McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Settles Into New Los Angeles Offices
LOS ANGELES (December 21, 2009) – After more than 20 years at 444 South Flower Street, international law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is pleased to announce the new location of its Los Angeles office. The firm signed a long term lease with Maguire Properties to occupy 62,418 square feet at One California Plaza in downtown Los Angeles. The deal is valued in excess of $30 million. The space is located on two and a half floors at 300 South Grand Avenue. The new lease enables the law firm to consolidate its Los Angeles attorneys, who currently work out of two downtown locations, into a single location.
“This is superb space that will enhance collaboration between our practice groups and allow us to operate more efficiently and cost effectively for clients,” said MLA Chairman Jeff Haidet. He noted that the new office occupies a fully built-out law firm space with existing improvements as well as space that has been refurbished. By moving from 771 square feet per attorney to 586 square feet per attorney, the firm is realizing a 31 percent increase in efficiency.
“Our Los Angeles office has the region’s leading Government Contracts practice as well as a very strong Real Estate group, so it is ideally placed to help clients navigate the business opportunities and challenges associated with the stimulus package, as well as potential public-private partnerships for infrastructure development,” said Tom Abbott, chair of MLA’s Government Contracts practice.
In addition to real estate finance and development, government contracts, and the largest asbestos defense practice in the city, MLA’s attorneys and professionals in Los Angeles provide clients with service in commercial, employment and toxic tort matters, environmental compliance and white collar crime related issues. Clients include Fortune 500 companies, mid-size companies, major government contractors and non-profit organizations. Additionally, Los Angeles office attorneys have extensive international dispute resolution experience in the Middle East, Europe, Canada and Japan. “With our new location in the heart of Los Angeles’ financial district, we will continue to be ideally situated for both our domestic and international clients,” said Office Managing Partner, William Sayers.
Located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, One California Plaza stands 42 stories tall and offers 991,836 square feet of office and retail space and is near the government center and courts of law. Designed by Arthur Erickson Architects in 1985, the building consists of a vertical profile of curving reflective glass walls situated on nearly three acres of land.
About McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP is an international law firm with 475 attorneys and public policy advisors. With offices in Albany, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Denver, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Brussels, the firm provides business solutions in the areas of environmental regulation, international law, public policy and regulatory affairs, corporate law, government contracts, intellectual property and technology, complex litigation, real estate, energy and finance. To learn more about the firm and its services, log on to http://www.mckennalong.com.