Los Angeles, CA. International law firm Nixon Peabody LLP announces the arrival of intellectual property partner Seth D. Levy. Based in Los Angeles, his arrival adds depth to the firm’s already strong national intellectual property platform.

White collar criminal defense lawyer Anthony Pacheco has joined Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) as a partner in its Los Angeles office. Previously with Proskauer Rose LLP, Pacheco has significant expertise in white collar criminal defense, regulatory representation, and complex civil litigation, including internal investigations and crisis management. A former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, he is experienced in all aspects of federal criminal prosecution. Pacheco is an accomplished criminal and civil trial lawyer.

Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today that Paul Rohrer has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a partner in the Land Use Practice. Rohrer was most recently a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has added two highly respected lawyers to its Intellectual Property Group. Formerly of DLA Piper, Robert Benson and Chris Broderick join as partners in the firm’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices, respectively.

The Firm represented Oaktree Capital Group, LLC (“Oaktree”) in its initial public offering of 8.8 million units representing limited liability company interests.  Oaktree is a Los Angeles-based investment management firm with approximately $75 billion of assets under management.  Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley were the joint global coordinators for the $380 million offering.  The units began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “OAK” on April 12, 2012.

Simpson Thacher recently represented Goldman, Sachs & Co. as sole placement agent in the private placement of $128 million in equity securities of Legend Pictures, LLC, the parent company of Legendary Entertainment. Legendary plans to use the net proceeds of the transaction to retire and refinance debt and for investment and working capital purposes.

Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. announced today that David Smith has joined the firm as a Shareholder, in its Santa Monica office. Mr. Smith will continue to focus his practice on corporate transactions, private equity, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital.

DLA Piper today announced that corporate and finance lawyer Masood Sohaili has joined the firm’s Los Angeles (Century City) office as a partner.

Proskauer announced today that Kenneth D. Sulzer has joined the firm in Los Angeles as a Partner in its Labor & Employment Law Department and co-head of its California Labor & Employment Law Group and its national Class/Collective Action Group. Mr. Sulzer was formerly a Partner and Chair of the California Labor and Employment Practice at Seyfarth Shaw.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that employment partner Catherine Conway has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office.  Previously at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, Conway will continue to focus on employment law, particularly wage and hour class actions.