Nossaman LLP Information

Nossaman LLP is a national law firm with attorneys and policy advisors located in nine offices throughout the United States. We focus 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. Our clients include multi-national corporations, public agencies, private businesses, trade associations, non-profits, and individuals. Nossaman was founded in 1942 in Los Angeles by Walter L. Nossaman. As a result of several mergers and acquisitions, the name has changed throughout the years. In 2008, Nossaman merged with Washington DC law firm O’Connor & Hannan and shortened its name from Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott to Nossaman LLP. Chambers and Partners continually recognizes Nossaman’s Eminent Domain, Environment & Land Use, Healthcare and Infrastructure Practice Groups in its guide to top law firms in the U.S. We have also been named to Law360's lists of the "Best Law Firms for Minority Attorneys" multiple times and were ranked in the top quarter of law firms on the National Law Journal’s “500 Women’s Scorecard” in 2019, 2020 and 2021. We have also been recognized twice as one of the “Best Midsize Law Firms For Diversity” and in 2020 as one of the "Best Midsize Law Firms For Pro Bono" by Vault. Vault also included us on their “Top 150 Under 150,” a list which recognizes outstanding small and midsize law firms "that deliver big results.”