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Law Practice

Jul. 27, 2011

O'Melveny races to fill chairmanship

O'Melveny & Myers LLP is attempting to put an end to the infighting and partner defections that have recently plagued the 11-year tenure of current chairman A.B. Culvahouse. It has chosen three litigators as candidates to lead the firm.


By Casey Sullivan


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Is battle-scarred O'Melveny & Myers on a mission to heal internal wounds and end a wave of partner defections?


Industry watchers say its choice of candidates for leadership - three litigators - is an effort to wrest power from corporate lawyers and return it to the firm's base, restoring the balance some feel was lost in the firm's marriage to a New York private equity...

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