Nossaman

Nossaman

Nossaman LLP is a national law firm with 160 attorneys and policy advisors located in seven offices throughout the United States. The Firm focuses on distinct areas of law and policy, as well as in specific industries, ranging from transportation, healthcare and financial services to real estate development, water and employment. Clients of the Firm include multi-national corporations, public agencies, private businesses, trade associations, non-profits, and individuals. E. George Joseph serves as Nossaman's managing partner.

The Firm was founded in 1942 in Los Angeles by Walter L. Nossaman. As a result of several mergers and acquisitions, the Firm’s name has morphed throughout the years. In 2008, Nossaman merged with the Washington, DC law firm O’Connor & Hannan and shortened its name from Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott.

Our Litigation Department celebrated a significant win with our client, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporate (FDIC), in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, as the Receiver for IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. v. Scott Van Dellen et al. where the FDIC was awarded a $169 million verdict. This was the first lawsuit filed against former bank officers by the FDIC arising out of the recent financial crisis and was also the first such suit to go to trial. This verdict was #13 on the National Law Journal's list of the "Top 100 Verdicts of the Year" for 2012, and was profiled by the Daily Journal as the Top Plaintiffs' Verdict by Impact for 2012 and named the second largest Plaintiffs' Verdict by Dollar for 2012 (the only case to earn a place on both Daily Journal lists).

Also celebrating many recent milestones, Nossaman's Infrastructure Practice Group, named one of the Top Project Finance Practice Groups of 2012 by Law360, served as the lead outside legal advisor to the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") on the $1.1 billion Presidio Parkway Project, the first transportation project in California to be delivered under the state's recently enacted public-private partnership (P3) statute. The project was recognized as the "Americas P3 Deal of the Year" by Project Finance International. Our Infrastructure group also advised the Virginia Department of Transportation on the procurement and negotiation of a $2.1 billion toll concession P3 to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the Downtown Tunnel/Midtown Tunnel/MLK Freeway. The project was the first United States transportation P3 to reach financial close in 2012 and is the largest transportation project undertaken in the region in almost 30 years.

Additionally, members of Nossaman's Healthcare and Corporate Practice Groups successfully represented HealthCare Partners, the country's largest operator of medical groups and physician networks, in their merger agreement with DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. The $4.42 billion merger was the fifth largest M&A deal in California in 2012.

Continuing the streak of success, Nossaman's Environment and Land Use Practice Group successfully defended the construction of a new $1.5 billion light rail transit line that will connect downtown Los Angeles with Santa Monica in a case of great importance to transportation and public works projects. Nossaman advised the Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority on environmental compliance issues and defeated state and federal legal challenges under the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. When completed, the project will establish the first modern rail transit connection between downtown and the west side of L.A. – an area with among the worst traffic congestion in the nation.

The National Law Journal named Nossaman to its 2012 “NLJ 350" list of largest law firms in the United States, and its 2011 “Midsize Hot List", a special feature that highlights 20 of the nation's leading midsize law firms. Chambers and Partners continually recognizes Nossaman’s Healthcare and Infrastructure Practice Groups in its guide to top law firms in the U.S. Nossaman Partners Geoff Yarema and Patrick Harder are top-ranked nationally in the public-private partnership (P3) projects category. Nossaman Partner Linda Morgan is also ranked in the top tier for the nationwide Transportation: Rail category. The Firm's healthcare practice is ranked in California as well as healthcare chair, Richard Spohn.

Nossaman is a member of The Bridge Group, a non-exclusive network of law firms in the United States and Europe. This network offers expanded geographic reach and depth of experience to clients, including the resources and expertise of more than 1,500 legal professionals in numerous cities around the world.