O’Melveny announced today that Lindsey Greer Dotson, a former Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California and chief of the Criminal Division, has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations Practice Group. She will represent and advise multinational and domestic public companies, boards of directors, audit committees, officers, and directors on complex white collar matters, including criminal cases, internal and regulatory investigations, governance and compliance issues, and enforcement concerns.

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International law firm McDermott Will & Schulte is pleased to announce that John Bridge has rejoined the firm as a partner in the Transactions Practice Group based in Los Angeles. John brings robust experience structuring, negotiating, and closing complex transactions across the energy and infrastructure landscape. John joins from Milbank, where he most recently worked in the project finance group.

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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP today announced another major addition to its renowned Intellectual Property team with the arrival of Joseph H. Lee, who rejoins the Firm as a partner in Weil’s new IP, Technology & Science Litigation practice in Los Angeles. Joe rejoins at the same time as Nate Christensen, a private equity partner in Dallas, and together they are the 14th and 15th partners to return to Weil since the beginning of 2023.

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International law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP announced today that Jack Stratton has joined the Firm as a partner in the Executive Compensation & Benefits Group in Los Angeles. Jack joins from Kirkland & Ellis LLP, where he was a partner in its Executive Compensation practice.

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Akerman is pleased to announce that Mel M.C. Cole, who is based in San Francisco, has joined the firm as a partner in the Labor & Employment Practice Group. Mel will be working remotely from San Francisco and assigned to our Los Angeles office. With a distinguished career in employment law, Mel brings extensive experience in class action and PAGA-only matters, as well as expertise in independent contract misclassification, particularly within the gig economy. Mel joins from Seyfarth Shaw LLP and her addition to Akerman marks a significant step in the firm’s strategic growth in California.

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In a move that brings together one of the most highly regarded land use teams in California and Paul Hastings’ elite real estate group, the firm has further solidified its powerhouse platform with the addition of partners DJ Moore, Beth Gordie, Winston Stromberg, Benjamin Hanelin and Lauren Paull in Los Angeles. The team joins from Latham & Watkins, uniting two top-ranked Chambers practices.

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