White collar crime defenders make their move.IN an unusual move for white-collar criminal defense lawyers, Tom Brown and Kenneth White, two top lawyers at Sheppard Muffin Richter & Hampton LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , have left the firm to form their own boutique in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . Brown & White LLP, which focuses on defending executives accused of crimes, expects to grow to eight or 10 lawyers. "Being in our own firm gives us more flexibility in representing clients," said Brown, a partner for 10 years who headed the 22-lawyer white-collar practice group at Sheppard Mullin. "There are fewer conflicts, and we're able to cut through a lot of the bureaucracy and just focus on practicing law." Brown, a,former federal prosecutor, has represented John Powell, former principal of Rockbridge Securities, in an investigation by the SEC and U.S. Attorney's Office, and URS URS Yours URS Ultimate Roulette System URS Uniform Reporting System URS User Requirement(s) Specification URS Undergraduate Research Symposium URS Unified Registration Statement URS Undergraduate Research Scholars Corp. in a federal investigation of city contracts in Los Angeles. White, a former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles who joined Sheppard Mullin two years ago, had worked for three years at Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker LLP. Pro Bono Short for pro bono publico [Latin, For the public good]. The designation given to the free legal work done by an attorney for indigent clients and religious, charitable, and other nonprofit entities. Scorecard Most lawyers gave up some billable hours to provide free legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. last year. * 66% gave free legal assistance to the poor or organizations serving the poor * The average lawyer performed 39 hours of free legal services * 46% provided at least 50 hours of free legal services * 70% said they offered pro bone services as a professional responsibility * 69% said the biggest challenge in providing pro bone services is finding the time Source: American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law survey of 1,100 lawyers Staff reporter Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. |
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