Editing O'Melveny & Myers

{{Infobox Law Firm
| firm_name = O’Melveny & Myers LLP
| headquarters = 400 South Hope Street    Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA
| num_offices = 15 Internationally
| num_attorneys = approx. 740
| num_employees =
| practice_areas = Litigation and Transactions
| key_people = Bradley J. Butwin, Firm Chairman
| date_founded = 1885
| founder = Henry O’Melveny and Jackson Graves
| revenue = $689.5 million (2015)
| homepage = [http://www.omm.com/ www.omm.com]
| dissolved = <!-- Date/Reason the company dissolved, e.g., merger or bankruptcy -->
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'''O’Melveny & Myers LLP''' is a prominent international law firm founded in [[Los Angeles, California]] in 1885. The firm employs over 700 lawyers and has offices in [[California]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C]]., [[New York City]], [[Beijing]], [[Brussels]], [[Hong Kong]], [[London]], [[Seoul]], [[Shanghai]], [[Singapore]], and [[Tokyo]].

O'Melveny is one of the most prestigious and selective firms in the world, and it is widely considered to be one of the best law firms to work for.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-rankings|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Rankings{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-07-27}}</ref> Notable practice areas include [[Securities law|securities litigation]], [[White-collar crime|white-collar defense]], [[Corporate law|corporate]], [[Competition law|antitrust]], [[Appellate procedure in the United States|appellate litigation]], [[International trade law|international trade]], [[private equity]], and [[entertainment law]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> With regards to compensation, O'Melveny is among the highest paying law firms in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-rankings|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Rankings{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref>

==History==
The firm was founded in 1885 as "Graves & O'Melveny" by Henry O'Melveny and Jackson Graves.<ref>[http://www.omm.com/aboutus/history/ Firm history]</ref>  The firm gained traction through its work on land litigation surrounding the ownership of California's Spanish [[haciendas]] and its handling of the legalities of hydroelectric power, which helped to transform the arid basin of Los Angeles into a car-centric metropolis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> The firm became "O'Melveny & Myers" when [[Chief Justice of California]] [[Louis Wescott Myers]] joined the firm after retiring from the [[Supreme Court of California|Supreme Court]].

In 1977, O'Melveny hired [[William T. Coleman, Jr.]], who had helped the country move toward desegregation 23 years prior as a lead strategist for the plaintiffs in the landmark ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref>

The former Chair of the firm, [[Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr.]], who serves at the firm's [[Washington, D.C.]] office, is the former White House Counsel during the Reagan Administration.  Former [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]] [[Warren Christopher]] (1925-2011), who served as the firm's Chairman from 1981-1991, was a Senior Partner at the firm's [[Century City, CA]] office. Warren Christopher supervised the largest period of growth in the firm's history, expanding to seven different countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> Litigation partner [http://www.omm.com/bradleybutwin/ Bradley J. Butwin] is the current Chair of the firm.

== Reputation ==
The firm ranked #1 on Vault's 2017 list of "Best Firms to Work For," #1 in "Job Satisfaction," #1 in "Best Hours Requirements," #1 in "Best Summer Associate Program," # in "Best Firm Culture," #2 in "Substantive Work Experience," and #5 in "Best Compensation."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-rankings|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Rankings{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> According to Vault, first year associates at the firm are paid a salary of $180,000 with bonuses available yearly. [[Summer associates]] are paid the same salary, although it is prorated over 10 weeks (amounting to $3500 per week).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-profiles/law/omelveny-myers-llp/company-overview.aspx|title=O'Melveny & Myers LLP{{!}}Company Profile{{!}}Vault.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> O'Melveny is currently ranked as the 9th most selective firm in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/law/best-law-firms-to-work-for/?sRankID=35|title=Vault.com{{!}}Most Selective Law Firms|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref>

O'Melveny ranked in the Top 10 for the fifth consecutive year on the 2016 “A-List,” a prestigious measure of the nation’s most “well-rounded” firms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omm.com/our-firm/media-center/press-releases/omelveny-named-to-american-lawyers-a-list-for-fifth-consecutive-year/|title=O’Melveny Named To American Lawyer’s A-List for Fifth Consecutive Year|website=www.omm.com|access-date=2016-08-18}}</ref> The firm has been a winner, finalist, or honorable mention recipient in every year of the biennial Litigation Department of the Year contest since its 2002 inception, one of only two firms to achieve that distinction. O'Melveny is a member of the V30, a ranking of the 30 most prestigious law firms in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vault.com/company-rankings/law/vault-law-100/?sRankID=2|title=Vault.com{{!}}Vault Law 100|access-date=2016-08-22}}</ref>

==Notable partners and alumni==
*Former partner [[Louis Caldera]] served as [[United States Secretary of the Army]].
*[[Warren Christopher]] (1925-2011), former [[U.S. Secretary of State]] under President [[Bill Clinton]], was a Senior Partner at the firm's [[Century City, CA]] office until his death in 2011.
*[[William Thaddeus Coleman, Jr.|William T. Coleman]] (1920-2017), was Secretary of Transportation under President [[Gerald Ford]], and also helped [[Thurgood Marshall]] win [[Brown vs. Board of Education]]. Coleman was a senior partner and the Senior Counselor in the Washington, DC office.
*[[Thomas E. Donilon|Tom E. Donilon]] served as [[National Security Advisor (United States)|National Security Advisor]] under President [[Barack Obama|Obama]], and serves in the Washington, DC office. He is known for being featured in the famous photograph, "[[Situation Room (photograph)|The Situation Room]]." 
*[[Arthur B. Culvahouse, Jr.]], former [[White House Counsel]] to President [[Ronald Reagan]]. He is the former Chair of the firm and works out of the Washington, DC office.
*[[Walter E. Dellinger III]] was [[United States Solicitor General]] for the 1996-97 Term of the Supreme Court. Currently a partner at the Washington, DC office.
*[[Danielle C. Gray|Danielle Gray]] served as a senior advisor to President [[Barack Obama|Obama]] and is a partner in the New York office. While serving in the Obama Administration, Newsweek referred to her as "the most powerful White House staffer you've never heard of." 
*Former partner [[Sandra Segal Ikuta]] is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]].
*Former associate [[Mike Gatto]] is [[California]] State Assemblyman and Chairman of the Appropriations Committee.
*Former associate [[Goodwin Liu]] is an Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of California|California Supreme Court]].
*Former partner [[Kim McLane Wardlaw]] is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]].
*Former associate [[John B. Owens]] is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]].
*Former associate [[Stephen Reinhardt]] is a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]].
*Former partner [[Michael Zimmerman (jurist)|Michael Zimmerman]] is a former Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court.
*[[Sri Srinivasan]], now a [[federal judge]] on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit]], was the former chair of the appellate practice.<ref>http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2011/August/11-osg-1096.html</ref>
*Former partner [[Alejandro Mayorkas]] is the Deputy Secretary of [[Department of Homeland Security]] and the former Director of [[U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services]].
*[[Pamela Harris (American jurist)|Pamela Harris]], now a federal judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit]]
*[[Richard Riordan]], 39th Mayor of Los Angeles (1993-2001).

==Notable Cases and Clients==

O’Melveny & Myers partner [[Walter E. Dellinger III]] defended the constitutionality of the Washington, DC's handgun ban before the Supreme Court in ''[[District of Columbia v. Heller]]''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/03/AR2008010303853.html | work=The Washington Post | first=David | last=Nakamura | title=City Picks Head of Team for Supreme Court Case | date=2008-01-04}}</ref>  In March 2008, Dellinger argued that the city's ban on the possession of handguns and its [[trigger lock]] requirement is not implicated by the [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second Amendment]].<ref>[https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/03/18/court-leans-toward-individual-right-to-bear-arms.html Justices Lean Toward Individual Right to Bear Arms - U.S. News & World Report<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  However, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, held that the Second Amendment protects an individual's "right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home."<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=91934910 Supreme Court Strikes Down D.C. Handgun Ban : NPR<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In February 2008, the firm argued before the Supreme Court in ''[[Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker]]'', on behalf of [[Exxon]] regarding the [[Exxon Valdez]] oil spill.  The Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision ([[Justice Alito]] had recused himself), reduced the $2.5 billion punitive damages award against Exxon to $507.5 million, holding that in maritime cases there should be a 1:1 ratio between punitive and compensatory (actual) damages.<ref>[http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202422561991 Law.com - Supreme Court Reduces Damages Awarded in Exxon Case<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

O'Melveny represented former [[Enron Corporation]] chief executive [[Jeffrey K. Skilling]] during his four-month fraud and conspiracy trial. The firm represented [[Martha Stewart]] during her six-month insider trading trial. It represented [[Donald Trump|D]]<nowiki/>[[Donald Trump|onald Trump]] and [[Trump University]] in a suit alleging that the University defrauded its students.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/donald-trumps-lawyers-want-to-pretend-his-presidential-campa | title=Donald Trump’s Lawyers Want To Pretend His Presidential Campaign Didn’t Happen | date=21 October 2016 | accessdate=21 October 2016 | author=Geidner, Chris}}</ref> O'Melveny represented professional boxer [[Manny Pacquiao]] in his $10 million defamation suit against [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.|Floyd Mayweather]].

O'Melveny represents numerous corporate clients in issues related to transactions, compliance, litigation, and internal investigations. Some notable clients include [[Apple Inc.|Apple]], [[Samsung]], [[Google]], [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla Motors]], [[Facebook]], [[Uber (company)|Uber]], [[The Walt Disney Company]], [[Netflix]], [[HBO]], [[Warner Bros.|Warner Brothers]], [[Goldman Sachs|Goldman Sachs International]], and [[Bank of America]].

== In culture ==
O'Melveny & Myers was referenced in an episode of [[The Sopranos]] as one of the firms that DOJ officials seek to work for.<ref>{{Citation|last=Coopster4|title=O'Melveny & Myers "Sopranos" Reference|date=2007-06-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc6REWMfNAQ|accessdate=2016-08-23}}</ref> A DOJ prosecutor is heard saying, "He ruined his six-figure future at O'Melveny and Myers when he blew the Tony Soprano trial."

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.omm.com Official website]
*{{OpenCorp|O'Melveny & Myers}}

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