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LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK – Law firm Loeb & Loeb LLP announced today two changes in the senior management team. Scott Cotie has been named Chief Financial Officer and Patricia Anne O’Hara has been named Chief Information Officer of the firm. They will be based in Loeb & Loeb’s Los Angeles and New York offices, respectively.
Loeb & Loeb Chairman Michael D. Beck said, “Patti and Scott are two outstanding leaders and veterans in their respective fields, bringing a combined 40 plus years of experience to our firm. They have a proven talent for attracting, developing and maintaining a highly skilled team, and are team players all-around. We are confident they will both continue building on our firm’s status as an innovator and global leader among law firms.”
As members of the firm’s senior management team, both Cotie and O’Hara will work closely with Loeb & Loeb’s Chief Operating Officer Alan B. Cutler in their new role. Cotie will direct Loeb & Loeb’s financial functions in keeping with the firm’s strategic objectives. O’Hara’s responsibilities will include managing information and software development for the firm, particularly addressing the implementation of new and emerging technologies and applications.
Cutler said, “Scott’s level of expertise is second to none and will be extremely useful as we push forward with our financial objectives. Patti brings a wealth of knowledge and insight to this position that will further our strategic goals in knowledge management and increase our competitive edge in business technology. They are both considered to be among the brightest law firm professionals in the business. We are thrilled to have them on board.”
Cotie, a certified public accountant, joins the firm from the Minneapolis office of law firm Faegre & Benson LLP, where he has served as the Executive Director since 2008. Prior to Faegre, he held CFO positions at Alston & Bird LLP, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP over the span of approximately 15 years. Cotie earned his Bachelor of Science in Business degree in Accounting from the University of Minnesota.
O’Hara joins Loeb & Loeb from Adaptive Solutions, Inc., a nation-wide provider of systems integration and consulting services, where she served as CIO. In that role, she facilitated revenue growth and assured quality services. Functioning as an integral member of the company’s executive management team, she was responsible for the engineering and help desk services teams and offered strategic direction to members of the sales and marketing teams. Before then, she worked for 14 years as the CIO of WolfBlock LLP. O’Hara has a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University.
Loeb & Loeb LLP is a multi-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys focusing on select practice areas, rather than endeavoring to be all things to all clients. The firm is recognized as a leading law firm in the areas of advanced media; bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors' rights; business litigation; energy; entertainment; finance; intellectual property; mergers and acquisitions; real estate; securities; technology; and tax and wealth services. Loeb & Loeb has offices in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Washington, DC, Beijing and Hong Kong.