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| key_people = David L. Osias, Managing Partner
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| date_founded = 1977
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| founder = Fred Allen, Michael Matkins, Brian Leck, John Gamble and Richard Mallory
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| headquarters = [[Los Angeles]], California, United States
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'''Allen Matkins ''' is a prominent law firm based in [[California]] with more than 220 [[lawyers|attorneys]] serving clients from five offices based in [[Los Angeles]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[San Diego]] and [[San Francisco]]. The firm is led by David L. Osias.<ref>http://www.chambersandpartners.com/USA/Firms/65245-36457</ref>
'''Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory''' is a law firm based in [[California]] with more than 220 [[lawyers|attorneys]] serving clients from five offices based in [[Los Angeles]], [[Orange County, California|Orange County]], [[San Diego]] and [[San Francisco]].


==History==
==Community Involvement==
Allen Matkins was founded in 1977.<ref name="Bronstad2002-04-22">{{cite news |last=Bronstad |first=Amanda |date=2002-04-22 |title=Large Real Estate Practice Leads to Conflict Questions |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2002/apr/22/large-real-estate-practice-leads-to-conflict/ |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |accessdate=2019-10-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013044757/https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2002/apr/22/large-real-estate-practice-leads-to-conflict/ |archivedate=2019-10-13 }}</ref> The law firm concentrates primarily on real estate and litigation and does substantial work in corporate law and hospitality.<ref name="Djordjevich18">{{cite book |last1=Djordjevich |first=Vera |date=2006 |title=Vault Guide to the Top Southern California Law Firms, 2007 Edition |chapter=Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP |edition=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FIMRXFoPPJwC&pg=PA18 |location=New York |publisher=[[Vault.com]] |pages=16–20 |isbn=978-1-58131-413-7 |accessdate=2019-10-12 }}</ref> It also works on [[securities law]], [[employment law]], [[bankruptcy law]], and [[tax law]].<ref name="Djordjevich18"/>
Allen Matkins is also actively involved in local community projects. Both attorneys and staff at the firm participate in a number of ways that ensures success and advancement of these projects. The participation is generally through donations and sponsorships. Several employees of the firm also serve as Board of Directors for these organizations.


Prior to starting the firm, Fred Allen started working as a first-year associate at the law firm Stephens Jones in 1966 after graduating from the [[University of California, Hastings College of the Law]] earlier that year.<ref name="2015-10-05">{{cite news |date=2015-10-05 |title=Stanford Legend |url=https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/stanford-legend-50651 |publisher=[[Bisnow Media]] |accessdate=2019-10-14 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014004211/https://www.bisnow.com/los-angeles/news/commercial-real-estate/stanford-legend-50651 |archivedate=2019-10-14 }}</ref> He worked with Rick Mallory at Stephens Jones, made partner there in 1970, and that year hired Mike Matkins, Brian Leck, and John Gamble as first-year associates.<ref name="2015-10-05"/> By 1977, Matkins, Leck, and Gamble had left Stephens Jones.<ref name="2015-10-05"/> That year, Allen and Mallory started their own law firm, Allen & Mallory, which was renamed after 60 days to Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory after Matkins, Leck, and Gamble joined them.<ref name="2015-10-05"/>
==Recent Recognition==
The firm has been recognized by Chambers and Partners for its leading - Band 1 - California real estate practice for 10 years.<ref>http://www.chambersandpartners.com/usa/Editorial/42820#org_65245</ref>


The firm started with fewer than 10 attorneys at its founding and grew to 105 in the 1980s because of a strong Los Angeles real estate market that allowed the firm to manage many real estate agreements such as [[joint venture]] contracts between [[banking institution]]s and [[offshore investment|international investors]].<ref name="Berton1993-04-13">{{cite journal |last=Berton |first=Brad |date=1993-04-19 |title=Rainmaker behind the scenes |journal=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |volume=15 |issue=16 }}</ref> By 1993, the housing downturn caused by the [[early 1990s recession in the United States|early 1990s recession]] depressed demand for Allen Matkins' [[land-use planning]] and [[project finance]] experts, causing its headcount to dip to 95.<ref name="Berton1993-04-13"/>
Allen Matkins' [http://calcorporatelaw.com/ California Corporate and Securities Blog] edited by Keith Bishop has been recognized as a top legal blog by [[LexisNexis]] for two years.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}


In June 1997, the firm started a branch in [[Financial District, San Francisco]], owing to its desire to take advantage of the strong real estate market in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref name="Fine1997-04-28">{{cite journal |last=Fine |first=Howard |date=1997-04-28 |title=Irvine Law Firm Launches Office in Bay Area |journal=[[Orange County Business Journal]] |issn=1051-7480 |volume=20 |issue=17 }}</ref><ref name="Rauber1997-12-19">{{cite journal |last=Rauber |first=Chris |date=1997-12-19 |title=The dawning of law's Renaissance age in San Francisco |journal=[[San Francisco Business Times]] |volume=12 |issue=18 |page=3A }}</ref> Named partner Richard Mallory was the founding leader of the San Francisco branch,<ref name="Fine1997-04-28"/> which started with seven attorneys.<ref name="Rauber1997-12-19"/> In 2006, the company elevated Tony Natsis to be a named partner, renaming the firm from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory to Allen Matkins Leek Gamble Mallory & Natsis.<ref name="Fixmer2006-03-13">{{cite journal |last=Fixmer |first=Andy |date=2006-03-13 |title=Brand name |journal=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |volume=28 |issue=11 |page=48 }}</ref> Natsis had been a cochair of Allen Matkins' Commercial Project Group and was responsible for a number of the firm's major Los Angeles real estate transactions.<ref name="Fixmer2006-03-13"/> In 2007, Allen Matkins was ranked the 192nd biggest American law firm by ''[[The National Law Journal]]''<ref name="Djordjevich18"/> and it averaged profits of $740,000 per partner.<ref name="Elinson2007-04-05">{{cite news |last=Elinson |first=Zusha |date=2007-04-05 |title=Ousted U.S. Attorney Ryan Lands at Allen Matkins |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1175711401769 |newspaper=The Recorder |publisher=[[ALM (company)|ALM]] |accessdate=2019-10-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909150130/http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1175711401769 |archivedate=2007-09-09 }}</ref> In 2009, in the midst of the [[Great Recession]], Allen Matkins laid off six associate lawyers.<ref name="Greenwood2010">{{cite journal |last=Greenwood |first=Arin |date=October 2010 |title=Then and Now |journal=[[ABA Journal]] |volume=96 |issue=10 |page=12 }}</ref> That year, it also cut first-year associates' pay from $160,000 to $145,000, as did a small number of other law firms, actions that the ''[[ABA Journal]]'' said made the firms maybe "trendsetters, not renegades".<ref name="Filisko2009">{{cite journal |last=Filisko |first=G.M. |date=June 2009 |title=How Low Will Pay Go? |journal=[[ABA Journal]] |volume=95 |issue=6 |page=32 }}</ref><ref name="Hyland2009-05-04">{{cite journal |last=Hyland |first=Alexa |date=2009-05-04 |title=Laying down law: L.A. firm Allen Matkins rolls back salaries for first-year associates |journal=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |volume=31 |issue=18 |page=3 }}</ref>
==Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast==

The firm conducts the ''Allen Matkins / UCLA Anderson Forecast Survey of California Commercial Real Estate'' in conjunction with the [[UCLA Anderson School of Management]]. The ''Survey'' reports on the insights of supply-side participants - commercial real estate developers and financiers of commercial real estate development - for insights into their markets.<ref>http://blogs.anderson.ucla.edu/anderson/2011/07/commercial-real-estate-in-cali-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel.html</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.allenmatkins.com/Publications/About/About-Allen-Matkins-UCLA-Forecast.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208111629/http://www.allenmatkins.com/Publications/About/About-Allen-Matkins-UCLA-Forecast.aspx |archive-date=2012-02-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2016, Allen Matkins had $161 million in revenue.<ref name="Nisperos2017-08-02">{{cite news |last=Nisperos |first=Neil |date=2017-08-02 |title=Report: L.A. Commercial Real Estate Market Robust, But California Slowing |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2017/aug/02/report-l-commercial-real-estate-market-robust-cali/ |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Business Journal]] |accessdate=2019-10-13 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013044757/https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2002/apr/22/large-real-estate-practice-leads-to-conflict/ |archivedate=2019-10-13 }}</ref> In 2017, for the 16th year in a row, [[Chambers and Partners]] ranked Allen Matkins in the first tier of California real estate law firms.<ref name="Frisch2017-08-21">{{cite journal |last=Frisch |first=Randy |date=2017-08-21 |title=Plevin Recognized for His Expert Work in Employment Law |page=16 |newspaper=[[San Diego Business Journal]] |volume=38 |issue=34 }}</ref> In 2019, the [[State Bar of Wisconsin]]'s journal ''Wisconsin Lawyer'' noted in 2019 Allen Matkins that the law firm made prolific use of videos to market itself, having uploaded 425 videos to [[YouTube]] and having paid a helicopter to take a [[B-roll]] of the San Francisco skyline.<ref name="Bodine2019">{{cite journal |last=Bodine |first=Larry |date=July–August 2019 |title=Let It Rain: 8 Habits of Effective Online Marketers |journal=Wisconsin Lawyer |publisher=[[State Bar of Wisconsin]] |volume=92 |issue=7 |page=48 }}</ref> In the ''Of Counsel'' law journal, writer Steve Taylor said "one of the most compelling videos" is of an Allen Matkins lawyer taking care of a [[guide dog]] in the law firm's office while the dog's blind owner is recovering from an operation.<ref name="Taylor2011">{{cite journal |last=Taylor |first=Steve |date=March 2011 |title=And Three, Two, One, Action: LA Law Firm Showcases Itself with Short, Engaging Videos. |journal=Of Counsel |publisher=[[Wolters Kluwer]] |issn=0730-3815 |volume=30 |issue=3 }}</ref>

==Notable attorneys==
* [[Kevin V. Ryan]], a former US attorney who joined Allen Matkins upon being [[Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy|dismissed from his US Attorney post in 2007]]<ref name="Elinson2007-04-05"/>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.allenmatkins.com/ Allen Matkins Website]
*[http://www.allenmatkins.com/ Allen Matkins Website]
*{{YouTube|user=allenmatkins|title=Allen Matkins}}
*[http://calcorporatelaw.com/ California Corporate and Securities law Blog]
*[https://www.youtube.com/user/allenmatkins Allen Matkins YouTube Channel]


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Allen Matkins
No. of offices5
No. of attorneys220
Key peopleDavid L. Osias, Managing Partner
Revenue$161.2 million United States Dollars (2011)
Date founded1977
FounderFred Allen, Michael Matkins, Brian Leck, John Gamble and Richard Mallory
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Websiteallenmatkins.com

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory is a law firm based in California with more than 220 attorneys serving clients from five offices based in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco.

History

Allen Matkins was founded in 1977.[1] The law firm concentrates primarily on real estate and litigation and does substantial work in corporate law and hospitality.[2] It also works on securities law, employment law, bankruptcy law, and tax law.[2]

Prior to starting the firm, Fred Allen started working as a first-year associate at the law firm Stephens Jones in 1966 after graduating from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law earlier that year.[3] He worked with Rick Mallory at Stephens Jones, made partner there in 1970, and that year hired Mike Matkins, Brian Leck, and John Gamble as first-year associates.[3] By 1977, Matkins, Leck, and Gamble had left Stephens Jones.[3] That year, Allen and Mallory started their own law firm, Allen & Mallory, which was renamed after 60 days to Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory after Matkins, Leck, and Gamble joined them.[3]

The firm started with fewer than 10 attorneys at its founding and grew to 105 in the 1980s because of a strong Los Angeles real estate market that allowed the firm to manage many real estate agreements such as joint venture contracts between banking institutions and international investors.[4] By 1993, the housing downturn caused by the early 1990s recession depressed demand for Allen Matkins' land-use planning and project finance experts, causing its headcount to dip to 95.[4]

In June 1997, the firm started a branch in Financial District, San Francisco, owing to its desire to take advantage of the strong real estate market in the San Francisco Bay Area.[5][6] Named partner Richard Mallory was the founding leader of the San Francisco branch,[5] which started with seven attorneys.[6] In 2006, the company elevated Tony Natsis to be a named partner, renaming the firm from Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory to Allen Matkins Leek Gamble Mallory & Natsis.[7] Natsis had been a cochair of Allen Matkins' Commercial Project Group and was responsible for a number of the firm's major Los Angeles real estate transactions.[7] In 2007, Allen Matkins was ranked the 192nd biggest American law firm by The National Law Journal[2] and it averaged profits of $740,000 per partner.[8] In 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, Allen Matkins laid off six associate lawyers.[9] That year, it also cut first-year associates' pay from $160,000 to $145,000, as did a small number of other law firms, actions that the ABA Journal said made the firms maybe "trendsetters, not renegades".[10][11]

In 2016, Allen Matkins had $161 million in revenue.[12] In 2017, for the 16th year in a row, Chambers and Partners ranked Allen Matkins in the first tier of California real estate law firms.[13] In 2019, the State Bar of Wisconsin's journal Wisconsin Lawyer noted in 2019 Allen Matkins that the law firm made prolific use of videos to market itself, having uploaded 425 videos to YouTube and having paid a helicopter to take a B-roll of the San Francisco skyline.[14] In the Of Counsel law journal, writer Steve Taylor said "one of the most compelling videos" is of an Allen Matkins lawyer taking care of a guide dog in the law firm's office while the dog's blind owner is recovering from an operation.[15]

Notable attorneys

References

  1. ^ Bronstad, Amanda (2002-04-22). "Large Real Estate Practice Leads to Conflict Questions". Los Angeles Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c Djordjevich, Vera (2006). "Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP". Vault Guide to the Top Southern California Law Firms, 2007 Edition (2 ed.). New York: Vault.com. pp. 16–20. ISBN 978-1-58131-413-7. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  3. ^ a b c d "Stanford Legend". Bisnow Media. 2015-10-05. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. ^ a b Berton, Brad (1993-04-19). "Rainmaker behind the scenes". Los Angeles Business Journal. 15 (16).
  5. ^ a b Fine, Howard (1997-04-28). "Irvine Law Firm Launches Office in Bay Area". Orange County Business Journal. 20 (17). ISSN 1051-7480.
  6. ^ a b Rauber, Chris (1997-12-19). "The dawning of law's Renaissance age in San Francisco". San Francisco Business Times. 12 (18): 3A.
  7. ^ a b Fixmer, Andy (2006-03-13). "Brand name". Los Angeles Business Journal. 28 (11): 48.
  8. ^ a b Elinson, Zusha (2007-04-05). "Ousted U.S. Attorney Ryan Lands at Allen Matkins". The Recorder. ALM. Archived from the original on 2007-09-09. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  9. ^ Greenwood, Arin (October 2010). "Then and Now". ABA Journal. 96 (10): 12.
  10. ^ Filisko, G.M. (June 2009). "How Low Will Pay Go?". ABA Journal. 95 (6): 32.
  11. ^ Hyland, Alexa (2009-05-04). "Laying down law: L.A. firm Allen Matkins rolls back salaries for first-year associates". Los Angeles Business Journal. 31 (18): 3.
  12. ^ Nisperos, Neil (2017-08-02). "Report: L.A. Commercial Real Estate Market Robust, But California Slowing". Los Angeles Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  13. ^ Frisch, Randy (2017-08-21). "Plevin Recognized for His Expert Work in Employment Law". San Diego Business Journal. 38 (34): 16.
  14. ^ Bodine, Larry (July–August 2019). "Let It Rain: 8 Habits of Effective Online Marketers". Wisconsin Lawyer. 92 (7). State Bar of Wisconsin: 48.
  15. ^ Taylor, Steve (March 2011). "And Three, Two, One, Action: LA Law Firm Showcases Itself with Short, Engaging Videos". Of Counsel. 30 (3). Wolters Kluwer. ISSN 0730-3815.

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