Liebert Cassidy Whitmore has announced that James E. Brown has joined its Los Angeles office as senior counsel, effective Jan. 3. Brown, a Riverside native, most recently served as Riverside County’s chief assistant county counsel where he supervised more than 30 attorneys representing multiple county departments—including the probation, fire and sheriff’s departments. Brown began his career with a Riverside law firm that specializes in civil litigation, and personal injury and construction defect matters.

Rimon is pleased to welcome former federal prosecutor and experienced litigator Manny Medrano to its Los Angeles office. Medrano focuses on white collar criminal defense, financial litigation, and internal investigations. Medrano joins Rimon from Zuber Lawler, where he was a partner. He has a legal and media background, which includes serving as federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California in Los Angeles, and Supreme Court correspondent for ABC Network News in Washington, D.C.