Law Firm Overview

Clients turn to Hill, Farrer & Burrill time after time because they know we share their sense of urgency. We work hard to understand our clients' goals, to keep them fully informed and to help them make decisions that will quickly get the results they seek.

Our Full-Service Approach
Our attorneys have successfully handled thousands of transactions and won thousands of cases. Hill, Farrer & Burrill lawyers are respected by the courts and our peers for our solid understanding of the law and aggressive advocacy for our clients.

Results-Oriented

We have an outstanding track record. We are proud to have represented many of our clients for decades – through changes in management and ownership, from early-stage growth to mature expansion.

Courtroom Experience

Having Hill, Farrer & Burrill on your side tells your opponent you are prepared to take a dispute to trial and present a winning case.

80-Year Track Record

We remain a one-office, California firm. The attorneys you start with stay with you throughout the process – continuity that translates into greater efficiency, deeper understanding of the issues and success after success for our clients.

Firm Policy on Diversity

It is the Firm's policy to recognize and promote diversity in its business dealings with clients, staff, and the greater legal community. We are committed to enhancing the opportunities of women, people of color, and others who have been traditionally underrepresented in the legal profession to participate meaningfully in the practice of law and management of the firm. We view our commitment to diversity as an ongoing, important, and worthwhile initiative that is consistent with our being a major law firm in such a culturally diverse region as Los Angeles County.

Our dedication to diversity begins with the law schools at which we recruit, and extends to the hiring of staff and the selection of qualified partners and firm managers to run the day-to-day affairs of the firm. We maintain a strong Equal Employment Policy and are proud of our long history of operating a law practice in which attorneys and staff feel welcomed and appreciated. We intend to continue demonstrating the importance of diversity to the firm by sponsoring continuing education programs devoted to expanding opportunities for women and minorities in the legal field, participating in bar activities that recognize and promote diversity, and engaging in other activities in the community which foster and recognize the importance of diversity in our society.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Bankruptcy
• Corporate Transactions & Consulting
• Entertainment
• Environmental
• Insurance & Surety Law
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation
• Real Property
• Taxation & Estate Planning
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Eminent Domain
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Litigation & Appeals
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Bad Faith Insurance, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Bankruptcy, Creditors' Rights, Debt Discharge, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Joint Ventures, Business Organizations, Corporate Governance, Formation & Business Planning, Partnerships, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Eminent Domain, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Entertainment, Environmental Law, Hazardous Waste, Regulatory Compliance & Auditing, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Patents, Technology Licensing, Trade Dress, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Patent Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Commercial Real Estate, Condemnation, Land Use & Zoning, Taxation Law, Corporate Taxation, Estate & Gift Taxation