What Michelman & Robinson does

Michelman & Robinson, LLP is a privately held, full-service U.S. law firm founded in 1999 in Los Angeles by Sanford Michelman and Mark Robinson, and now operating as an international practice with eight offices across Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, New York, and London. The firm is organized around five core legal service lines — Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Securities, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, and Regulatory & Administrative Law — and adds specialized capabilities including Corporate Crime & Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Class Action & Complex Litigation, Private Prosecutions, Music Transactions, Real Estate, Tax, Environmental Law, and Foreign Direct Investment. It also staffs 14+ industry-focused practice groups spanning advertising & digital media, aviation, financial services, hospitality, insurance, medical devices, music, entertainment, sports, healthcare, construction, consumer products, fashion & luxury, and technology, serving a client base that includes publicly disclosed matters for Shiftsmart, CatchPoint Rights Partners, Change Lending, the San Francisco 49ers, Acceleration Community of Companies, and Dynata.

The firm has no proprietary technology platform, no API or developer-facing product surface, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities; service delivery is attorney-led and relationship-driven, with a stated strategy-first approach and deep industry immersion rather than technology-driven differentiation. Business model is professional services revenue earned through legal representation across litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters, billed via hourly rates, fixed fees, or alternative fee arrangements under bespoke multi-year enterprise engagements. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales through office managing partners and practice group leaders, supplemented by thought-leadership content, media appearances, industry events, and direct client referrals.

Growth in the most recent period has centered on international expansion: the firm opened its London office in September 2025 as its first non-U.S. location and has staffed it through a series of lateral partner hires (Akshay Sewlikar, Sukhi Kaler, Harry Dimoulis) and the integration of a four-person Corporate Crime & Investigations group, with Daniel Burbeary named London Office Managing Partner in February 2026. The firm reports ~85+ attorneys and legal professionals, is independently owned with no parent or institutional capital, and operates through separate California (LLP) and England & Wales (LLP) entities.

Name

Michelman & Robinson

Legal name

Michelman & Robinson, LLP

Website

https://mrllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Michelman & Robinson is a privately held, full-service international law firm founded in 1999, operating from eight U.S. and London offices. It serves enterprise and institutional clients across litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters, with deep industry specialization in insurance, music, financial services, hospitality, and 10+ other verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

Keywords

• Commercial litigation services
• Corporate transactional law
• Intellectual property law
• Regulatory compliance counsel
• Entertainment and music law

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: The firm generates revenue through providing legal services to clients including litigation representation, corporate transactions, regulatory counsel, and advisory services. As a law firm, billing is likely based on hourly rates, fixed fees for specific matters, or alternative fee arrangements for enterprise clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Michelman & Robinson is a full-service international law firm providing legal representation across litigation, corporate transactional, and regulatory matters. The firm serves enterprise and institutional clients through core practice areas (commercial litigation, corporate & securities, intellectual property, labor & employment, regulatory) and industry-focused practices spanning advertising, financial services, insurance, music, entertainment, hospitality, healthcare, technology, aviation, and consumer products. Revenue is earned through hourly rates, fixed fees, and alternative fee arrangements.

Product overview

Michelman & Robinson is a full-service international law firm offering legal services across litigation, transactional, and regulatory matters. The firm's practice is organized into core legal services (litigation & dispute resolution, corporate & securities, intellectual property, labor & employment, regulatory & administrative law), specialized services (corporate crime & investigations, bankruptcy & restructuring, class actions, private prosecutions), and industry-focused practices spanning advertising & digital media, financial services, hospitality, entertainment, insurance, music, technology, aviation, medical devices, fashion & luxury, sports, healthcare, construction, and consumer products. The firm also operates professional development programs including MR University (MRU) for continuing legal education and the Trial Advocacy Program (TAP) for hands-on courtroom training. With offices across California (Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco), Texas (Houston, Dallas), New York, Chicago, and London, MR serves an international clientele ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging startups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial & Business Litigation
• Corporate & Securities
• Intellectual Property
• Labor & Employment
• Regulatory & Administrative Law
• Advertising & Digital Media Legal Services
• Financial Services Legal Counsel
• Hospitality Legal Services
• Entertainment Legal Services
• Insurance Legal Counsel
• Music Legal Services
• Technology Legal Services
• Aviation Legal Services
• Medical Devices Legal Services
• Fashion & Luxury Legal Services
• Sports Legal Services
• Healthcare Legal Services
• Construction Legal Services
• Consumer Products Legal Services
• Corporate Crime & Investigations
• Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
• Bankruptcy & Restructuring
• Class Action & Complex Litigation
• Real Estate Legal Services
• Tax Legal Services
• Foreign Direct Investment Legal Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $14 million jury verdict secured for Shiftsmart in workforce tech trial
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Daniel BurbearycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 February 2026Daniel Burbeary named Office Managing Partner of London office. He was the firm's first official solicitor hire in the UK and first partner to join the London office. He focuses on cross-border litigation and international arbitration with emphasis on complex fraud and asset recovery.
• Akshay SewlikarcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Akshay Sewlikar joined as a partner in the Commercial and Business Litigation practice, bringing expertise in international arbitration, complex litigation, and investigations. His experience includes high-stakes disputes involving sovereigns, states, and state-owned entities, with significant work in financial crime, sanctions, and investigations.
• Sukhi KalercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLitigation partner appointed as part of London's growth strategy, strengthening the office's disputes capabilities.
• Harry DimouliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLitigation partner appointed as part of London's growth strategy, strengthening the office's disputes capabilities.
• Ruth PaleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the formal integration of the firm's Corporate Crime and Investigations group based in London.
• Polly SprengercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the formal integration of the firm's Corporate Crime and Investigations group based in London.
• John GibsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the formal integration of the firm's Corporate Crime and Investigations group based in London.
• Lily DoucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the formal integration of the firm's Corporate Crime and Investigations group based in London.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BakerHostetler: Mid-size national law firm of comparable scale offering industry-focused practices in healthcare, financial services, and technology, with a similar mix of litigation, transactional, and regulatory work.
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith: National mid-to-large law firm with similar multi-office footprint and broad litigation/transactional practice serving enterprise clients across regulated industries. Highly comparable in scale, partner-led model, and industry-vertical focus.
• Akerman LLP: Florida-headquartered mid-size national firm with comparable size, multi-office U.S. footprint, and industry-focused practices in real estate, financial services, and hospitality, mirroring M&R's vertical specialization strategy.
• Polsinelli: Mid-size national full-service firm with comparable headcount, coast-to-coast office network, and industry-focused practices across financial services, healthcare, and entertainment verticals.
• Buchalter: California-headquartered full-service firm of similar size with comparable multi-office West Coast footprint serving clients in real estate, financial services, healthcare, and entertainment, overlapping with M&R on industry verticals and geography.
• Saul Ewing: Mid-size national firm with comparable size, multiple U.S. offices, and industry-focused practices in insurance, financial services, and real estate that overlap with M&R's vertical mix.
• Frost Brown Todd: Mid-size national firm with similar multi-office footprint and industry-focused practices spanning financial services, insurance, healthcare, and entertainment, comparable in scale and positioning.
• Hinckley Allen: Mid-size multi-office firm with comparable scale serving clients in financial services, real estate, healthcare, and construction, mirroring several of M&R's industry verticals and full-service positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Smith: Larger international law firm with similar industry-focused model in music, financial services, and insurance and a global office footprint that M&R's London expansion is positioned to compete against.
• Greenberg Traurig: Much larger international law firm with industry-focused practices across entertainment, music, fashion, healthcare, and financial services that compete head-on with several M&R verticals at the enterprise end of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_mrllp
• Facebookfacebook.com/michelmanrobinson

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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