Pepper Hamilton has continued its West Coast expansion by bringing on Howard Privette, who most recently served as the chair of Greenberg Gross’s class action practice and managing partner of the Southern California firm’s Los Angeles office.

Privette joined Pepper Hamilton’s Orange County office two weeks ago as a partner in its trial and dispute resolution practice group. Prior to joining Greenberg Gross in 2016, he spent 13 years as a securities litigator at Paul Hastings.