Our Firm - O'Melveny

Across sectors and borders, in boardrooms and courtrooms, we measure our success by yours.

And in our interactions, we commit to making your O’Melveny experience as satisfying as the outcomes we help you achieve. Our greatest accomplishment is ensuring that you never have to choose between premier lawyering and exceptional service.

O’Melveny At A Glance

800

lawyers

18

global offices

13

years on The American Lawyer’s A-List

More than US$1 trillion in M&A deals closed for clients around the world over the last five years

50+

former government lawyers

Diverse lawyers in leadership:

50%

of Department Heads

78%

of US Office Managing Partners

55%

of Partner Admissions Committee

75%

of US Hiring Partners

“Famed litigators with expertise covering a broad range of complex issues.”

—Chambers USA

Holistic, industry-enhancing approach to wellbeing

1st law firm to offer Peloton benefits

Program led by a dedicated Director of Wellbeing

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Our DNA History

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Our DNA History

Achieve With O’Melveny

Our award-winning litigation team is renowned for reducing clients’ exposure and risk by disposing of cases early or, when necessary, by developing inventive trial strategies that lead to groundbreaking results. We also excel at conducting sensitive government and internal investigations, which makes us as sought-after in boardrooms as in courtrooms. At the same time, our premier corporate team has an established record of completing landmark deals—from record-setting acquisitions and offerings to high-profile chapter 11 proceedings.

Add to the mix former White House officials and Department of Justice prosecutors ready to offer invaluable insights into regulatory and advisory trends, and industry teams equipped with a deep understanding of the intricacies of how, where, and why our clients do business, and you have the proverbial dream team ready to help you achieve your most significant objectives.

A Seamless Global Team

With approximately 800 lawyers on three continents, and strong cultural ties to all our locations, O’Melveny is both local and global.

Collaboration thrives among our lawyers and other business professionals in all 18 of the firm’s offices.

Whether a cross-border merger requires US, UK, and Chinese tax advice, or a multijurisdictional dispute involves tracking down witnesses and documents in different countries and languages, O’Melveny’s worldwide reach ensures that nothing gets lost in translation.

Guided By Our Values

At our core, you’ll find a dedication to excellence, a drive to lead, and a deep sense of civic responsibility.

These values—first established by our founders and codified by former US Secretary of State and former O’Melveny Chair Warren Christopher—have inspired us throughout our 138-year history, and remain today at the heart of our promise of value to you, to our other friends, and to one another.

We live our values in many ways every day: in how we treat our clients and one another as colleagues. In our acclaimed and vibrant pro bono and corporate social responsibility programs. And in the way they inspire our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as to supporting our people in their overall wellbeing.

Invested in the Future

Our investments in our people, in technology, and in our business processes are all designed to help you achieve the goals you define for us as your highest priorities—and, at the same time, anticipate your future needs.

Just as the right combination of technologies expands the efficiency of our information-retrieval and -review capabilities, the right team is why you come to O’Melveny in the first place. From a Pulitzer Prize–winning brief editor and his team helping to frame and sharpen our clients’ arguments to service-delivery professionals constantly evaluating the ways we can customize your experience and relationship with O’Melveny, the focus is on you and your priorities and preferences.

We’ve built one of the industry’s most comprehensive programs for training and developing our lawyers and professional staff. And we understand that to realize our fullest potential—and to achieve the best results for you—all our people must connect to a common purpose: your success and satisfaction.

As described in Chambers USA, “Clients are full of praise for ‘the personal attention you receive at this firm. Every lawyer makes you feel like their priority, and they are excellent business partners.” And that sentiment is echoed in Chambers Global: “Clients praise the corporate lawyers here as ‘excellent business partners, who help us make the right decisions to achieve our objectives.” That’s scale and scope where you need it.

It’s more than what you do: it’s how you do it.

Across sectors and borders, in boardrooms and courtrooms, we measure our success by yours.