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O’Melveny, a global law firm with 18 offices, is home to a talented team of more than 750 lawyers who help our clients grow, protect their assets, and navigate the challenges of complex law and regulation. A combination of sophisticated legal and business counseling and impeccable service has made us counsel of choice to an ever-growing list of market leaders, creating opportunities for our people to engage in the most challenging and exciting work. Even better, while we set an incredibly high bar for ourselves, we love what we do and have fun along the way.

New US restrictions are making it much harder for robotics products and components tied to China to enter the American m...
09/28/2026

New US restrictions are making it much harder for robotics products and components tied to China to enter the American market. The rules include an FCC ban on certain foreign-produced advanced robots and steep tariffs on key Chinese-made parts. O’Melveny’s David Makarechian, David J. Ribner, Greta L. Nightingale, and Wenting Yu explain what these changes mean for robotics companies, supply chains, and the future of US competitiveness.

We’re thrilled to welcome back veteran litigator and former senior federal government official David Leviss to the firm ...
09/28/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome back veteran litigator and former senior federal government official David Leviss to the firm as a partner in our Washington, DC office. He joins our Health Care Practice Group and Congressional Investigations team.

Excited to share that the ABA Antitrust Section has announced the forthcoming publication of Antitrust Law Developments ...
09/25/2026

Excited to share that the ABA Antitrust Section has announced the forthcoming publication of Antitrust Law Developments (10th Edition), with O’Melveny partner Ian Simmons serving as Editorial Chair. A landmark two-volume treatise in print since 1968, it remains a trusted voice on antitrust case law. We’re also proud to see O’Melveny partners continuing in key ABA Antitrust Law Section leadership roles, including Sergei Zaslavsky as Vice Chair of Podcast Programming and Ian Simmons as Articles Editor for Antitrust Magazine—reflecting O’Melveny’s ongoing commitment to antitrust thought leadership and Section programming. https://loom.ly/0FxPRHQ

DOJ’s National Security Division has issued a public warning that acting under the direction or control of a foreign pri...
09/24/2026

DOJ’s National Security Division has issued a public warning that acting under the direction or control of a foreign principal may trigger obligations under FARA or 18 U.S.C. § 951, with significant penalties for noncompliance. With new FARA regulations also on the horizon, this may signal increased enforcement of foreign influence laws. O’Melveny's Jim Bowman, Mark A. Racanelli, Steven J. Olson, David N. Kelley, Greta L. Nightingale, David Ribner, and Jared R. Ginsburg, explain key steps for assessing potential exposure. https://loom.ly/fcbJtUc

We’re excited to welcome Penelope Jensen as a partner in our New York Office. As the newest addition to our award-winnin...
09/24/2026

We’re excited to welcome Penelope Jensen as a partner in our New York Office. As the newest addition to our award-winning Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice, Penelope further strengthens our team and broadens our creditor-side and special situations capabilities. Learn more about Penelope and her practice: https://loom.ly/tnDUiSE

As a 2026 Summer Associate in our Los Angeles office, Martha Domnikov, a 3L at UC Irvine School of Law, enjoyed taking o...
09/23/2026

As a 2026 Summer Associate in our Los Angeles office, Martha Domnikov, a 3L at UC Irvine School of Law, enjoyed taking on substantive assignments and collaborating with colleagues across the firm. She valued the feedback she received throughout the summer and appreciated how generously people shared their time and insight. Martha also found the office to be especially welcoming and enjoyed getting to know her colleagues through both everyday interactions and summer events.

Learn more about our Summer Associate Program: https://loom.ly/EM4PRz8

09/23/2026

Asher Rivner, a partner in our New York office, works with private equity firms, financial institutions, corporations, and directors on complex commercial and fiduciary duty disputes. He also helps clients think through risk, structure transactions, and find practical solutions before issues turn into litigation. Get to know more about Asher and his practice in this short video: https://loom.ly/dC_4m78

O’Melveny partner Heather Welles will be a featured speaker at the Groundwater Resources Association of California’s (GR...
09/22/2026

O’Melveny partner Heather Welles will be a featured speaker at the Groundwater Resources Association of California’s (GRA) 9th Annual Western Groundwater Congress on Tuesday, September 29. Heather will join the panel discussion, “Getting Groundwater Allocations Right: What Is Legal, Fair, and Effective?,” which will explore case studies examining how allocation ordinances are designed and implemented, including the role of groundwater measurement, monitoring, and accounting systems in putting allocations into practice, as well as key lessons for GSAs, watermasters, and water users. More information and to register: https://loom.ly/AOMWKL0

We’re honored to be named a finalist in the “Corporate Culture & Wellbeing” category at The American Lawyer’s 2026 Indus...
09/22/2026

We’re honored to be named a finalist in the “Corporate Culture & Wellbeing” category at The American Lawyer’s 2026 Industry Awards. The annual awards recognize the legal industry’s most impactful and important work of the past year. Winners will be announced at a special ceremony on November 12 in New York.

An O’Melveny team recently advised Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in connection with the business combination of May Mobility, ...
09/21/2026

An O’Melveny team recently advised Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. in connection with the business combination of May Mobility, a global autonomous vehicle technology company, and ACP Holdings Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: ACGC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company. The team was led by partners David Ni and Doug Lionberger and associates Tom Underwood, Ronghong Dai, and Jesse DiLaura.

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