Irell & Manella LLP

Irell & Manella LLP has substantial experience in representing clients in the defense of white collar criminal matters, as well as administrative and civil matters with fraud or criminal overtones.  The firm has represented numerous business organizations and their employees in connection with criminal investigations.  The practice group has been actively involved in all stages of the defense of these matters, from preliminary investigation, through grand jury proceedings, to trial.  Additionally, the practice group has experience in conducting in-house investigations and creating corporate compliance programs.

All of Irell & Manella’s practice groups seek to provide creative and innovative solutions to legal problems.  This approach is exemplified by the white collar defense practice group. The diverse background of the practice group’s personnel – a former federal judge, former federal prosecutors, and a former federal public defender – ensures that a wide array of talent will be brought to bear on a criminal problem.

In the Minority Law Journal's Diversity Scorecard for 2010 for racially diverse firms, Irell ranked as one the top 30 most diverse firms in the country out of approximately 250 surveyed.

The Minority Law Journal's Diversity Scorecard for 2009 ranked Irell as the firm with the highest percentage of openly gay and lesbian lawyers in the country.

In 2009, Irell ranked 5th in the "Top 50 Law Firms for Partners' Listing" by MultiCultural Law Magazine.  Irell is ranked 4th by Minority Corporate Counsel in its 2008 list of "Law Firms with Highest Minority Equity Partner Levels." 

These rankings reflect our commitment to attracting and promoting the highest quality attorneys by creating an environment where attorneys of all races, ethnicities, nationalities, genders, religions, and sexual orientations can thrive based on merit and creativity.