Law firms: ranked by number of attorneys in L.A. County offices.

LAW FIRMS Ranked by number of attorneys in L.A. County offices

Rank   Law Firm (Ranking in 2004)      L.A. County      Revenues (2)
       * name                           Attorneys      * profits-per-
       * address                      (current/year      partner (3)
                                          ago)            (current/
                                     * attorneys (1)      year ago)
                                       * partners

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

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

  3    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP        230/226           693/645
       (3)                                75/78          1,516/1,373
       333 S. Grand Ave.
       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            167/153         160/128 (8)
       Oliver & 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        158/154        1,029.5/926.2
       and Affiliated Partnerships        56/56            WND/WND
       (9) (5)
       555 W. Fifth St.
       Los Angeles 90013

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

  1    O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1)      transactions,           2/8
       (5)                             litigation,           1885
       400 S. Hope St.                 intellectual           N/A
       Los Angeles 90071               property and
                                       technology,
                                        labor and
                                     employment, tax

  2    Latham & Watkins LLP (2)         corporate            1/11
       633 W. Fifth St., Suite           finance,            1934
       4000                            mergers and            N/A
       Los Angeles 90071              acquisitions,
                                        technology
                                       transactions
                                     and litigation,
                                     complex business
                                       litigation,
                                      corporate tax

  3    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP       corporate            2/13
       (3)                           transactions and        1872
       333 S. Grand Ave.               securities,        Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90071               litigation,
                                        antitrust,
                                       intellectual
                                      property, real
                                      estate, labor
                                     and employment,
                                      environmental

  4    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard          insurance,           1/10
       & Smith LLP (4)                 employment,           1979
       221 N. Figueroa St.,           environmental,      Los Angeles
       Suite 1200 Los Angeles          toxic tort,
       90012                             general
                                        liability,
                                       health care,
                                         medical
                                       malpractice,
                                       intellectual
                                      property, pro-
                                      duct liability

  5    Sheppard Mullin Richter &        corporate,            2/9
       Hampton LLP (5)                entertainment,         1927
       333 S. Hope St., 48th Floor       finance,         Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90071               bankruptcy,
                                        government
                                        contracts,
                                       intellectual
                                     property, labor
                                     and employment,
                                        litigation

  6    Paul Hastings Janofsky &         corporate,            1/8
       Walker LLP (8)                  employment,           1951
       515 S. Flower St.               real estate,           N/A
       Los Angeles 90071                litigation

  7    Irell & Manella LLP (6)         intellectual           1/2
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,        property,            1936
       Suite 900                       litigation,        Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90067                corporate
                                       securities,
                                        taxation,
                                      entertainment,
                                     real estate and
                                         banking,
                                        creditor's
                                        rights and
                                       insolvency,
                                        employment

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

  9    Manatt Phelps & Phillips        banking and            1/7
       LLP (7)                          financial            1965
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.        services, health     Los Angeles
       Los Angeles 90064                  care,
                                      entertainment,
                                        media and
                                       advertising,
                                       technology,
                                     venture capital,
                                     real estate and
                                     land use, energy

 10    Sidley Austin Brown & Wood     corporate and           1/6
       and Affiliated Partnerships       finance,            1980
       (9) (5)                          corporate             N/A
       555 W. Fifth St.              reorganization,
       Los Angeles 90013               bankruptcy,
                                        labor and
                                       employment,
                                       litigation,
                                      environmental,
                                        patent and
                                       intellectual
                                         property

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

  1    O'Melveny & Myers LLP (1)     Bruce Boulware     S. Aronson/J.
       (5)                                 (6)            Calabrese
       400 S. Hope St.                                 [phone]
       Los Angeles 90071

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

  3    Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP      Charles E.        Kenneth M.
       (3)                              Woodhouse           Doran
       333 S. Grand Ave.                               [phone]
       Los Angeles 90071

  4    Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard        Les Sullivan       Timothy R.
       & Smith LLP (4)                                     Graves
       221 N. Figueroa St.,                            [phone]
       Suite 1200 Los Angeles
       90012

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

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

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

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

  9    Manatt Phelps & Phillips        Edith Gould     Paul H. Irving
       LLP (7)                                         [phone]
       11355 W. Olympic Blvd.
       Los Angeles 90064

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

N/A -- Not applicable

NA -- Not available

WND -- Would not disclose

(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.

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