Patrick Ryan has joined Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell as a partner and will head the firm's antitrust practice group. Previously with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Ryan focuses on complex commercial litigation including antitrust, class action, intellectual property, anti-counterfeiting/supply chain and constitutional matters. He received his J.D. from Notre Dame Law School in 1999.

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Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger added Nicole Legrottaglie as an associate. Legrottaglie, formerly of Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson, represents clients in a broad range of employment claims, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, ADA/FMLA compliance, wage an,d hour, contract disputes and unfair business practices. She graduated from Pacific McGeorge School of Law in 2010.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA