Buchalter

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Buchalter
HeadquartersLos Angeles
No. of offices10
No. of attorneys~350
Date founded1948
FounderIrwin R. Buchalter
Company typeLaw firm
Websitebuchalter.com

Buchalter is an American law firm based in Los Angeles in the U.S. state of California. Established in 1948, the firm has approximately 350[1] attorneys in offices located in the Western United States.[2]

History[]

The firm was founded in 1947 as Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger by Irwin R. Buchalter and others.[3][4] Buchalter died in 1994.[3] In September 2019, the firm purchased Ater Wynne of Portland, Oregon.[2][5] In 2019, Buchalter also launched a cannabis practice. Buchalter continues to push for a national reach “as a full-service firm with diverse practice areas that can weather all parts of an economic cycle,” firm CEO Adam Bass told Bloomberg Law.

Notable attorneys[]

  • Jerry Nemer (1912–1980), basketball player and attorney
  • Evelle Younger (1918-1989) - Former District Attorney of Los Angeles County and Attorney General of California
  • Adam Bass - President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operating Officer of Buchalter since January 2013

References[]

  1. ^ Osakwe, Chinekwu; Osakwe, Chinekwu (2021-11-18). "Buchalter joins law firms gaining foothold on 'Silicon Slopes'". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  2. ^ a b Rogoway, Mike (9 September 2019). "Prominent Portland law firm Ater Wynne sold". oregonlive. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Irwin R. Buchalter; Law Firm Founder, Earl Scheib Inc. Chairman". Los Angeles Times. 5 August 1994. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Irwin R. Buchalter; Law Firm Founder, Earl Scheib Inc. Chairman". Los Angeles Times. 1994-08-05. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  5. ^ "IN BRIEF: West Coast law firm Buchalter launches cannabis practice". Reuters. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2022-01-30.

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