Our Firm

About Greenberg Glusker

More than 50 years ago, our founders understood that providing excellent legal service and forging strong client relationships would be at the core of their success.

Over 50 years of dedication to that philosophy have proven them right.

Consistent, full-service, results-oriented lawyering is what distinguished Greenberg Glusker over 50 years ago and it is what distinguishes us today.

We honor the foresight of our founders who understood that solid, ethical, and effective representation leads to satisfied clients.

That's what makes us The Counsel You Keep.™

Greenberg Glusker At A Glance

Firm name:               Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP

Headquarters:           Los Angeles, California

Founded:                  1959

Name Partners:         Arthur N. Greenberg, Philip Glusker, Bertram Fields, 
                                 Stephen Claman, Sidney J. Machtinger

Managing Partner:    Stephen Smith

Attorneys:                  Approximately 100

Areas of Practice:      Entertainment, Real Estate, Environmental, Bankruptcy/Insolvency,
                                  Corporate, Employment, Estate Planning, Technology,
                                  Intellectual Property, Taxation, Litigation

Location:                   1900 Avenue of the Stars, 21st Floor
                                  Los Angeles, California 90067
                                  O:  310.553.3610
                                  F:  310.553.0687

Driving Directions:     Click here

Website:                    GreenbergGlusker.com

Blogs:                        Law Law Land
                                  GREENberg bLAWg
                                  Legal Ease

Community Involvement

Greenberg Glusker has played a significant supporting role within the Los Angeles community for over 50 years.  In addition to representing some of Southern California's top and up-and-coming talent and companies, we have been active participants in some of the City’s great art institutions, community-based organizations and non-profit initiatives, including:

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
• Alliance for Children's Rights
• Bet Tzedek
• Festival of New American Musicals
• The Housing Rights Center
• Jenesse Center
• Jewish Federation Legal Services
• Jewish Free Loan Association
• Legal Aid Foundation - Los Angeles
• National Adoption Day
• Public Counsel
• Women in Film 

Many of our attorneys help to further the cause of various Los Angeles-based organizations through their volunteer service as board legal advisors.  In fact, one of our founding members, Arthur Greenberg, has established a personal reputation for cultivating and supporting the Los Angeles art communities as a founding member of both the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).  Mr. Greenberg is also a member of the Board of Governors for the Music Center of Los Angeles.

Greenberg Glusker Diversity Statement

At Greenberg Glusker, we understand and value the merit of each individual member of our team, and we recognize the benefit of our collective diversity.  Our success depends upon the unique skills, talents, perspectives and experiences of each of our attorneys and staff. 

A diverse work force is essential to our ability to provide high-quality and creative legal services and to achieve the outstanding results our clients have come to expect.  Accordingly, we are committed to developing and fostering a professional, collegial and supportive environment that attracts, retains, mentors and promotes attorneys and staff of all backgrounds. 

We believe that creating and maintaining a work force that appropriately reflects our diverse community and global economy is not only a good business practice, but is also an ethical obligation we take seriously. 

Greenberg Glusker is committed to investing the time, energy and resources necessary to cultivate an environment in which all persons, regardless of their background, can feel at home and achieve their full potential.

Accolades

• Bet Tzedek, one of the nation's premier non-profit legal services organizations, named Greenberg Glusker as its 2011 Pro Bono Firm of the Year
• Chambers USA lists Greenberg Glusker's Entertainment practice in "Band 1" (the highest possible endorsement); Greenberg Glusker is one of only two firms that has garnered the highly coveted Band 1 raking for five consecutive years (2007 - 2011)
• Variety includes entertainment attorneys Matt Galsor and Alla Savranskaia in it's 2011 Dealmakers Impact Report, which features the top attorneys, executives, managers and financiers in the entertainment industry; attorneys Bert Fields, Bonnie Eskenazi and Stephen Smith have also been listed in recent years
• The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers list, an annual report of the 100 most influential attorneys in the entertainment industry, includes two Greenberg Glusker attorneys--Bert Fields and Bonnie E. Eskenazi for the fifth consecutive year
• Eleven Greenberg Glusker attorneys listed as  "Best Lawyers In America" for 2011
• Greenberg Glusker's entertainment blog, Law Law Land, wins top vote in ABA Journal Blawg 100
• The Los Angeles Business Journal names Greenberg Glusker's Candace Carlo to its list of "legal starts of the entertainment industry"
• The Daily Journal names Greenberg Glusker's Steven J. Lurie to its list of "Top 100 - California's Leading Attorneys of 2010"
• The National Law Journal features Greenberg Glusker as a top litigation practice for 2010
• Greenberg Glusker's Trusts & Estates practice ranked "First Tier" by U.S. News - Best Lawyers 2010 Best Law Firms listing
• Greenberg Glusker's Robert Chapman named as a finalist for the Public Justice 2010 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
• Climate Action Reserve, and its affiliated California Climate Action Registry, has recognized Greenberg Glusker as a "Climate Action Leader" for the third year in a row; this designation is the highest standard used in the state’s public reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, demonstrating the Firm’s long-term commitment to sustainability best practices and environmental responsibility
• Los Angeles Daily Journal lists entertainment attorney Bonnie E. Eskenazi as one of its Top Women Litigators for the third year in a row (2008 - 2010)
• The Recorder has named Bonnie E. Eskenazi as its Entertainment Lawyer of the Year, 2010
• Listed as the top law firm for "Film, Music and TV" in the US edition of Legal 500
• Worth Magazine ranks Greenberg Glusker estate planning attorney Jon Gallo as one of  its Top 100 Attorneys
• Los Angeles Business Journal ranks Greenberg Glusker as a "Who's Who In LA  Law" for its media and entertainment practice