Munger, Tolles & Olson

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Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
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Headquarters California Plaza
Los Angeles, California
No. of offices3
No. of attorneys200 (2023) [1]
Major practice areaslitigation, corporate, tax, real estate, bankruptcy, labor and employment, environmental
Key peopleHailyn J. Chen, and Malcolm A. Heinicke, Co-Managing Partners
Revenue$317.4 million (2023) [2]
Profit per equity partner$2.0 million (2022) [2]
Date founded1962
Founder Charlie Munger, Leroy Tolles, Carla Hills, Rodrick Hills
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website mto.com

Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP (MTO) is an American law firm with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington D.C.. The firm represents clients in industries such as entertainment, technology, energy and healthcare. [3]

Contents

History

The firm was founded in 1962 by seven partners, including Charles Munger, Edwin Leroy “Roy” Tolles, Carla Hills and Rodrick Hills. [4] [5] In 1965, Munger left the firm to join Warren Buffett in a business partnership, eventually serving as vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, a client of the firm. [6] Ronald Olson was hired in 1968 and became partner in 1970. [7]

The firm opened an office in San Francisco in 1991. [8] In 2016, the firm hired former Solicitor General of the United States Donald B. Verrilli Jr. to launch an office in Washington D.C. [9]

In 2019, the firm elected Malcolm Heinicke and Hailyn Chen as co-managing partners, succeeding longtime firm leaders Brad Brian and Sandra Seville-Jones. Brad Brian was named as firm chair. [10] At the time of her election, Chen was only the second Asian woman to assume a leadership position at a major law firm. [11]

Some of the firm’s notable clients have included Google, Disney, Bank of America, PG&E, BNSF Railway, Intel, Fortress and Berkshire Hathaway. [1]

Munger, Tolles & Olson is known for its democratic approach to management. [9] It typically hires graduates from top law schools and promotes from within, and places high value on judicial clerkships. [12] [9] As of 2005, 19 of the firm's attorneys had clerked for justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. [13]

Recognition

Munger, Tolles & Olson ranked as the nation's top law firm on the American LawyerA-List from 2008 to 2010. [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2022, the firm had been ranked by Vault as the number one litigation boutique for eleven consecutive years. [18]

Notable representations

Litigation

Transactional practice

Pro Bono

The firm’s pro bono representation includes:


Lawyers

Munger, Tolles & Olson's headquarters in Los Angeles Wells Fargo Center in downtown Los Angeles, California.jpg
Munger, Tolles & Olson's headquarters in Los Angeles

Attorneys

Alumni

See also

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