Greenberg Glusker LLP

Greenberg Glusker LLP is a full-service firm with 100 lawyers. The firm excels in bankruptcy, corporate, employment, entertainment, environmental, intellectual property, litigation, private client services, real estate, and other practices.

One and Only

Greenberg Glusker was founded in 1959 by three California lawyers with a focus on developing strong client relationships. The firm has remained true to this initial vision and continues from its California base, operating under a one-office model. Although the firm has eschewed geographic expansion, ranking in Vault’s Best Midsize Law Firm for Southern California category, its reach is global. Greenberg Glusker relies primarily on hiring laterals to build its ranks. 

From Entertainment to Real Estate and More

With more than 20 practice areas and dozens of subpractices, Greenberg Glusker counsels clients on a range of matters. Its practices include bankruptcy; cannabis; corporate, finance, and securities; digital media and technology; employment; entertainment; environmental law; litigation; music law; private client services; real estate; sports; tax; and video games. 

Greenberg Glusker is particularly well-known for its work in the entertainment sphere. Clients have included James Cameron, Vin Diesel and One Race, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Cruise, Riot Games, the estate of J.R.R. Tolkien, Marvel Entertainment, and the estate of Bob Marley. Entertainment industry magazines such as Variety and Hollywood Reporter have listed Greenberg Glusker attorneys on lists of lawyers who know the biz. Another key area for the firm is its environmental law practice. Greenberg Glusker attorneys are experienced in areas such as the federal Superfund law, air quality, environmental contamination, and regulatory matters. The firm also boasts experience in environmental litigation.

The firm is proud of its strong real estate practice. Its lawyers advise on everything from acquisitions and sales, financing, and land use to project development and restructuring. The firm is a regular on the real estate scene in Southern California, but its expertise extends outside the Golden State. Clients include developers, commercial and residential brokerage firms, construction companies, government agencies, investors, landlords and tenants, and real estate investment trusts. The firm’s real estate professionals do not operate in a box; rather they integrate interdisciplinary practices areas such as tax, bankruptcy, and environmental law.

Greenberg Glusker’s corporate practice represents clients in all aspects of their business operations, with a particular focus on complex business transactions, such as mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, recapitalizations, spin-offs, technology transfers, and other divestitures. The practice’s sophistication is reflected by its list of corporate clients, which includes Fortune 500 companies, private equity funds, privately held companies, and household names such as SKIMS, Barstool Sports, MedTrainer, Exploding Kittens, Ouai, and Karlie Kloss. In 2022, the firm was recognized for its corporate practice in Chambers USA. 

Mentors for Every Stage

Greenberg Glusker’s mentorship programs goes beyond the typical firm mentoring programs. Associate mentors are called “big siblings” and make themselves available to answer day-to-day questions and provide advice on marketing, career progression, career advocacy, and engagement with clients and others at the firm. The firm also assigns “siblings” to summer associates to help them adjust to law firm life. In addition to the associate mentorship program, partner mentors are assigned every three years to meet the changing needs of the associates, and mentors and mentees can evaluate each other to ensure the program is meeting expectations. The firm expects these relationships to continue until an associate becomes a partner.

• Acknowledged for Bankruptcy/Restructuring, Corporate/M&A, Environment, and Media and Entertainment: Litigation, Real Estate, 2023—Chambers USA
• Acknowledged in the High Net-Worth Guide for Private Wealth Law and Private Wealth Disputes, 2023—Chambers & Partners
• Top 10 Best Midsize Law Firms to Work For, 2023—Vault
• Best Companies to Work For, 2023—Los Angeles Business Journal
• Acknowledged in the Chambers Associate Guide, 2023—Chambers & Partners