NEW YORK—December 12, 2025—Eight outstanding lawyers reflecting O’Melveny’s wide-ranging capabilities and breadth of talent have been elected to the firm’s 2026 partner class: Caroline Lynch (Project Development & Real Estate—Los Angeles), Brian Quinn (Antitrust & Competition—Washington, DC), Asher Rivner (Securities Litigation & Financial Services—New York), James Rothstein (White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations—San Francisco), Anne Steinberg (Health Care—Newport Beach), Lauren Wagner (Securities Litigation & Financial Services—New York), Vincent Wang (Capital Markets—Hong Kong), and Heather Welles (General Litigation—Los Angeles).
“Each of our new partners embodies the very best of O’Melveny, demonstrating a relentless pursuit of excellence and an unwavering commitment to our firm and our clients,” said O’Melveny chair Bradley J. Butwin. “They have proved themselves to be not only superb litigators and dealmakers—consistently delivering top-tier client service and outstanding results—but also exemplary firm citizens, leaders, and champions of our shared values. This stellar group will enrich and strengthen our partnership and our firm—now and well into the future.”
About O’Melveny’s 2026 Partner Class
Caroline Lynch—Project Development & Real Estate / Energy—Los Angeles
With deep experience in energy infrastructure projects, Caroline Lynch is recognized as one of the nation’s top tax equity finance lawyers. She has represented many of the largest players in that space over the last several years in a variety of tax equity finance investments, project and portfolio acquisitions, joint ventures, and tax credit transfer transactions. Lynch also counsels clients on a broad range of corporate matters, including internal restructurings, commercial contract drafting, and corporate governance. Noted for her creativity and collaborative nature, she maintains a robust pro bono practice and helps schools and other community clients by advising on contracts, bylaws, and board member issues. She began her O’Melveny career as a summer associate after earning her J.D. from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and managing editor of the Columbia Law Review.
Brian Quinn—Antitrust & Competition—Washington, DC
Brian Quinn is an innovative litigator and legal tactician who steers clients through their most challenging civil and criminal antitrust matters—from investigations and trials to class actions and appeals. Law360 has honored Quinn as an antitrust “Rising Star,” and both Chambers USA and The Legal 500 US have recognized him for the numerous victories he has helped secure, including a precedent-setting win in a first-of-its-kind cryptocurrency case, and a complete acquittal at trial for a client in a high-profile criminal matter. Before entering private practice, Quinn served on President Obama’s White House press advance team and later served in the Office of the US Trade Representative, where he advised on digital strategy. Quinn began his O’Melveny career as a summer associate and is a member of the Employment Committee for the firm’s Washington, DC office. He graduated from Stanford Law School and was senior online editor of the Stanford Law Review.
Asher Rivner—Securities Litigation & Financial Services—New York
Asher Rivner is a seasoned litigator who advises financial institutions, private equity firms, corporations, and directors and officers on their most complex, high-stakes litigation and investigations related to breach of contract, derivatives, mortgage-servicing, indentures, and credit agreements. He also advises on corporate governance, bankruptcy and insolvency-related matters, and general commercial litigation. Clients count on Rivner to untangle intricate issues and transactions, and craft common sense solutions and persuasive, easy-to-understand arguments. He has served on the Employment Committee for O’Melveny’s New York office and has received two Legal Aid Society awards for his pro bono work. Before joining the firm as an associate, he clerked for Magistrate Judge James Orenstein of the Eastern District of New York. Rivner is a graduate of New York University School of Law, where he was awarded the Dean’s Scholarship and was the development editor of the New York University Annual Survey of American Law.
James Rothstein—White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations—San Francisco
James Rothstein guides clients through sensitive investigations and litigation, including cases involving allegations of white collar crime, executive misconduct, and securities fraud. He also counsels companies facing critical business disputes and government enforcement actions, and his accomplishments in numerous trade secret matters have been recognized by The Legal 500 US. Rothstein began his career as an O’Melveny summer associate and has served on the firmwide Associate and Counsel Advisory Committee. In 2019 he received the firm’s Warren Christopher Values Award—O’Melveny’s most prestigious honor—in recognition of exceptional client service, distinctive leadership, and superior citizenship. He clerked for the Hon. Harris Hartz of the Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals, and he graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and comments editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
Anne Steinberg—Health Care—Newport Beach
Anne Steinberg combines exceptional, vigorous advocacy with kind and empathetic leadership. Her practice focuses on defending US-based health insurers and managed care organizations facing government investigations, audits, and litigation, and she has significant experience facing government investigations, audits, and litigation, and she has significant experience managing complex False Claims Act litigation with the US Department of Justice and whistleblowers. Steinberg’s clients value her sound judgment and unwavering calm under pressure, seeking her counsel on a variety of regulatory issues including the increasingly conflict-ridden sector of pharmacy benefits and pharmacy benefit managers. Steinberg joined O’Melveny as a summer associate and has co-chaired the firmwide Associate and Counsel Advisory Committee, served on the Newport Beach Employment Committee, and chaired the Newport Beach Summer Committee. She is a 2021 Warren Christopher Values Award winner and maintains an active pro bono practice focused on adoption and veterans’ issues. Steinberg graduated from Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Lauren Wagner—Securities Litigation & Financial Services—New York
Lauren Wagner is a multifaceted litigator who excels in both the financial services and restructuring spaces. She is a go-to advisor for clients facing complicated bankruptcy matters and commercial litigation, including fraudulent transfer, fiduciary duty, and breach of contract claims. A respected thought leader in “lender‑on‑lender” disputes, she draws on extensive experience that includes a secondment at one of the world’s leading financial services companies, as well as a clerkship with the Hon. Martin Glenn of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Wagner began her career at O’Melveny as a summer associate. She serves on the firmwide Associate and Counsel Advisory Committee, has chaired the New York office’s Diversity Day event, and maintains a strong pro bono practice focused on defending vulnerable women. Wagner earned her J.D. cum laude from Fordham University School of Law, where she received the Archibald Murray Public Service Award.
Vincent Wang—Capital Markets—Hong Kong
Admitted to practice in Hong Kong, China, and New York, Vincent Wang is a versatile and trusted corporate advisor who specializes in capital markets transactions involving a wide array of companies, particularly mainland Chinese companies seeking to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Wang also counsels clients on bond listings, mergers and acquisitions, and matters related to foreign direct investment. He has earned a respected reputation for his vast market knowledge and his steady leadership in deal execution. Earlier in his career, Wang held an in-house role as counsel for a US private equity firm, and he served as a judicial extern to Judge Gerald Cohn of the US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He received a Master of Laws from Renmin University of China before obtaining his LL.M. and J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis.
Heather Welles—General Litigation—Los Angeles
Heather Welles is an exceptional trial lawyer and brief writer who deftly handles critical witnesses and arguments on behalf of a wide range of clients in high-stakes matters. She devotes a significant portion of her practice to water cases, earning recognition from Law360 as an environmental law “Rising Star,” and she has secured signature wins for the firm’s largest entertainment, health care, and insurer clients. Before joining O’Melveny, Welles clerked for the US Court of Appeals for the DC and Ninth Circuits. She has served on the Employment Committee for the firm’s Los Angeles office and the firmwide Associate and Counsel Advisory Committee. Welles also maintains a dynamic pro bono practice and helped achieve victories in two pro bono US Supreme Court cases. She graduated first in her class from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she was editor-in-chief of Ecology Law Quarterly.
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