Daily Journal: Top 100 Lawyers 2023 Anna Pletcher
September 6, 2023
O’Melveny partner Anna Pletcher has been named to the Daily Journal’s 2023 list of “Top 100 Lawyers.” The special report is a “prestigious annual roundup of the best lawyers in California.” Pletcher was recognized for the “series of successes” she has garnered since joining O’Melveny four years ago, including her role as co-lead counsel representing former Pilgrim’s Pride CEO Jayson Penn in the unprecedented three criminal antitrust trials that garnered national media coverage. Penn, who was one of ten individuals indicted for an alleged seven-year industrywide conspiracy to fix prices and rig bids of broiler chicken products, was acquitted following the third trial after just over a day of deliberations. “It was just a powerhouse team of incredibly talented lawyers from around the country, all of whom worked together seamlessly,” Pletcher said. “And we were able to leverage each other’s strengths and fight back against this government case that never should have been charged. It took a lot of time.”
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