What Glaser Weil Offers Clients

The lawyers at Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro understand their mission is to promote clients’ interests and help them achieve business and personal objectives.  While applying creative and comprehensive legal expertise in support of clients’ goals, the firm is also mindful of other factors that play an important role in the delivery of excellent services:

CONTROLLING COSTS.  We understand the best legal services have become very expensive and that clients of all sizes and industries are striving to control legal costs. In response we manage litigation matters and business transactions efficiently by employing a practical, common sense approach. For example, we send only essential personnel to depositions, court appearances and business meetings. The Firm endeavors to staff each matter to achieve optimum results while remaining cost-efficient, always keeping in mind the specific objective of the litigation or business transaction. We maximize our use of cost effective alternatives such as electronic research, paralegal personnel, video conferencing and other technology to control costs without compromising quality and results.

GOING THE DISTANCE WHEN NECESSARY.  The Firm's litigation partners are recognized as first-rate, experienced trial attorneys with hands-on experience with trials, appeals, administrative hearings, arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The Firm's trial attorneys frequently are retained specifically for their extensive courtroom and jury presentation skills – the number of court appearances made by the firm’s lawyers is significant and impressive.  Opposing counsel are generally aware that facing Glaser Weil in a Courtroom will require considerable skills.  This often translates as a warning message to those whose cases are vulnerable in any way. 

THE FIRM IS FREQUENTLY CHOSEN TO HANDLE DIFFICULT MATTERS.  Clients who find themselves involved in a highly publicized or politically charged dispute or transaction need attorneys adept at communicating the client's position in a sophisticated and appropriate manner. The Firm's attorneys have many years of experience in handling high-profile matters, including the defense of cities and municipal authorities, disputes between municipal authorities and public officials, the prosecution or defense of major defamation, securities and wrongful termination claims, and representation of both plaintiffs and defendants in large-scale commercial litigation. Members of the firm also have managed numerous high profile corporate transactions, including proxy fights, corporate acquisitions and corporate divestitures.

THE FIRM ENCOURAGES QUALITY OF WORK, NOT QUANTITY.  The Firm's attorneys are rewarded and promoted based upon merit, the quality of the advocacy skills he or she possesses and the ultimate usefulness and value of the services provided. This philosophy attracts high caliber attorneys who focus on understanding the clients' needs and expectations.

THE FIRM'S "VALUE ADDED" APPROACH TO BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS.  The Firm's business attorneys have a wealth of experience and knowledge pertaining to the various client businesses and industries they serve, enabling them to effectively handle and add value to all types of client matters. The Firm prides itself in its ability to understand and relate to the client's overall business and to provide advice that goes beyond a specific litigation or business matter.

ACCESS TO A WORLDWIDE NETWORK OF LEADING LAW FIRMS.  The Firm is the Los Angeles affiliate of Meritas Law Firms Worldwide, an affiliated network of leading law firms located in nearly every major city throughout North America and in over 60 countries world-wide, staffed by more than 5,000 attorneys. Whether the task is recording security interests and title documents in multiple jurisdictions on a single day, obtaining prompt information on Chinese law or performing due diligence on a British business entity, the Firm has instant access to counsel at the highest level of professional practice in practically every venue in the world. The Firm was selected for membership in Meritas after rigorous screening, and has been its Los Angeles affiliate since 1994.

CONTACT THE FIRM.  To discuss the firm’s services, contact the Firm for an initial consultation