Ellis George LLP

Managing Partner: Keith Wesley

Number of partners: 22

Number of associates: 20

Number of counsels and senior counsels: 6

Languages: English; Spanish; Arabic; Armenian; French; German; Hindi; Igbo; Italian; Korean; Mandarin; Portuguese; Tagalog; Vietnamese

Offices: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Washington, D.C.

Firm Overview

Over the past 40 years, Ellis George LLP (formerly Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien LLP) has successfully litigated and tried challenging cases nationwide, securing favorable settlements and substantial sums for clients. Ellis George LLP attorneys are equally at home in the various phases of civil litigation as they are in trial itself. Handling both plaintiff and defense side matters, Ellis George attorneys have secured top ten annual verdicts and also defeated billions of dollars in claims in a wide variety of commercial litigation contexts. In 2024, Ellis George has continued to prosecute claims on behalf of a plaintiff class of minorities treated discriminately by Wells Fargo on loan and refinance applications, while also defending corporations in “bet the company” cases. Name partner Eric George is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and regularly recognized in California’s Daily Journal as one of the State’s “Top 100” Attorneys.

Practice Areas:

Ellis George LLP represents clients in federal and state courts, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative tribunals. Ellis George clients range from Fortune 500 businesses to entrepreneurs to professionals to consumers, whether plaintiffs or defendants.

Ellis George’s practice spans the full scope of business disputes, including:

• Business disputes
• Intellectual property
• Entertainment
• Class actions
• Defamation
• False advertising
• Professional liability
• Real estate
• White Collar Criminal and Regulatory Defense
• Data Privacy and Cyber Security
• Internal Corporate Investigations
• Employment

With a deep bench of trial attorneys collectively bringing the experience of hundreds of trials to the table, EG’s civil litigation group sends a fearsome message to their opponents that their clients are ready to go to trial. Handling both plaintiff and defense side matters, EG litigators have secured top 10 annual verdicts and also defeated billions of dollars in claims at both the pleading and trial stage in a wide variety of commercial litigation contexts. EG partners prioritize the business needs of their clients—including various Fortune 500 companies—through client operations and priorities, the regulatory and business environment in which it operates, and the impact of the litigation on their business. EG’s recent key victories include defeating a Southern California municipality’s attempt to restrict the operations of two international real estate development funds’ multi-use development, obtaining an injunction on behalf of a film producer against two Hollywood production companies, a successful resolution of fraud claims asserted by our client against a hedge fund that had misrepresented its historical performance and abilities, and a win at the U.S. Tax Court after a trial over the tax treatment of a $23 million settlement payment.

Key Clients: Atari, Brandy Melville, Brighton Collectibles, Citizens of Humanity, CBRE, City of Los Angeles, Colony Capital, Huntsman Corp., Irvine Co., L’Oreal USA, LuLaRoe, Tiffany & Co., and WebMD Health

Contact Name: Keith Wesley

Tel: 310.274.7100

Email: [email protected]