Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP
United States 2025
General Information
Overview
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Our lawyers combine extensive trial experience with proven writing ability. This balance informs our handling of cases from inception through discovery, trial, and appeal. We excel at presenting complicated fact patterns and complex business transactions in understandable and persuasive ways to juries, judges, and arbitrators. Our widely recognized trial experience and skill can greatly facilitate reaching prompt, just, and favorable pretrial settlements without the expense of a trial.
We work hard to maintain an environment where the emphasis is on excellence and experience. That emphasis has brought us partners who gained appointment to the state and federal bench, and associates who frequently come to us after clerkships with prominent federal judges. Six of our attorneys have experience as assistant United States attorneys.
Apart from their successes for clients, many members of the firm are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers or have received other peer acknowledgment of their professional performance and achievements. We hire and retain people who have demonstrated that they are capable of meeting the challenges presented by the kinds of cases we handle. The firm is proud of its record of success, its involvement in many landmark cases, and the recognition we have received within the legal community.
Our clients come from a wide range of industries and businesses. The matters for which they retain us are rooted in almost every aspect of commercial activity, from traditional contract disputes to cutting-edge intellectual property disputes. The common theme in our cases is not in their subject matter, but in the efficient and effective handling that is required. Although our cases frequently involve complex issues and high stakes, we also take pride in handling relatively small matters in a cost-effective way.
We work hard to maintain an environment where the emphasis is on excellence and experience. That emphasis has brought us partners who gained appointment to the state and federal bench, and associates who frequently come to us after clerkships with prominent federal judges. Six of our attorneys have experience as assistant United States attorneys.
Apart from their successes for clients, many members of the firm are members of the American College of Trial Lawyers or have received other peer acknowledgment of their professional performance and achievements. We hire and retain people who have demonstrated that they are capable of meeting the challenges presented by the kinds of cases we handle. The firm is proud of its record of success, its involvement in many landmark cases, and the recognition we have received within the legal community.
Our clients come from a wide range of industries and businesses. The matters for which they retain us are rooted in almost every aspect of commercial activity, from traditional contract disputes to cutting-edge intellectual property disputes. The common theme in our cases is not in their subject matter, but in the efficient and effective handling that is required. Although our cases frequently involve complex issues and high stakes, we also take pride in handling relatively small matters in a cost-effective way.
Rankings
Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP is nationally ranked in 7 practice areas and metro ranked in 12 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
Read how Best Law Firms ranks firmsNational Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Metro Rankings
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Rankings
National Rankings
Tier 2
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 2 for Environmental Law
Tier 2 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 2 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 3
Tier 3 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Regional Rankings
Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: General Practice
Tier 1 for Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Tier 1 for Environmental Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 1 for Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Tier 1 for Litigation - Securities
Tier 2 for Appellate Practice
Tier 2 for Arbitration
Tier 2 for Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
Tier 2 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 2 for Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Practice Areas
The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Copyright Law
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures and Television
- Environmental Law
- Health Care Law
- Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Litigation - Securities
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Qui Tam/False Claims Act
- White-Collar Criminal Defense
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP has 18 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in
America®.
By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings.
For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards.
Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments
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Main Location
Los Angeles,
CA
1875 Century Park East, 23rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2561
United States
310-201-2100
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