Irell & Manella

Irell & Manella LLP is an American law firm founded in 1941 by lawyers Lawrence E. Irell (1912–2000) and Arthur Manella (1917–1997).[2][3] It has approximately 94 lawyers (down from a high of over 220), and placed 158th on The American Lawyer's 2019 Am Law 200 ranking.[4] It has two locations in Southern California: Century City and Newport Beach. Irell specializes in intellectual property litigation and general business litigation.[5]

Irell & Manella
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, United States
No. of offices2
No. of attorneys90+
Major practice areasGeneral practice, IP litigation
Revenue 253 million USD (2011)[1]
Date founded1941
Company typeLLP
Websiteirell.com

Morgan Chu, one of Irell's attorneys, is the brother of former United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu.[6][7] The managing partner of the firm is Ellisen Turner. Michael Ermer 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. Former federal judge Layn R. Phillips was a longtime partner at the firm. Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Andrei Iancu was also a longtime partner at the firm.

In 2020, Irell & Manella represented Labrador Diagnostics (a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group, itself owned by the firm SoftBank) in an infringement lawsuit against bioFire (a subsidiary of BioMérieux), claiming the firm infringed patents purchased from the disgraced company Theranos. This legal action attracted heavy criticism due both to the origin of the patents, as well as bioFire responding by saying they were working on COVID-19 tests during the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9][10]

See also

References
  1. "Irell & Manella, Revenue Increase, Profits Per Partner Increase". JD Journal. 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  2. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-27-me-45311-story.html
  3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-01-17-mn-19495-story.html
  4. "Irell & Manella LLP". Law.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  5. "Associate Bonus Watch: Irell Whacks Cravath, Again « Above the Law: A Legal Web Site – News, Commentary, and Opinions on Law Firms, Lawyers, Law Schools, Law Suits, Judges and Courts + Career Resources". Abovethelaw.com. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  6. "Chu to be Energy Secretary". change.gov. 2008-12-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  7. "Morgan Chu". Irell & Manella LLP. Retrieved 2008-12-16.
  8. "Firm wielding Theranos patents asks judge to block coronavirus test". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  9. A SoftBank-owned company used Theranos patents to sue over COVID-19 tests
  10. Fortress Offers IP Rights To Fight COVID-19 After Backlash


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