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1885年1月2日，26岁的Henry O’Melveny和32岁的Jackson Graves共同创立了Graves & O’Melveny律师事务所，“旨在为洛杉矶市提供法律服务”。此后，这一历史性的创举见证了洛杉矶从牛圈尘土飞扬的小镇逐步演变成如今繁华的大都市。作为洛杉矶最早建立的律师事务所，美迈斯在经历了九次名称变更后，最终于1939年成为了O’Melveny & Myers，而每次变更过程中都无一例外地保留了“O’Melveny”。如今这个当初仅有两位合伙人的律师事务所早已发展成为一家在全球经济和政治中心拥有15个办事处和700多名律师的国际律师事务所。
美迈斯已跃升为全美乃至世界知名的律师事务所，这些无不归功于本所创始人和历代杰出律师们的孜孜以求，是他们长期以来所秉持的远见卓识才使得美迈斯的文化得以延续至今。致力于为客户提供优质服务、专注卓越、富有强烈的公民责任感，美迈斯从未放弃倾听客户的心声，我们一贯坚持与客户建立长期的合作关系，力图成为他们获得成功的真诚伙伴。
与此同时，美迈斯已故资深合伙人、前主席沃伦·克里斯托弗（Warren Christopher）先生在美国政界的传奇生涯也家喻户晓。在他的倡导下，美迈斯不遗余力地发展多元文化，不断向社区提供志愿法律服务。尽管克里斯托弗先生于2011年3月18日不幸辞世，但他那坚韧不拔的精神必将被所有美迈斯同仁继承并发扬——“一个美迈斯”，我们将沿着他所开创的未尽事业继续奋勇向前。
1885, Firm founded as Graves & O’Melveny
Over the course of his 60-year career in the law, Henry O’Melveny was instrumental in helping Los Angeles grow from a small frontier village to a major metropolis.
Early 1900s, Pivotal Irrigation Transactions and Water Litigation Support LA’s Growth
Businessman William G. Kerckhoff and his San Gabriel Power and Midway Gas Companies were clients of the firm for some 20 years, beginning with transactions related to his pioneering work harnessing hydroelectric power and delivering natural gas power to Los Angeles.
1930s, In Hollywood’s Golden Age, O’Melveny Enters the Entertainment Arena
The firm begins advising Columbia Broadcast System and representing A-list actors like Bing Crosby.
1939, Firm Becomes O’Melveny & Myers
Judge Louis W. Myers served as Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court before joining the firm. During his illustrious career as a partner, Judge Myers focused on appellate court litigation, handling such important cases as NLRB v. Mackay Radio before the US Supreme Court, and won 90% of them.
1940s, Firm Represents Defense Contractors
During WWII, O’Melveny represents major defense contractors Lockheed, Northrop, and California Institute of Technology.
1950, Warren Christopher Joins Firm
The future secretary of state joins the firm, which he would one day lead as chair. Later Christopher cites O’Melveny’s open atmosphere, saying “it was very welcoming to me.”
1950s, Firm Negotiates Dodgers’ Move
Walter O’Malley taps the firm to represent him in a contract dispute over the Brooklyn Dodgers’ move to LA, ending with a state Supreme Court ruling allowing Dodger Stadium to be built.
1970, Century City Office Opens
As Century City rose from the old movie back lot of Twentieth Century Fox Studios to become a major commercial district, O’Melveny set up shop there to better serve its clients.
1970s, Firm Takes on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
The firm wins its first engagement related to Trans-Alaska Pipeline, bringing suit on behalf of Alyeska covering US$4 million in claims arising from defective protective tape on all 400 miles of pipeline.
1976, Washington, DC Office Established
Many of O’Melveny’s DC lawyers have served in senior government leadership positions or as counsel to community, educational and public interest organizations.
1977, Former Secretary of Transportation William T. Coleman, Jr., Joins Firm
Coleman becomes the firm’s first lateral partner since Judge Louis W. Myers 50 years earlier, and its first African-American partner.
1979, Newport Beach Office Opens
The Newport Beach office is home to the firm’s Life Sciences and Medical Technology Practice.
1983, New York Office Established
Located in the heart of Times Square, O’Melveny’s New York office counsels sophisticated, industry-leading clients.
1980s, Firm Takes on Coordinated Asbestos Insurance Coverage Cases
INA Corp. (which later becomes CIGNA) retains O’Melveny to defend against actions by numerous asbestos manufacturers in the decade’s largest asbestos-related dispute. Several years into the complex litigation, O’Melveny advises INA on settlement talks leading to the landmark Wellington Agreement.
1986, London Office Opens
O'Melveny's London office represents prominent private equity houses, financial institutions and corporate clients.
1987, Tokyo Office Established
The team in Japan includes bengoshi (licensed Japanese lawyers), allowing the firm to advise Japanese and foreign clients on US and Japanese law.
1988, San Francisco Office Opens
San Francisco lawyers use an interdisciplinary approach to help clients —innovative technology companies and leading financial institutions— with their business challenges.
1994, Hong Kong Office Established
Lawyers in the Hong Kong office practice US and Hong Kong law, with most speaking fluent English, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese.
1990’s, Firm Helps Complete Historic Public Works Deal
O’Melveny represented the Cities of Long Beach and Los Angeles and their joint authority, the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, in one of the largest public works projects ever undertaken in the US—a US$2.4 billion, 20-mile, high-speed freight rail corridor linking the nation’s two largest ports with the intercontinental rail system.
1996, Shanghai Office Opens
O’Melveny is one of the largest and oldest foreign law offices in Shanghai.
2000s, Firm Takes Exxon’s Fight to SCOTUS
For ExxonMobil, the Firm wins a Supreme Court decision eliminating almost US$4.5 billion from the original US$5 billion punitive damages verdict in the Valdez case and establishing a new maritime law punitive damages standard.
2001, Silicon Valley Office Established
From offices at the top of Silicon Valley’s storied Sand Hill Road, lawyers in O’Melveny’s Silicon Valley office work with technology companies and investors to support growth at every stage of the corporate life cycle.
2003, Beijing Office Opens
O’Melveny was one of the first US law firms to set up in mainland China.
2004, Brussels Office Established
O’Melveny’s Brussels office helps clients navigate EU and national competition law, as well as trade and sector regulation.
2008, Singapore Office Opens
From its hub in Singapore, O’Melveny provides broad transactional and dispute resolution support for client needs in Southeast Asia.
2012, Seoul Office Established
O’Melveny ranks among the most active international law firms in South Korea, representing clients in antitrust investigations, patent litigation, and M&A.
