Overview
Patricia Glaser is head of Glaser Weil’s Litigation Department and tops the short list of trial attorneys in the nation sought after for high-stakes litigation. Respected as a business trial lawyer, she also provides general legal counsel to publicly and privately held companies across a range of industries, including entertainment, intellectual property, real estate, banking and securities. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, major studios, real estate investors and developers, financial institutions, and high-profile entertainers and public figures.
Patty’s impact on Glaser Weil is indisputable. Her tenacious style of litigating, unmatched level of personal attention to clients, and effectiveness in managing and training her teams has distinguished and defined Glaser Weil’s litigators and built the Firm into what it is today. Glaser Weil’s Litigation Department includes 40+ attorneys, making up nearly half of the Firm. Under Patty’s leadership, the Firm’s attorneys have cemented a premier market reputation, earning victory after victory for a broad range of clients.
Patty is consistently ranked as one of California’s top business trial attorneys. Chambers and Partners describes her as a “trial icon” and gives her top California rankings in both general commercial litigation and media and entertainment litigation. Benchmark Litigation identifies Patty in its rankings of “Top 20 Trial Lawyers California,” “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” and “Top 250 Women Litigators.” Benchmark has named Patty “arguably the firm’s most celebrated figure and a ‘fearless’ trial lawyer,” considered “a first-call among her wide-ranging client base.” Since its inception, Lawdragon has consistently recognized her in their list of the “500 Leading Lawyers in America.” The Los Angeles Business Journal awarded her the “Legal Excellence (Lifetime) Specialty Award,” named her “Business Leader of the Year” in the Services category, and lists her among the “Most Influential Women Lawyers in Los Angeles” and the “Los Angeles 500,” a guide to the most influential individuals in LA. She has also earned the prestigious honor of “Legal Legend,” “Power Lawyer” and “Hall of Fame Legend” by The Hollywood Reporter and inclusion in Variety’s “Legal Impact Report.” Year after year, Patty is included in the Daily Journal’s lists of “100 Leading Attorneys in California,” “Top Women Litigators” and “California’s Top Entertainment Attorneys.”
A highlight reel of Patty’s career spans decades. From handling a major government antitrust case as a very junior lawyer to representing MGM Grand in a suite of multidistrict cases related to the tragic 1980 casino fire, Patty has been engaged in some of the most consequential matters of our time.
Patty is particularly sought after for:
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General commercial litigation
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Entertainment litigation
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Intellectual property litigation
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Real estate litigation
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Banking and securities litigation
Patty serves on the Board of Directors of several prominent arts organizations, including the Los Angeles Music Center Theatre Group and The Geffen Playhouse. Her interest in the arts extends to producing plays and other theatrical pieces. Her leadership positions include serving on the Board of Trustees of AltaMed Foundation, serving on the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as vice chair of the Western Region of the American Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and on the UCLA Israel Studies Program Advisory Board. She previously served on the Board of Trustees for The National Judicial College. In addition, Patty is a member of the Advancement Project Leadership Council (now known as Catalyst California), a next-generation civil rights advocacy organization, and is active in fundraising for a large number of charities, political issues and candidates.
Patty received her bachelor’s degree from The American University and her law degree from Rutgers University. At Rutgers, she served on the Law Review and as president of the Student Bar Association. She currently serves on the Rutgers Dean Advisory Counsel. After law school, she clerked for Hon. David W. Williams, district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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Education
Rutgers Law School, J.D.
The American University, B.A.
Admissions
- California
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“She is very thorough and helpful, very strong in oral and written advocacy, very comprehensive about thinking through all the avenues and advocating strongly for me.”