Arnold &Porter Kaye Scholer LLP,doing business as Arnold &Porter,is an American multinational law firm. It is a white-shoe firm and among the largest law firms in the world,both by revenue and by number of lawyers.
Gilbert Salvador Iberri Garcetti is an American politician and lawyer. He served as Los Angeles County's 40th district attorney for two terms,from 1992 until November 7,2000. He is the father of U.S. Ambassador to India and former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Latham &Watkins LLP is an American multinational law firm. Founded in 1934 in Los Angeles,California,Latham is the second-largest law firm in the world by revenue. As of 2022,Latham is also one of the most profitable law firms in the world,with profits per partner exceeding US$5.7 million.
Nathan Lewin is an American attorney who has argued many cases before the Supreme Court of the United States.
Thomas Peter O'Brien is an American white collar criminal defense lawyer at the Los Angeles law office of Ellis George Cipollone O’Brien Annaguey LLP. He was the United States Attorney for the Central District of California from October 2007 to September 2009.
Stephen Gerard Larson is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and a partner in the Los Angeles law firm of Larson LLP,which he co-founded in 2016 as Larson O'Brien LLP. He consistently ranks among the top litigators in the U.S.,having been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America©for his work in Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense:White-Collar since 2015.
The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is the California Superior Court located in Los Angeles County. It is the largest single unified trial court in the United States.
George Gascón is an American attorney and former police officer who served as the District Attorney of Los Angeles County from December 7,2020 to December 3,2024. A member of the Democratic Party and a former member of the Republican Party,Gascón served as the district attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019. Prior to his work as a prosecutor,he was an assistant chief of police for the LAPD,and Chief of Police in Mesa,Arizona and San Francisco.
The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is the legal agency charged with prosecuting crimes in the City and County of San Francisco,California,under California state law. The current district attorney is Brooke Jenkins. Occupants of this office have gone on to higher elected offices,including:governor of California,United States senator,and vice president of the United States.
Derek Anthony West is an American attorney,former government official,and the Senior Vice President and chief legal officer of Uber. Before Uber,West was Associate Attorney General of the United States and general counsel of PepsiCo. West previously served as the Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Division,the largest litigating division in the Department of Justice.
Leondra Reid Kruger is an American judge who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California.
Jesse Samuel Gabriel is an American constitutional rights attorney and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Gabriel represents California's 46th State Assembly district,which includes much of the west San Fernando Valley,in the California State Assembly.
Michael Nelson Feuer is an American politician and lawyer who served as Los Angeles City Attorney from 2013 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,Feuer previously served three terms in the California State Assembly,representing the 42nd Assembly District,and as a member of the Los Angeles City Council from 1995 to 2001,representing the 5th Council District.
The 2022 California Attorney General election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the Attorney General of California. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta was appointed to the office on April 23,2021,following the resignation of Xavier Becerra to become the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Bonta won a full term.
Jonathan "Jon" Amir Hatami is an American prosecutor who is a Deputy District Attorney in the Complex Child Abuse Section in the office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney. Hatami has prosecuted prominent child abuse cases,including the one depicted in the 2020 Netflix documentary The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez. On March 29,2023,Hatami announced his 2024 campaign for Los Angeles County District Attorney in Whittier,California. On March 7,2024,Hatami conceded that he had lost the district attorney's race after placing third in the primary election.
The 2020 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 3,2020,in Los Angeles County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 3. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as one of the countywide elected officials,the District Attorney. In addition,elections were held for various community college districts and water districts,as well as the Superior Court.
The 2024 Los Angeles County elections were held on November 5,2024,in Los Angeles County,California,with nonpartisan blanket primary elections for certain offices being held on March 5. Three of the five seats of the Board of Supervisors were up for election,as well as one of the countywide elected officials,the District Attorney. In addition,elections were held for the Superior Court,along with two ballot measures.
The 2024 Alameda County District Attorney recall election was a successful special recall election to remove Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. It was held on November 5,2024.
