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Government

Aug. 18, 2009

Speculation About O'Brien Successor Swirls Around Five Lawyers

With Thomas P. O'Brien's imminent departure as U.S. attorney for the Central District of California to help set up a white-collar criminal defense practice, talk around tables at mixers and restaurants is on who will be his successor.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Thomas P. O'Brien's imminent departure as U.S. attorney for the Central District of California to help set up a white-collar criminal defense practice at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker's Los Angeles office has focused the spotlight, and the talk around tables at mixers and restaurants, on who will be his successor.

One source said a name could be submitted to the White House in as littl...

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