Arent Fox LLP is proud to announce that Robert C. O'Brien, the partner-in-charge of the firm's Los Angeles office, has been selected as one of The 500 Leading Lawyers in America by the publishers of Lawdragon magazine for the second consecutive year.

The selection process for The Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America takes more than six months, commencing with online balloting, followed by research and review of more than 25,000 candidates annually in every area of practice and in every state. These candidates are narrowed down to 3,000 ‘finalists’ through a combination of submissions from firms, voting in Lawdragon's online ballot, and research by Lawdragon’s editorial staff. The editors then subject the finalists to a “rigorous peer review, looking for the 500 lawyers who had the biggest impact on the law that year.”

In selecting Robert as on the 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon’s editors wrote “Arent Fox’s LA head is a top-flight commercial litigator who makes an impact globally, serving as co-chair of the State Department’s Afghanistan public-private justice reform initiative.”

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About Arent Fox: Arent Fox LLP (www.arentfox.com), with offices in Los Angeles, Washington, DC and New York is a recognized leader in areas including real estate, finance, health care, life sciences and complex litigation. With more than 350 lawyers nationwide, Arent Fox has extensive experience in corporate securities, financial restructuring, bankruptcy, government relations, labor and employment, finance, tax, corporate compliance, and the global business market. The firm represents Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, trade associations, foreign governments and other entities.