Loeb & Loeb LLP is a multi-service law firm with eight offices across the United States and Asia. The firm has more than 450 lawyers worldwide[1][2] and represents a range of organizations in addition to high-net-worth individuals and families.
Loeb is recognized for its depth in practice areas including entertainment and media, technology, advertising, financial services, trusts and estates, and real estate. The firm handles a variety of transactional, counseling, and dispute-related practices.[5][6][7]
History
Loeb & Loeb was founded in Los Angeles in 1909, by brothers Edwin J. and Joseph P. Loeb.[8] In 1910, the firm represented the Associated Jobbers of Los Angeles and the Pacific Coast Jobbers’ and Manufacturers’ Association in San Francisco in a rail transport dispute between the two cities before the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) on May 7 of that year, which resulted in a win. The court’s decision was subsequently reversed, and the case went before the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 8, 1914, the Supreme Court upheld the ICC’s judgment and abolished the “switching charge,”[9] helping spur the growth of commerce between California’s two largest cities at the time and establishing the firm’s reputation.
The firm has deep roots in the entertainment industry. In the early 1920s, the firm played a significant role in the representation of major industry theater entrepreneur Marcus Loew. In 1924, Loeb & Loeb oversaw the transaction that led to Loew gaining control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, and Louis B. Mayer Pictures,[10] ultimately resulting in the creation of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM).[8] Additionally, Edwin Loeb is credited as one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (AMPAS).
The firm also played a role in the founding of local Los Angeles institutions UnionBank and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Its work on behalf of those clients, as well as of smaller enterprises looking to take advantage of opportunities in the rapidly expanding city, bolstered Loeb & Loeb’s reputation for representing innovators and entrepreneurs, a focus that continues today.
In 1986, the firm merged with Hess Segal in New York and began its steady expansion as a national, and later international, firm.
In 2025, Loeb & Loeb represented Alcon Media Group in a $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group’s film library[11], defeated an effort to block the premiere of Ryan Kavanaugh’s film “Skill House” in a case brought by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and NYC Vibe LLC[12], and defended itself and former partner Allen Z. Sussman in a malicious prosecution lawsuit filed by a former Aluminaid general counsel.
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