Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 55 (2023)[1] |
| No. of attorneys | 1,700 (2022) |
| Major practice areas | General practice |
| Date founded | 1979 |
| Company type | Law firm |
| Website | lewisbrisbois |
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (commonly referred to as Lewis Brisbois) is a U.S. law firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1979, the firm is a national, general practice law firm with 1,650 attorneys. The firm operates offices in 55 offices in 32 states and Washington, DC.[2]
The firm was ranked the 70th-largest in the United States in May 2023 in the most recent Am Law 100 based on number of attorneys (1,700).[3] For 2022 the firm reported $703 million in revenues.[3][4] As of May 2023, 140 lawyers were expected to leave the firm to join Barber Ranen, a boutique employment firm that had been recently opened by John Barber and Jeff Ranen, who had left the firm after leading its employment practices group and serving as members of its management committee.[5]
While the firm's roots are in the area of insurance defense litigation, it has increasingly expanded into corporate and transactional areas and now represents clients in a wide range of legal services.[6]
References
- ^ "Bob Lewis Steps Down as Chairman of Lewis Brisbois". Daily Journal. May 3, 2023.
- ^ "Locations - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP". Lewis Brisbois.
- ^ a b Zaretsky, Staci (May 2, 2023). "Partners Lead Mass Defection From Biglaw Firm, With Up To 140 Lawyers Set To Join New Boutique". Above the Law.
- ^ "Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms". Law360.
- ^ "Partners Lead Mass Defection From Biglaw Firm, With Up To 140 Lawyers Set To Join New Boutique' That's more than 8% of the firm's lawyers," Law360, May 2, 2023.
- ^ "Complex Business & Commercial Litigation". Lewis Brisbois. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
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