Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell

What Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell does

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is a full-service business law firm founded in 1981 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with an additional office in Irvine. The firm operates as a California limited liability partnership and is privately held, with a stated headcount of 251-500 employees. Its client base is organized around three primary segments: middle-market companies with revenues between $25 million and $2 billion, large publicly traded corporations, and emerging or entrepreneurial businesses, supplemented by industry-specific verticals such as hospitality, healthcare, cybersecurity, and entertainment. JMBM runs a broad practice platform spanning corporate law, securities, mergers and acquisitions, cybersecurity and privacy, white collar defense and investigations, real estate, litigation, taxation, intellectual property, and a dedicated Artificial Intelligence Legal Services practice; its Global Hospitality Group is a flagship specialty, with attorneys having handled more than 4,700 hospitality properties valued at over $125 billion.

The firm's business model is traditional professional services: revenue is generated through hourly billing, fixed fees, and transaction-based fees tied to deal value across M&A and financing matters; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. JMBM's go-to-market emphasizes partner-led, right-sized engagements — typically one senior and one junior lawyer per matter — to deliver cost efficiency relative to AmLaw-scale firms. The firm reaches clients through direct attorney relationships, referrals, industry reputation, and targeted content marketing (Hotel Law Blog, Cybersecurity Lawyer Forum), and its attorneys are recognized in third-party rankings including Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Legal 500, and the Daily Journal, and the firm was named a Go-To Law Firm by Fortune 500 Counsel in 2013. Marquee engagements include representation in the Paramount/Skydance media transaction, the Penske Media/Indiewire acquisition, the 24 Hour Fitness securities litigation, the Opticolor/Techmer PM sale, and the GammaTime $14 million seed financing, indicating deal scale and sector breadth that support a multi-practice, multi-industry revenue profile.

Name

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell

Legal name

Jeffer Mangels & Mitchell LLP

Website

https://jmbm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell is a Los Angeles-based full-service business law firm founded in 1981, serving middle-market companies, large public corporations, and emerging businesses across corporate, securities, M&A, hospitality, cybersecurity, and AI legal services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Business law services
• Mergers acquisitions
• Corporate legal counsel
• Securities law
• Litigation defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Services Fees: Traditional law firm revenue from providing legal counsel across corporate, securities, M&A, litigation, and other practice areas. Services include outside general counsel, transaction representation, regulatory compliance, and specialized legal advice.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is a full-service California-based business law firm providing legal counsel across corporate, securities, M&A, cybersecurity, hospitality, litigation, white collar defense, real estate, and tax matters. The firm primarily serves middle-market companies with $25M–$2B in revenue, large publicly traded corporations, and emerging entrepreneurial businesses, often acting as outside general counsel. Services are delivered via specialized practice groups with partner-led engagement and right-sized lawyer teams.

Product overview

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell (JMB) is a full-service law firm offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates a platform of interconnected legal service groups including Corporate Law, Securities Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cybersecurity and Privacy Group, Artificial Intelligence Legal Services, Global Hospitality Group, and White Collar Defense & Investigations. These practice areas work collaboratively to provide integrated legal solutions, with attorneys often serving as outside general counsel and coordinating the firm's specialized expertise in tax, litigation, regulatory, labor and employment, and intellectual property to address complex client needs across industries including hospitality, technology, healthcare, financial services, entertainment, and aerospace and defense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Global Hospitality Group®: Hospitality real estate development and operations practice with experience across more than 4,700 hospitality properties valued at more than $125 billion.
• Chinese Investment Group®
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Group

Products and services

• Corporate Law Services Corporate legal services covering commercial finance, business combinations, securities transactions, commercial contracts, emerging companies counsel, and industry-specific advice for sectors such as building materials, entertainment, financial services, motor vehicles, renewable energy, and sports.
• Securities Law Services Securities legal services for issuers, underwriters, and investors covering public and private offerings, venture capital finance, growth capital, and SEC compliance and reporting including 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K filings.
• Mergers & Acquisitions M&A legal representation for buyers and sellers including asset sales, equity purchases, mergers, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and spin-offs, with emphasis on middle-market transactions valued at $10 million to $500 million.
• Cybersecurity and Privacy Legal Services Cybersecurity and privacy legal counsel covering data breach response, CCPA and GDPR compliance, privacy program development, information security policies, and ADA compliance for websites and online platforms.
• Artificial Intelligence Legal Services Legal counsel for AI businesses covering intellectual property and patents, financing and licensing, data privacy and cybersecurity, technology transactions, regulatory compliance, and risk assessment related to AI technologies.
• Global Hospitality Group Hospitality industry legal services including hotel management and franchise agreements, acquisitions and divestitures, workouts and turnarounds, and regulatory compliance for hotels, resorts, restaurants, and branded residential properties, with experience across 4,700+ hospitality properties valued at $125B+.
• White Collar Defense & Investigations White collar criminal and civil defense, internal investigations, government enforcement defense, False Claims Act defense, and regulatory enforcement matters including healthcare fraud, anti-kickback, and sanctions investigations.
• Litigation Services General litigation and dispute resolution services including class action defense, appellate, real estate litigation, trust and estate litigation, antitrust, and professional liability defense.
• Real Estate Legal Services Real estate legal services covering transactions, development, financing, distressed assets, opportunity zones, project finance, and luxury home transactions.
• Intellectual Property Services Intellectual property legal services covering patent prosecution, patent litigation, trademark, copyright, licensing, and IP transactions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,700+ hospitality properties handled valued at $125B+
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp: LA-based mid-size full-service law firm with a strong entertainment and hospitality practice, comparable to JMBM in size, geographic concentration and practice mix. Directly competes for hospitality, M&A and entertainment mandates in the California market.
• Procopio: California-based mid-size full-service firm operating across San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Orange County and Silicon Valley. Comparable in serving middle-market M&A, securities, technology and emerging-company clients in California.
• Manatt, Phelps & Phillips: LA-headquartered mid-size law and consulting firm with strong corporate, securities, M&A and privacy practices. Closely comparable to JMBM in size, regional positioning, and a multi-discipline practice mix that includes hospitality and emerging-company work.
• Buchalter: California-focused mid-size full-service firm with offices in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Francisco, San Diego and other West Coast cities. Comparable to JMBM in targeting middle-market corporate, securities, M&A and real estate work for companies across similar revenue bands.
• Loeb & Loeb: LA-headquartered full-service firm with a celebrated hospitality, real estate, entertainment and media practice. Comparable to JMBM in serving hospitality-industry clients at the $125B+ scale of aggregate deal value and in the LA enterprise and middle-market segments.
• Cox, Castle & Nicholson: LA-based mid-size firm with a leading real estate and hospitality practice. Direct peer for JMBM's Global Hospitality Group in handling hotel transactions, financings, workouts and development deals in California and nationally.

Broad incumbents

• Reed Smith: Global AmLaw firm with a recognized hospitality sector practice alongside corporate and securities. Comparable to JMBM's Global Hospitality Group orientation but at materially larger scale, providing both competitive overlap and a benchmark for growth.
• Snell & Wilmer: Western-US mid-size AmLaw firm with offices in California and other Sunbelt markets. Overlaps with JMBM in middle-market corporate, M&A, securities, real estate and hospitality practices, though operating from a broader multi-state footprint.
• Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton: California-founded AmLaw 100 firm with strong corporate, M&A, securities and hospitality practices. Competes head-to-head with JMBM in LA/Orange County but operates with materially more scale and a national/international footprint, sitting one tier above in the market.
• Frost Brown Todd: Mid-size full-service law firm with comparable practice breadth including corporate, M&A, securities, hospitality and emerging companies. Relevant comparable for benchmarking JMBM's size, headcount band and middle-market positioning outside of California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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