- Chair: Bradley J Butwin
- Managing Partners: M Randall Oppenheimer (Litigation Department Chair), Warren T Lazarow (Transactions Department Chair), and Mark A Samuels (Vice Chair)
- Number of partners: Approximately 200
- Number of lawyers: Approximately 800
- Languages: Armenian, Bahasa Indonesia, Bahasa Malaysia, Bengali, Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Shanghainese, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Taiwanese
Firm Overview:
O’Melveny & Myers LLP, founded in 1885, is an international firm with approximately 800 lawyers in 15 offices across Asia, Europe, and the United States. O’Melveny helps industry leaders across an array of sectors manage the complex challenges of succeeding in the global economy. It is a values-driven firm, guided by the principles of excellence, leadership, and citizenship. The firm’s commitment to these values is reflected in its dedication to pro bono work and championing initiatives that increase the diversity of the legal profession.
In the US, O’Melveny is the law firm of choice for local companies as well as large multinationals in virtually every sector. From its birthplace in Los Angeles, the firm has grown to five locations in California, providing clients with critical nexus to one of the world’s key economic, technological, and cultural centers. On the Eastern seaboard, the Washington, DC office operates in the heart of political and regulatory power in the US, assisting clients with high-level transactions, litigation, investigations, and public policy issues. In New York, there are approximately 100 lawyers who focus on complex litigation as well as sophisticated mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, financing, and restructuring, reflecting the city’s importance as a financial and business powerhouse.
The US offices work closely with the firm’s international network to provide seamless global service.
Main Areas of Practice:
Litigation:
120 partners, 450 fee earners worldwide Highlights include representing:
• Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. in a highly publicised antitrust case filed by Rambus over RDRAM memory technology in which Rambus claimed US$3.95 billion in damages, which under California law would have automatically trebled to US$11.9 billion; in November 2011 a San Francisco jury ruled in favour of Hynix in a sweeping trial win
• Bank of America in several multi-billion dollar cases in which it was named as an alleged “successor-in-interest” to Countrywide Financial Corporation. These claims attack the Countrywide merger and the Bank’s efforts to maintain Countrywide as a separate corporate entity
• A landmark victory before the Supreme Court in United States v. Jones, in which the Court, in a unanimous decision, held that the Fourth Amendment prohibited law enforcement from using GPS devices to conduct surveillance on suspects without a valid warrant
Transactions:
85 partners, 255 fee earners worldwide Highlights include representing:
• Microsemi Corporation in its hostile bid to acquire Zarlink Semiconductor and in its subsequent agreement to acquire all of Zarlink’s outstanding common shares and debentures for approximately US$525 million
• The International Olympic Committee in its awarding of broadcast rights across all media platforms for the 2014 Winter Games and the 2016, 2018, and 2020 Olympic Games to NBC Universal in an agreement valued at US$4.38 billion
• Underwriters in Toyota Motor Credit Corporation’s US$1 billion benchmark offering due 2014 Regulatory/Government Affairs: 40 partners, 50 fee earners worldwide Highlights include advising:
• Clients in Congressional, SEC, DOJ, state attorney-general, and self-regulatory investigations
• Financial institutions regarding regulatory and compliance obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and other federal and state laws and regulations affecting investment companies, advisers, and broker-dealers
• Publicly traded companies on corporate and securities issues, including the public offering process, corporate governance best practices, “option backdating” and restatement issues, and proxy contests
• US and non-US companies on the application of US export controls, economic sanctions, the FCPA, antiboycott, and customs laws to their international activities
• Clients concerning regulatory approvals associated with direct foreign investments in the US, including CFIUS reviews
• US executive branch and judicial appointees, including members of the presidential cabinet, ambassadors, and others who have been selected for high government office, through the nomination and confirmation process
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS: Tel: +322 642 4100 Fax: +322 642 4190
CHINA:
BEIJING: Tel: +86 10 6563 4200 Fax: +86 10 6563 4201
HONG KONG: Tel: +852 3512 2300 Fax: +852 2522 1760
SHANGHAI: Tel: +86 21 2307 7000 Fax: +86 21 2307 7300
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON: Tel: +44 20 7088 0000 Fax: +44 20 7088 0001
INDONESIA*
JAKARTA: Tel: +6221 2992 1988 Fax: +6211 2992 8198
JAPAN
TOKYO: Tel: +813 5293 2700 Fax: +813 5293 2780
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE: Tel: +65 6593 1800 Fax: +65 6593 1801
USA
CENTURY CITY: Tel: +1 310 553 6700 Fax: +1 310 246 6779
LOS ANGELES: Tel: +1 213 430 6000 Fax: +1 213 430 6407
NEWPORT BEACH: Tel: +1 949 823 6900 Fax: +1 949 823 6994
NEW YORK: Tel: +1 212 326 2000 Fax: +1 212 326 2061
SAN FRANCISCO: Tel: +1 415 984 8700 Fax: + 415 984 8701
SILICON VALLEY: Tel: +1 650 473 2600 Fax: +1 650 473 2601
WASHINGTON, DC: Tel: +1 202 383 5300 Fax: +1 202 383 5414
*O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Association with Tumbuan & Partners