Los Angeles is a diverse metropolis: a tapestry of neighborhoods, a corporate center and a global gateway.  Wilson Elser's Los Angeles office has served this multifaceted city for 30 years, blending hometown knowledge with the resources of a national law firm.

An anchor for the firm's Pacific Rim interests, our office recognizes the importance of attorneys practicing in a world without borders.  Our attorneys have contacts throughout Asia, including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.

We have a long history of service to our Asian clients and their business interests in California.  We have knowledge of Asian business practices and procedures, language capabilities and experience in the Asian insurance market.  One of our attorneys is a past president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, a professional advocacy group representing the interests of more than 40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide.

The firm serves the needs of a state where growth rarely seems to slow down.  As California has experienced booms in building and manufacturing- and the attendant growth in professional services- Wilson Elser has time and again proven a valuable resource for clients.  Some of the areas in which our skills have been brought to bear in this climate of dynamic growth are construction litigation; directors and officers litigation; employment 
issues; insurance coverage; and general, professional and product liability.  We have represented the state of California, as well as numerous municipalities, on a variety of issues.

Moreover, the firm has been involved in some of the largest cases filed in California involving insurance coverage for response costs in environmental incidents.  Our office has handled a wide variety of environmental and toxic tort issues, including defense of institutions against claims of liability for groundwater contamination and for exposures to asbestos, solvents and lead paint.

Our attorneys represent insurers and reinsurers in court and before administrative agencies.  We have experience in high-exposure commercial tort litigation, as well as all aspects of errors and omissions, including the defense of financial institutions, securities brokers and insurance agents.

Always on top of innovative practice areas, we have recognized that the increasing age of the general population has made elder care litigation a growth industry.  Our office represents health care institutions in cases involving allegations of elder abuse and neglect.  Recent changes in California laws have created a proliferation of such cases, and we are ready to respond.

Our attorneys have a broad range of professional experience, including positions such as supervising attorney for the State of California Department of Transportation and arbiter and temporary judge in the Los Angeles courts.  Additionally, the attorneys have served in a variety of capacities with the American, Asian American, California and Los Angeles County bar associations.