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Large Firms

Feb. 14, 2009

Quinn Emanuel Coup Throws Spotlight Back on O'Melveny

The departure of O'Melveny & Myers' Los Angeles white-collar crime practice chief James R. Asperger, who recently joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, could be a sign of trouble for the O'Melveny's local white-collar group, according to some legal observers.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The departure of O'Melveny & Myers' Los Angeles white-collar crime practice chief James R. Asperger, who recently joined Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, could be a sign of trouble for the O'Melveny's local white-collar group, according to some legal observers.

The high-level defection comes after a raft of other dust-ups at the firm in recent years, including a battle over le...

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