Litigation boutique uses political credentials, communication skills to serve clients effectively

Former Arent Fox LLP attorneys started their litigation firm to give clients a unique perspective on the pulse of the political climate nationwide and recently opened a satellite office in Washington, D.C.

By Nicolas Sonnenburg

LOS ANGELES — Former federal judge Stephen G. Larson and Robert C. O'Brien left big law firm management to focus on building a potent litigation practice.

Growing a large firm wasn't the goal, O'Brien already did that when he built the West Coast presence of Arent Fox LLP into more than 100 attorneys in two offices in less than a decade. Nevertheless, Larson O'Brien LLP has... (continued)