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A Century of Adding Value
1909 – 2009: A Century of Adding Value
The world was a very different place back in 1909 when native Californians Edwin and Joseph Loeb founded the firm that would continue to carry their family name a century later.
It was a time when Wall Street operated with few checks and balances, labor issues were threatening many manufacturing and service industries, medical institutions were far removed from much of the country’s population, and the entertainment industry was in its infancy. However, fueled by the farsighted, entrepreneurial spirit of its founders and the hundreds more who joined Loeb & Loeb in the course of our first 100 years, we grew to become one of the nation’s most prominent firms, with offices in four major U.S. cities and doors opening soon to our new office in Beijing, China.
Since our early days in Los Angeles, we made a name for ourselves throughout the entertainment world – even though the motion picture industry in 1909 had not ventured beyond silent films, and the city was still 13 years away from its first radio station. By understanding and promoting the work of pioneers in science, technology and innovation through our representation of new start-ups like Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, we quickly established a reputation among innovators as lawyers with vision. We built upon that foundation by expanding to the financial, scientific and entertainment hubs of New York, Chicago and Nashville – tackling tough cases and winning client respect every step of the way. As we celebrate the beginning of our second century, we vow to continue giving our clients the legal experience and vision required to excel.
Landmark representations and client successes:
- Loeb & Loeb was instrumental in the launch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- The firm attracted some of the finest lawyers in the country, including Loeb & Loeb litigator Herman Selvin. Often referred to as “the most distinguished lawyer the firm ever produced,” Selvin had an international reputation as an inimitable trial lawyer and an appellant lawyer without equal. Upon his death, Selvin was given the rare honor of a memorial service held in Department 1 of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
- Loeb & Loeb provided trust and estate counsel, including intellectual property protection, to some of the world’s most prominent individuals and families, including the Getty family, William Randolph Hearst, Conrad Hilton, Mark Hughes, Gene Roddenberry, Frank Sinatra, Lord Gordon White, Johnny Cash, Dean Martin, Alfred Hitchcock, Muhammad Ali and Elvis Presley.
- The firm paved the way for some of the first private Chinese companies to be listed on U.S. stock exchanges, including the first reverse merger company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the first Chinese company listed on the American Stock Exchange.
- The firm was behind some of the earliest SPAC deals on Wall Street and helped numerous companies grow through this type of investment vehicle.
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