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Paul Hastings Lands O?Brien, the U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles

By Ashby Jones

The U.S. attorneys from the Bush administration are slowly getting replaced, and slowly finding homes elsewhere.

The latest big fish to step down: Thomas O’Brien, the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles. O’Brien will join Paul Hastings, where he’ll serve in the firm’s LA office.

O’Brien was nominated to the U.S. attorney position by President Bush and was confirmed by the Senate in October, 2007. Prior to becoming U.S. attorney, O'Brien served for over two years as the chief of the criminal division in the Central District of California. He also served as chief of the office's Civil Rights section, where he investigated and prosecuted federal hate crimes, racially motivated murders, human trafficking violations and police misconduct. Earlier, he served as deputy district attorney for Los Angeles County.

O’Brien (Naval Academy, University of San Diego Law) will practice white collar defense at Paul Hastings.

Full post as published by Law Blog - WSJ.com on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).