Irell & Manella
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Irell & Manella LLP was founded in 1941 by lawyers Lawrence E. Irell (1912–2000) and Arthur Manella (1917–1997), and has grown to 220 lawyers. It currently has two locations in Southern California
: Century City and Newport Beach. Irell is well known for both intellectual property
litigation and general business litigation, and also for its high standards for hiring new attorneys. Vault's 2011 Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms ranked Irell & Manella the 37th most prestigious firm in the country and 2nd overall in intellectual property litigation.
Morgan Chu
is one of Irell's most well-known attorneys; he is also the brother of United States' Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
. Former U.S. prosecutor John Hueston, well known for his successful prosecution of former Enron
directors in the Trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling
, is a partner in Irell's Newport Beach office. The managing partner of the firm is Elliot Brown. Andra Barmash Greene is the managing partner of the Newport Beach office. Jane Shay Wald is the head of the trademark practice group and David Siegel is the head of the securities litigation practice group. Greg Gardella, a patent reexam specialist, joined the firm in 2010.
Southern California
Southern California is a megaregion, or megapolitan area, in the southern area of the U.S. state of California. Large urban areas include Greater Los Angeles and Greater San Diego. The urban area stretches along the coast from Ventura through the Southland and Inland Empire to San Diego...
: Century City and Newport Beach. Irell is well known for both intellectual property
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
litigation and general business litigation, and also for its high standards for hiring new attorneys. Vault's 2011 Guide to the Top 100 Law Firms ranked Irell & Manella the 37th most prestigious firm in the country and 2nd overall in intellectual property litigation.
Morgan Chu
Morgan Chu
Morgan Chu , an intellectual property attorney, is one of the first Asian Americans to lead a major U.S. law firm. Chu's professional accolades recognize him as one of the nation’s most influential lawyers and most successful trial attorneys.A high school dropout, Chu went on to earn advanced...
is one of Irell's most well-known attorneys; he is also the brother of United States' Secretary of Energy Steven Chu
Steven Chu
Steven Chu is an American physicist and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Chu is known for his research at Bell Labs in cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, along with his scientific colleagues Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and...
. Former U.S. prosecutor John Hueston, well known for his successful prosecution of former Enron
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
directors in the Trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling
Trial of Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling
The trial of Kenneth Lay, former chairman and CEO of Enron,and Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO and COO, was presided over by federal district court Judge Sim Lake in 2006 in response to the Enron scandal.-Timeline:* The trial began January 30, 2006....
, is a partner in Irell's Newport Beach office. The managing partner of the firm is Elliot Brown. Andra Barmash Greene is the managing partner of the Newport Beach office. Jane Shay Wald is the head of the trademark practice group and David Siegel is the head of the securities litigation practice group. Greg Gardella, a patent reexam specialist, joined the firm in 2010.