Munger, Tolles & Olson, alongside civil rights law firm Public Advocates, secured a significant victory in the California Court of Appeal in Cleare v. West Contra Costa Unified School District, a case enforcing the state’s longstanding requirement that every classroom be staffed by a qualified, year-long teacher.

Munger, Tolles & Olson has been recognized as one of Law360’s 2025 Competition Practice Groups of the Year. The annual awards honor attorney teams in 30 distinct practice areas that were behind litigation wins and major deals that resonated through the legal industry over the last year.

Munger, Tolles & Olson has been awarded the recognition of Equality 100, the highest possible score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2026 Corporate Equality Index.

On January 27, Los Angeles County Board Chair and First District Supervisor Hilda L. Solis honored the plaintiffs and legal teams behind Vasquez Perdomo et al. v. Noem et al., a landmark civil rights lawsuit challenging the federal government’s unconstitutional immigration enforcement tactics that began in Los Angeles in June 2025.

Munger, Tolles & Olson, partnering with the Norfolk City Attorney’s Office, achieved a significant victory on behalf of the City of Norfolk in Schmidt v. City of Norfolk, a lawsuit challenging the City’s use of an automated license plate reader (“ALPR”) system licensed by Flock Safety.