570/$570
       515 S. Figueroa St., Seventh
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  36   Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman        75/72         WND/335 (8)
       (36)                                36/36           WND/WND
       2029 Century Park East,
       Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90067

  37   Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy       75/74        WND/399.5 (8)
       LLP (35)                            15/16           WND/WND
       601 S. Figueroa St., 30th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  38   Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (33)       74/75           WND/WND
       865 S. Figueroa St., 29th           31/29           WND/WND
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  39   Reed Smith LLP (39)                 73/69           490/440
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900       31/30           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90071

  40   Heller Ehrman White &               70/71           472/430
       McAuliffe LLP (37)                  22/24           855/836
       601 S. Figueroa St., 40th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  41   Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal       69/66          $411/$347
       LLP (42)                            30/30          $730/$650
       601 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1500
       Los Angeles 90017

  42   Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw              67/69         WND/813 (8)
       LLP (40)                            23/26           WND/WND
       350 S. Grand Ave., 25th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  43   Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold      66/67        WND/136.5 (8)
       LLP (41)                            18/15           679/WND
       801 S. Figueroa St., 18th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  44   Weston Benshoof Rochefort           65/64         WND/WND (8)
       Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP(45)        33/32           WND/WND
       333 S. Hope St., 16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  45   Holland & Knight LLP                65/58         WND/532 (8)
       633 W. Fifth St., 21st Floor        25/25           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90071

  46   Kaye Scholar LLP (44)               65/65         WND/338 (8)
       1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th      19/18           WND/WND
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  47   Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud &       64/60           WND/WND
       Romo                                20/19           WND/WND
       17871 Park Plaza Drive,
       Suite 200
       Cerritos 90703

  48   Howrey Simon Arnold & White         63/67          NA/386.5
       LLP (38)                            30/31          NA/1,090
       550 S. Hope St., Suite 1100
       Los Angeles 90071

  49   Strook & Strook & Lavan LLP         62/65           WND/215
       2029 Century Park East,             12/11           WND/WND
       Suite 1800
       Los Angeles 90067

  50   Richards Watson & Gershon APC       60/57           WND/WND
       355 S. Grand Ave., 40th Floor       30/30           WND/WND
       Los Angeles 90071

Rank   Law Firm (Ranking in 2004)                Specialties
       * name                                   (partial list)
       * address

   1   O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1) (5)      transactions, litigation,
       400 S. Hope St.                    intellectual property and
       Los Angeles 90071                    technology, labor and
                                               employment, tax

   2   Latham & Watkins LLP (2)         corporate finance, mergers and
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite 4000        acquisitions, technology
       Los Angeles 90071                 transactions and litigation,
                                         complex business litigation,
                                                corporate tax

   3   Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (3)     corporate transactions and
       333 S. Grand Ave.                   securities, litigation,
       Los Angeles 90071                   antitrust, intellectual
                                         property, real estate, labor
                                        and employment, environmental,
                                                entertainment

   4   Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &            insurance, employment,
       Smith LLP (4)                      environmental, toxic tort,
       221 N. Figueroa St.,               general liability, health
       Suite 1200                         care, medical malpractice,
       Los Angeles 90012                intellectual property, product
                                                  liability

   5   Sheppard Mullin Richter &          corporate, entertainment,
       Hampton LLP (5)                       finance, bankruptcy,
       333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor          government contracts,
       Los Angeles 90071                 intellectual property, labor
                                         and employment, litigation,
                                           real estate and land use

   6   Paul Hastings Janofsky &          corporate, employment, real
       Walker LLP (8)                         estate, litigation
       515 S. Flower St.
       Los Angeles 90071

   7   Irell & Manella LLP (6)             intellectual property,
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,            litigation, corporate
       Suite 900                            securities, taxation,
       Los Angeles 90067                entertainment, real estate and
                                        banking, creditor's rights and
                                            insolvency, employment

   8   Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver              litigation
       & Hedges LLP (12)
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       10th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

   9   Manatt Phelps & Phillips             banking and financial
       LLP (7)                              services, health care,
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.              entertainment, media and
       Los Angeles 90064                   advertising, technology,
                                         venture capital, real estate
                                             and land use, energy

  10   Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and       corporate and finance,
       Affiliated Partnerships (9)        corporate reorganization,
       (5)                                  bankruptcy, labor and
       555 W. Fifth St.                    employment, litigation,
       Los Angeles 90013                  environmental, patent and
                                            intellectual property

  11   Jeffer Mangels Butler &           litigation, corporate, real
       Marmaro LLP (11)                     estate, tax, labor and
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,           employment, intellectual
       Seventh Floor                        property, bankruptcy,
       Los Angeles 90067                  land use and environmental

  12   Jones Day (10)                       intellectual property,
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 4600     antitrust, corporate criminal/
       Los Angeles 90013                   internal investigations,
                                         product liability, labor and
                                           employment, mergers and
                                            acquisitions, pension
                                                benefits, tax

  13   Munger Tolles & Olson LLP (13)      commercial, intellectual
       355 S. Grand Ave., 35th Floor     property, securities, anti-
       Los Angeles 90071                  trust, white collar crime,
                                            labor and employment,
                                         corporate, tax, real estate

  14   Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs       litigation, corporate
       Glaser Weil & Shapiro LLP (15)     transactions, real estate,
       10250 Constellation Blvd.,            environmental, tax,
       19th Floor                         entertainment, estate and
       Los Angeles 90067                      probate, antitrust

  15   Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp          labor and employment,
       LLP (16)                            litigation, intellectual
       11377 W. Olympic Blvd.                property, corporate,
       Los Angeles 90034                   immigration, trusts and
                                         estates, entertainment, tax

  16   Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &      corporate, litigation, labor
       Flom LLP (17)                       and employment, employee
       300 S. Grand Ave.                     benefits, executive
       Los Angeles 90071                  compensation, real estate,
                                         tax, corporate restructuring

  17   Morrison & Foerster LLP (14)         corporate, technology
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 3500       transactions, litigation,
       Los Angeles 90013                    intellectual property,
                                        entertainment, environmental,
                                          labor and employment, real
                                                    estate

  18   Greenberg Glusker (18)             litigation, entertainment,
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,          real estate and land use,
       21st Floor                             business and tax,
       Los Angeles 90067                  environmental, probate and
                                        estate planning, intellectual
                                             property, technology

  19   Kirkland & Ellis LLP (21)            litigation, corporate,
       777 S. Figueroa St.                  intellectual property,
       Los Angeles 90017                          bankruptcy

  20   Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (19)          corporate/securities,
       725 S. Figueroa St.,                 commercial litigation,
       Suite 2800                        intellectual property, real
       Los Angeles 90017                  estate and public finance,
                                              creditors' rights,
                                              environmental, tax

  21   Gingham McCutchen LLP (20)            corporate, finance,
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4400     litigation, private equity,
       Los Angeles 90071                 environmental and land use,
                                          labor and employment, real
                                         estate, affordable housing,
                                            intellectual property

  22   Loeb & Loeb LLP (24)               entertainment, corporate,
       10100 Santa Monica Blvd.,           litigation, real estate,
       Suite 2200                          trusts and estates, tax
       Los Angeles 90067

  23   Alschuler Grossman Stein &         business and entertainment
       Kahan LLP (23)                      litigation, mergers and
       1620 26th St., Fourth Floor         acquisitions, financial
       North Tower                       institutions and creditor's
       Santa Monica 90404                    rights, real estate,
                                           franchise, insurance and
                                                 reinsurance

  24   Alschuler Nemer Fields &          bank and finance, corporate,
       Younger (25)                         business, insolvency,
       601 S. Figueroa St.,                litigation, real estate,
       Suite 2400                           intellectual property,
       Los Angeles 90017                  intellectual property, tax

  25   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld      high-stakes litigation,
       LLP (22)                         financial restructuring, labor
       2029 Century Park East, Suite    and employment, tax, corporate
       2400                               finance, securities, land
       Los Angeles 90067                     use and real estate

  26   Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &       litigation, entertainment,
       Regenstreif LLP (30)              intellectual property, real
       1100 Glendon Ave., 14th Floor      estate, bankruptcy, white
       Los Angeles 90024                   collar crime, corporate,
                                           estate planning, probate

  27   Morgan Lewis & Bockius               corporate securities,
       LLP (27)                         commercial litigation, energy
       300 S. Grand Ave., 22nd Floor     and infrastructure finance,
       Los Angeles 90071                  insurance recovery, labor
                                         and employment, mergers and
                                                 acquisitions

  28   Greenberg Traurig LLP (47)           bankruptcy, corporate,
       2450 Colorado Ave., Suite 400     entertainment, intellectual
       East                                  property, labor and
       Santa Monica 90404                employment, litigation, real
                                           estate, tax, trusts and
                                                   estates

  29   Musick Peeler & Garrett              appellate, corporate,
       LLP (31)                          coverage, health care, labor
       1 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2000      and employment, litigation,
       Los Angeles 90017                   tax, trusts and estates

  30   Seyfarth Shaw LLP (34)           labor and employment, employee
       2029 Century Park East,              benefits, litigation,
       Suite 3300                           intellectual property,
       Los Angeles 90067                   corporate, real estate,
                                        international, environmental,
                                            safety and toxic tort

  31   Cox Castle & Nicholson               real estate, finance,
       LLP (32)                         litigation, labor and employee
       2049 Century Park East, 28th        benefits, tax and estate
       Floor                               planning, environmental,
       Los Angeles 90067                bankruptcy, creditor's rights

  32   McDermott Will & Emery (28)          litigation, corporate,
       2049 Century Park East, 34th     intellectual property, health,
       Floor                               bankruptcy, tax, labor,
       Los Angeles 90067                       business crimes

  33   Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod       insurance defense, general
       Ramirez LLP (46)                   civil litigation, workers'
       660 S. Figueroa St., 23rd          compensation defense, real
       Floor                                 estate, police civil
       Los Angeles 90017                   liability, construction
                                                defect, sports

  34   Arnold & Porter LLP (26)            litigation, intellectual
       777 S. Figueroa St.                 property and technology,
       Los Angeles 90017                    employment, corporate
                                           transactions, securities
                                          regulation, antitrust and
                                               trade regulation

  35   Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &       real estate, corporate, tax,
       Mallory LLP (29)                      business litigation,
       515 S. Figueroa St., Seventh     bankruptcy, creditors' rights,
       Floor                                labor and employment,
       Los Angeles 90071                        environmental

  36   Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman         litigation, corporate,
       (36)                              entertainment and new media,
       2029 Century Park East,            real estate, intellectual
       Suite 2600                         property, estate planning,
       Los Angeles 90067                  finance and reorganization

  37   Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy        corporate, mergers and
       LLP (35)                            acquisitions, corporate
       601 S. Figueroa St., 30th        finance, project finance, real
       Floor                                  estate, financial
       Los Angeles 90017                restructuring, litigation, tax

  38   Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (33)    litigation, corporate banking
       865 S. Figueroa St., 29th          and business, intellectual
       Floor                            property, health care, public
       Los Angeles 90017                 finance, environmental, tax,
                                                 real estate

  39   Reed Smith LLP (39)              appellate, litigation, product
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900    liability, corporate finance,
       Los Angeles 90071                business transactions, media,
                                           entertainment, financial
                                             services litigation,
                                                  employment

  40   Heller Ehrman White &                antitrust, securities
       McAuliffe LLP (37)                   litigation, insurance
       601 S. Figueroa St., 40th            coverage, intellectual
       Floor                            property litigation, corporate
       Los Angeles 90017                 securities, private equity,
                                          labor and employment, real
                                                 estate, tax

  41   Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal         litigation, business
       LLP (42)                             regulation, corporate,
       601 S. Figueroa St.,                securities, real estate,
       Suite 1500                           intellectual property,
       Los Angeles 90017                    technology, labor and
                                           employment, health care,
                                                  bankruptcy

  42   Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw              litigation, real estate,
       LLP (40)                              finance, corporate,
       350 S. Grand Ave., 25th Floor     government, bankruptcy, tax,
       Los Angeles 90071                    labor and employment,
                                                environmental

  43   Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold      appellate, mass tort and
       LLP (41)                          complex litigation, product
       801 S. Figueroa St., 18th           liability, professional
       Floor                                liability litigation,
       Los Angeles 90017                    intellectual property,
                                           entertainment, labor and
                                                  employment

  44   Weston Benshoof Rochefort           corporate, construction,
       Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP(45)      environmental, intellectual
       333 S. Hope St., 16th Floor           property, labor and
       Los Angeles 90071                 employment, litigation, land
                                               use, real estate

  45   Holland & Knight LLP              Indian law, estate planning
       633 W. Fifth St., 21st Floor     and administration and dispute
       Los Angeles 90071                   resolution, real estate,
                                           international business,
                                            commercial, labor and
                                            employment, bankruptcy

  46   Kaye Scholar LLP (44)               litigation, mergers and
       1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th      acquisitions, corporate
       Floor                              finance, project finance,
       Los Angeles 90067                  insolvency, entertainment,
                                        real estate, finance, product
                                                  liability

  47   Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud &        labor and employment,
       Romo                                education, construction,
       17871 Park Plaza Drive,            corporate, tax, bankruptcy
       Suite 200
       Cerritos 90703

  48   Howrey Simon Arnold & White        antitrust, complex global
       LLP (38)                            litigation, intellectual
       550 S. Hope St., Suite 1100      property, insurance recovery,
       Los Angeles 90071                        environmental

  49   Strook & Strook & Lavan LLP           financial services,
       2029 Century Park East,          insurance/securities, energy,
       Suite 1800                        entertainment, real estate,
       Los Angeles 90067                 entertainment transactional

  50   Richards Watson & Gershon APC      public law, redevelopment,
       355 S. Grand Ave., 40th Floor        litigation, labor and
       Los Angeles 90071                   employment, real estate,
                                        public finance, environmental,
                                                entertainment

Rank   Law Firm (Ranking in 2004)              Profile
       * name                                 * offices
       * address                          (county/national)
                                        * year established (4)
                                            * headquarters

   1   O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1) (5)             2/8
       400 S. Hope St.                           1885
       Los Angeles 90071                         N/A

   2   Latham & Watkins LLP (2)                  1/11
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite 4000              1934
       Los Angeles 90071                         N/A

   3   Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (3)            2/13
       333 S. Grand Ave.                         1872
       Los Angeles 90071                     Los Angeles

   4   Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &                 1/10
       Smith LLP (4)                             1979
       221 N. Figueroa St.,                  Los Angeles
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90012

   5   Sheppard Mullin Richter &                 2/9
       Hampton LLP (5)                           1927
       333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor           Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90071

   6   Paul Hastings Janofsky &                  1/8
       Walker LLP (8)                            1951
       515 S. Flower St.                         N/A
       Los Angeles 90071

   7   Irell & Manella LLP (6)                   1/2
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,                 1936
       Suite 900                             Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90067

   8   Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver             1/6
       & Hedges LLP (12)                         1986
       865 S. Figueroa St.,                  Los Angeles
       10th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

   9   Manatt Phelps & Phillips                  1/7
       LLP (7)                                   1965
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.                Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90064

  10   Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and            1/6
       Affiliated Partnerships (9)               1980
       (5)                                       N/A
       555 W. Fifth St.
       Los Angeles 90013

  11   Jeffer Mangels Butler &                   1/2
       Marmaro LLP (11)                          1981
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,             Los Angeles
       Seventh Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  12   Jones Day (10)                            1/30
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 4600              1973
       Los Angeles 90013                         N/A

  13   Munger Tolles & Olson LLP (13)            1/2
       355 S. Grand Ave., 35th Floor             1962
       Los Angeles 90071                     Los Angeles

  14   Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs           1/same
       Glaser Weil & Shapiro LLP (15)            1988
       10250 Constellation Blvd.,            Los Angeles
       19th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  15   Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp               1/2
       LLP (16)                                  1908
       11377 W. Olympic Blvd.                Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90034

  16   Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &              1/9
       Flom LLP (17)                             1983
       300 S. Grand Ave.                       New York
       Los Angeles 90071

  17   Morrison & Foerster LLP (14)              2/12
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 3500              1974
       Los Angeles 90013                         N/A

  18   Greenberg Glusker (18)                  1 /same
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,                 1959
       21st Floor                            Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90067

  19   Kirkland & Ellis LLP (21)                 1/5
       777 S. Figueroa St.                       1990
       Los Angeles 90017                       Chicago

  20   Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (19)               2/13
       725 S. Figueroa St.,                      1929
       Suite 2800                           San Francisco/
       Los Angeles 90017                       New York

  21   Gingham McCutchen LLP (20)                1/11
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4400             1929
       Los Angeles 90071                        Boston

  22   Loeb & Loeb LLP (24)                      1/4
       10100 Santa Monica Blvd.,                 1908
       Suite 2200                             New York/
       Los Angeles 90067                     Los Angeles

  23   Alschuler Grossman Stein &               1/same
       Kahan LLP (23)                            1952
       1620 26th St., Fourth Floor           Santa Monica
       North Tower
       Santa Monica 90404

  24   Alschuler Nemer Fields &                  1/3
       Younger (25)                              1948
       601 S. Figueroa St.,                  Los Angeles
       Suite 2400
       Los Angeles 90017

  25   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld            1/10
       LLP (22)                                  1997
       2029 Century Park East, Suite             N/A
       2400
       Los Angeles 90067

  26   Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &              1/2
       Regenstreif LLP (30)                      1996
       1100 Glendon Ave., 14th Floor         Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90024

  27   Morgan Lewis & Bockius                    1/14
       LLP (27)                                  1976
       300 S. Grand Ave., 22nd Floor         Philadelphia
       Los Angeles 90071

  28   Greenberg Traurig LLP (47)                1/22
       2450 Colorado Ave., Suite 400             2000
       East                                   Miami (11)
       Santa Monica 90404

  29   Musick Peeler & Garrett                   1/6
       LLP (31)                                  1954
       1 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2000          Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90017

  30   Seyfarth Shaw LLP (34)                    1/9
       2029 Century Park East,                   1974
       Suite 3300                              Chicago
       Los Angeles 90067

  31   Cox Castle & Nicholson                    1/3
       LLP (32)                                  1961
       2049 Century Park East, 28th          Los Angeles
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  32   McDermott Will & Emery (28)               1/9
       2049 Century Park East, 34th              1987
       Floor                                   Chicago
       Los Angeles 90067

  33   Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod              1/5
       Ramirez LLP (46)                          1994
       660 S. Figueroa St., 23rd             Los Angeles
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  34   Arnold & Porter LLP (26)                  1/5
       777 S. Figueroa St.                       1991
       Los Angeles 90017                   Washington, D.C.

  35   Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &               2/6
       Mallory LLP (29)                          1977
       515 S. Figueroa St., Seventh          Los Angeles
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  36   Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman              1/7
       (36)                                      1989
       2029 Century Park East,                 Chicago
       Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90067

  37   Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy             1/4
       LLP (35)                                  1987
       601 S. Figueroa St., 30th               New York
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  38   Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (33)             1/11
       865 S. Figueroa St., 29th                 1989
       Floor                                   Houston
       Los Angeles 90017

  39   Reed Smith LLP (39)                       2/14
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900             1990
       Los Angeles 90071                      Pittsburgh

  40   Heller Ehrman White &                     1/10
       McAuliffe LLP (37)                        1988
       601 S. Figueroa St., 40th            San Francisco
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  41   Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal             1/9
       LLP (42)                                  1990
       601 S. Figueroa St.,                    Chicago
       Suite 1500
       Los Angeles 90017

  42   Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw                    1/7
       LLP (40)                                  1985
       350 S. Grand Ave., 25th Floor           Chicago
       Los Angeles 90071

  43   Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold            1/7
       LLP (41)                                  1979
       801 S. Figueroa St., 18th            San Francisco
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  44   Weston Benshoof Rochefort                 1/2
       Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP(45)              1984
       333 S. Hope St., 16th Floor           Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90071

  45   Holland & Knight LLP                      1/26
       633 W. Fifth St., 21st Floor              2000
       Los Angeles 90071                    Lakeland, Fla.

  46   Kaye Scholar LLP (44)                     1/9
       1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th            1988
       Floor                                   New York
       Los Angeles 90067

  47   Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud &             1/5
       Romo                                      1979
       17871 Park Plaza Drive,                 Cerritos
       Suite 200
       Cerritos 90703

  48   Howrey Simon Arnold & White               1/11
       LLP (38)                                  1992
       550 S. Hope St., Suite 1100         Washington, D.C.
       Los Angeles 90071

  49   Strook & Strook & Lavan LLP               1/3
       2029 Century Park East,                   1975
       Suite 1800                              New York
       Los Angeles 90067

  50   Richards Watson & Gershon APC             1/3
       355 S. Grand Ave., 40th Floor             1954
       Los Angeles 90071                     Los Angeles

Rank   Law Firm (Ranking in 2004)         Executive Director
       * name                              or Administrator
       * address

   1   O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1) (5)      Bruce Boulware (6)
       400 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071

   2   Latham & Watkins LLP (2)              LeeAnn Black
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite 4000
       Los Angeles 90071

   3   Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (3)    Charles E. Woodhouse
       333 S. Grand Ave.
       Los Angeles 90071

   4   Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &             Les Sullivan
       Smith LLP (4)
       221 N. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90012

   5   Sheppard Mullin Richter &            Robert L. Zuber
       Hampton LLP (5)
       333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

   6   Paul Hastings Janofsky &             Greg Nitzkowski
       Walker LLP (8)
       515 S. Flower St.
       Los Angeles 90071

   7   Irell & Manella LLP (6)               Jeanne Walker
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,
       Suite 900
       Los Angeles 90067

   8   Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver              N/A
       & Hedges LLP (12)
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       10th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

   9   Manatt Phelps & Phillips               Edith Gould
       LLP (7)
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90064

  10   Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and       Carol Phillips
       Affiliated Partnerships (9)
       (5)
       555 W. Fifth St.
       Los Angeles 90013

  11   Jeffer Mangels Butler &              Mark Verbecken
       Marmaro LLP (11)
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,
       Seventh Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  12   Jones Day (10)                       Lisa Y. Takata
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 4600
       Los Angeles 90013

  13   Munger Tolles & Olson LLP (13)      Thomas B. Edwards
       355 S. Grand Ave., 35th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  14   Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs           Ed Getz
       Glaser Weil & Shapiro LLP (15)
       10250 Constellation Blvd.,
       19th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  15   Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp           Jerry Kaufman
       LLP (16)
       11377 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90034

  16   Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &               N/A
       Flom LLP (17)
       300 S. Grand Ave.
       Los Angeles 90071

  17   Morrison & Foerster LLP (14)               N/A
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90013

  18   Greenberg Glusker (18)               Renate De Leon
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,
       21st Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  19   Kirkland & Ellis LLP (21)          Cynthia Barnes (9)
       777 S. Figueroa St.
       Los Angeles 90017

  20   Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (19)       R. Brazer/D. Behrens
       725 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 2800
       Los Angeles 90017

  21   Gingham McCutchen LLP (20)           Toni Conrad (9)
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4400
       Los Angeles 90071

  22   Loeb & Loeb LLP (24)                 Jerome C. Post
       10100 Santa Monica Blvd.,
       Suite 2200
       Los Angeles 90067

  23   Alschuler Grossman Stein &             Dana Ellis
       Kahan LLP (23)
       1620 26th St., Fourth Floor
       North Tower
       Santa Monica 90404

  24   Alchuler Nemer Fields &               Rick Cohen
       Younger (25)
       601 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 2400
       Los Angeles 90017

  25   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld      Michael E. Palmer
       LLP (22)
       2029 Century Park East, Suite
       2400
       Los Angeles 90067

  26   Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &         Candia Shaffer
       Regenstreif LLP (30)
       1100 Glendon Ave., 14th Floor
       Los Angeles 90024

  27   Morgan Lewis & Bockius           Natasha von Rathjen (9)
       LLP (27)
       300 S. Grand Ave., 22nd Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  28   Greenberg Traurig LLP (47)            John Gallogly
       2450 Colorado Ave., Suite 400
       East
       Santa Monica 90404

  29   Musick Peeler & Garrett              Robert W. Muse
       LLP (31)
       1 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2000
       Los Angeles 90017

  30   Seyfarth Shaw LLP (34)                     N/A
       2029 Century Park East,
       Suite 3300
       Los Angeles 90067

  31   Cox Castle & Nicholson                Edward Brose
       LLP (32)
       2049 Century Park East, 28th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  32   McDermott Will & Emery (28)         Murray E. Heltzer
       2049 Century Park East, 34th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  33   Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod           Kurt F. Yoe
       Ramirez LLP (46)
       660 S. Figueroa St., 23rd
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  34   Arnold & Porter LLP (26)          T. Alburtus/J. Hurley
       777 S. Figueroa St.
       Los Angeles 90017

  35   Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &         James F. McIntosh
       Mallory LLP (29)
       515 S. Figueroa St., Seventh
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  36   Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman         Annette M. Roe
       (36)
       2029 Century Park East,
       Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90067

  37   Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy       Erica S. Tamblyn
       LLP (35)
       601 S. Figueroa St., 30th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  38   Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (33)         Lynne Stevens
       865 S. Figueroa St., 29th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  39   Reed Smith LLP (39)                        N/A
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900
       Los Angeles 90071

  40   Heller Ehrman White &               Petrice Ryan (9)
       McAuliffe LLP (37)
       601 S. Figueroa St., 40th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  41   Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal      Sharon A. Atkinson
       LLP (42)
       601 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1500
       Los Angeles 90017

  42   Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw                Connie Kislow
       LLP (40)
       350 S. Grand Ave., 25th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  43   Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold       Kathy M. Whang
       LLP (41)
       801 S. Figueroa St., 18th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  44   Weston Benshoof Rochefort            Wayne Mitchell
       Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP(45)
       333 S. Hope St., 16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  45   Holland & Knight LLP                Arlene D. Martin
       633 W. Fifth St., 21st Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  46   Kaye Scholar LLP (44)              Aurel Van Iderstine
       1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  47   Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud &      Marilyn O. Philipp
       Romo
       17871 Park Plaza Drive,
       Suite 200
       Cerritos 90703

  48   Howrey Simon Arnold & White           Lois Bonfert
       LLP (38)
       550 S. Hope St., Suite 1100
       Los Angeles 90071

  49   Strook & Strook & Lavan LLP         Harvey Brown (13)
       2029 Century Park East,
       Suite 1800
       Los Angeles 90067

  50   Richards Watson & Gershon APC     Michael Carapella (9)
       355 S. Grand Ave., 40th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

Rank   Law Firm (Ranking in 2004)       Managing Partner
       * name                           * name
       * address                        * phone

   1   O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1) (5)    Seth Aronson/Joe Calabrese
       400 S. Hope St.                  (213) 430-6000
       Los Angeles 90071

   2   Latham & Watkins LLP (2)         John Clair
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite 4000     (213) 485-1234
       Los Angeles 90071

   3   Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP (3)   Kenneth M. Doran
       333 S. Grand Ave.                (213) 229-7000
       Los Angeles 90071

   4   Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard &        Timothy R. Graves
       Smith LLP (4)                    (213) 250-1800
       221 N. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90012

   5   Sheppard Mullin Richter &        Tracey Kennedy
       Hampton LLP (5)                  (213) 620-1780
       333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

   6   Paul Hastings Janofsky &         Seth Zachary
       Walker LLP (8)                   (213) 683-6000
       515 S. Flower St.
       Los Angeles 90071

   7   Irell & Manella LLP (6)          David Siegel
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,        (310) 277-1010
       Suite 900
       Los Angeles 90067

   8   Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver    John B. Quinn
       & Hedges LLP (12)                (213) 443-3000
       865 S. Figueroa St.,
       10th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

   9   Manatt Phelps & Phillips         Paul H. Irving
       LLP (7)                          (310) 312-4000
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90064

  10   Sidley Austin Brown & Wood and   Moshe Kupietzky
       Affiliated Partnerships (9)      (213) 896-6000
       (5)
       555 W. Fifth St.
       Los Angeles 90013

  11   Jeffer Mangels Butler &          Bruce Jeffer
       Marmaro LLP (11)                 (310) 203-8080
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,
       Seventh Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  12   Jones Day (10)                   Rick L. McKnight
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 4600     (213) 489-3939
       Los Angeles 90013

  13   Munger Tolles & Olson LLP (13)   M. Helm/B. Williams
       355 S. Grand Ave., 35th Floor    (213) 683-9100
       Los Angeles 90071

  14   Christensen Miller Fink Jacobs   Terry Christensen
       Glaser Weil & Shapiro LLP (15)   (310) 553-3000
       10250 Constellation Blvd.,
       19th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  15   Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp      Thomas Lambert
       LLP (16)                         (310) 312-2000
       11377 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90034

  16   Skadden Arps Slate Meagher &     Rand S. April
       Flom LLP (17)                    (213) 687-5000
       300 S. Grand Ave.
       Los Angeles 90071

  17   Morrison & Foerster LLP (14)     A. Max Olson
       555 W. Fifth St., Suite 3500     (213) 892-5200
       Los Angeles 90013

  18   Greenberg Glusker (18)           Norman H. Levine
       1900 Avenue of the Stars,        (310) 553-3610
       21st Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  19   Kirkland & Ellis LLP (21)        Jeffrey S. Davidson
       777 S. Figueroa St.              (213) 680-8400
       Los Angeles 90017

  20   Pillsbury Winthrop LLP (19)      S. Stein/L. Feldman
       725 S. Figueroa St.,             (213) 488-7100
       Suite 2800
       Los Angeles 90017

  21   Gingham McCutchen LLP (20)       Richard J. Welch (10)
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 4400    (213) 680-6400
       Los Angeles 90071

  22   Loeb & Loeb LLP (24)             Mickey Mayerson
       10100 Santa Monica Blvd.,        (310) 282-2000
       Suite 2200
       Los Angeles 90067

  23   Alschuler Grossman Stein &       Bruce Friedman
       Kahan LLP (23)                   (310) 907-1000
       1620 26th St., Fourth Floor
       North Tower
       Santa Monica 90404

  24   Alchuler Nemer Fields &         Rick Cohen
       Younger (25)                     (213) 891-0700
       601 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 2400
       Los Angeles 90017

  25   Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld   David C. Allen
       LLP (22)                         (310) 229-1000
       2029 Century Park East, Suite
       2400
       Los Angeles 90067

  26   Liner Yankelevitz Sunshine &     Stuart A. Liner
       Regenstreif LLP (30)             (310) 500-3500
       1100 Glendon Ave., 14th Floor
       Los Angeles 90024

  27   Morgan Lewis & Bockius           David Schrader
       LLP (27)                         (213) 612-2500
       300 S. Grand Ave., 22nd Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  28   Greenberg Traurig LLP (47)       Richard F. Davis
       2450 Colorado Ave., Suite 400    (310) 586-7700
       East
       Santa Monica 90404

  29   Musick Peeler & Garrett          R. Joseph De Briyn
       LLP (31)                         (213) 629-7600
       1 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 2000
       Los Angeles 90017

  30   Seyfarth Shaw LLP (34)           Kenwood C.Youmans
       2029 Century Park East,          (310) 277-7200
       Suite 3300
       Los Angeles 90067

  31   Cox Castle & Nicholson           management committee
       LLP (32)                         (310) 277-4222
       2049 Century Park East, 28th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  32   McDermott Will & Emery (28)      G. Greenberg/R. Mallory
       2049 Century Park East, 34th     (310) 277-4110
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  33   Manning & Marder Kass Ellrod     S. Manning/J. Marder
       Ramirez LLP (46)                 (213) 624-6900
       660 S. Figueroa St., 23rd
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  34   Arnold & Porter LLP (26)         John J. Quinn
       777 S. Figueroa St.              (213) 243-4000
       Los Angeles 90017

  35   Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &      Brian C. Leck
       Mallory LLP (29)                 (213) 622-5555
       515 S. Figueroa St., Seventh
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  36   Katten Muchin Zavis Rosenman     Gail M. Title
       (36)                             (310) 788-4400
       2029 Century Park East,
       Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90067

  37   Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy    Kenneth J. Baronsky
       LLP (35)                         (213) 892-4000
       601 S. Figueroa St., 30th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  38   Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (33)    Peter Mason
       865 S. Figueroa St., 29th        (213) 892-9200
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  39   Reed Smith LLP (39)              P. Kennedy/I. Barnet
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2900    (213) 457-8000
       Los Angeles 90071

  40   Heller Ehrman White &            Jerry Marks (12)
       McAuliffe LLP (37)               (213) 689-0200
       601 S. Figueroa St., 40th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  41   Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal    Edwin B. Reeser III
       LLP (42)                         (213) 623-9300
       601 S. Figueroa St.,
       Suite 1500
       Los Angeles 90017

  42   Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw           Louis P. Eatman
       LLP (40)                         (213) 229-9500
       350 S. Grand Ave., 25th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  43   Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold   Michael R. Davisson
       LLP (41)                         (213) 426-6900
       801 S. Figueroa St., 18th
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

  44   Weston Benshoof Rochefort        Ed Casey
       Rubalcava & MacCuish LLP(45)     (213) 576-1000
       333 S. Hope St., 16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

  45   Holland & Knight LLP             Bruce S. Ross
       633 W. Fifth St., 21st Floor     (213) 896-2400
       Los Angeles 90071

  46   Kaye Scholar LLP (44)            Michael D. Fernhoff
       1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th   (310) 788-1000
       Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

  47   Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud &    Steven D. Atkinson
       Romo                             (562) 653-3200
       17871 Park Plaza Drive,
       Suite 200
       Cerritos 90703

  48   Howrey Simon Arnold & White      Joanne Caruso
       LLP (38)                         (213) 892-1800
       550 S. Hope St., Suite 1100
       Los Angeles 90071

  49   Strook & Strook & Lavan LLP      N/A
       2029 Century Park East,          (310) 556-5800
       Suite 1800
       Los Angeles 90067

  50   Richards Watson & Gershon APC    Kayser O. Sume (14)
       355 S. Grand Ave., 40th Floor    (213) 626-8484
       Los Angeles 90071

N/A - Not applicable

WND - Would not disclose

NA - Not available

(1) Including partners.

(2) In millions.

(3) In thousands.

(4) In Los Angeles County.

(5) Fiscal year ends January 31, 2005.

(6) Chief Operating Officer.

(7) Profits per equity partner.

(8) From American Lawyer magazine.

(9) Director of Administration.

(10) Managing Director.

(11) Founding office.

(12) Office managing shareholder.

(13) In New York.

(14) Chairman.

Note: The information on this list was provided by representatives
of the fimrs themselves. Law firms are ranked by the number of
attorneys and the number of parnters in Los Angeles County offices,
respectively.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of
press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, Los Angeles Business Journal, 5700 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c] 2004 Los Angeles Business
Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in part without
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Researched by David Nusbaum
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