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Law360: O’Melveny Hires Top Prosecutor For White Collar Team

July 18, 2022

Sid Mody, an assistant US attorney with the Northern District of Texas, has joined O’Melveny & Myers LLP as a partner in Dallas. “He [Sid] brings significant investigative and trial firepower to our global white collar group, and his deep experience in cybercrime and national security will be an immediate asset to our clients,” O’Melveny chair Bradley Butwin said. Mody is joining the firm’s white collar defense and corporate investigations practice and its financial technology, national security, and data security and privacy groups. “I’m honored to join O’Melveny and eager to work with this global firm’s outstanding teams in cybersecurity, fintech, securities, and national security,” Mody said. “I’m also excited to be part of O’Melveny’s continued expansion in Texas. The firm has already built a very formidable presence in the Lone Star State, and I’m thrilled to join O’Melveny’s impressive roster of Dallas lawyers.” O’Melveny Texas Regional Head and partner Tim Durst noted that Mody “meets a pressing client need and demand, our clients know him and we know him. He’s a subject matter expert in cybersecurity and now our embedded expert.”

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