Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continues its strong 2026 hiring momentum with the recent addition of Partners Tatiana Berger, Jonathan Morris, Scott Nenni, Delmar Thomas, and Jacquiline Wagner in its Los Angeles office. Their backgrounds across employment and labor, commercial litigation, product liability, complex casualty, general liability, public entity defense, entertainment, trusts and estates, and trial and appellate matters further strengthen the firm’s capabilities in Southern California and nationwide.
The additions build on significant hiring momentum for GRSM’s Los Angeles office. Including this group, the office has welcomed 32 attorneys in 2026: eight partners, six of counsel, four senior counsel, and 14 associates. The firm also recently relocated its Los Angeles office to a new downtown space designed to support its team and continued growth.
“We’re excited to welcome these five partners to our Los Angeles office,” said Brandon Saxon, Regional Oversight Partner of GRSM’s Southwest offices. “They bring strong experience, great client relationships, and practices that fit well with our team in Los Angeles. Their addition is another sign of the momentum we’re seeing in the office this year.”
“The growth of our Employment team has been a major driver of the Los Angeles office’s expansion this year,” added Debra Ellwood Meppen, National Chair of GRSM’s Employment practice and Ventura County Office Managing Partner. “The attorneys who have joined us substantially expand our ability to support employers through complex litigation, counseling, workplace investigations, and compliance matters throughout California and across our national platform. We are truly fortunate to have hired such incredible talent who will undoubtedly bolster our already cutting-edge practice.”
Berger focuses her practice on wage and hour and employment matters, including internal investigations, human resources audits, and counseling and defending employers in workplace-related matters. She also handles breach of contract disputes, trade secret matters, and other business litigation, as well as trusts, estates, and probate matters. She is admitted to practice in California and Hawaii.
Morris is a trial and commercial litigator who represents companies, public entities, insurers, and entertainment-industry clients in consequential disputes involving substantial exposure, operational complexity, and public or reputational considerations. His practice includes commercial litigation, complex casualty and general liability, public entity defense, insurance coverage and counsel disputes, and entertainment, sports, venue, and live-event litigation. He is admitted to practice in California, the District of Columbia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of California, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nenni focuses his practice on traditional employment matters, including litigation, and preventive advice and counseling. He represents employers, including private companies, public entities, and individuals in a wide range of workplace-related matters. He is admitted to practice in California, the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Thomas focuses his practice on commercial litigation, including premises liability, product liability, trucking litigation, general negligence, insurance defense, including but not limited to catastrophic injury cases. An experienced trial attorney, he has successfully tried many cases throughout California. He continues to represent several Fortune 500 companies and defends several insurance companies in high exposure cases. He is admitted to practice in California, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Wagner focuses her practice on employment litigation, education litigation and employer advice and counseling. With more than 25 years of experience, she advises employers, business owners, supervisors, human resources professionals, public agencies, and educational institutions on workplace and employment issues. Her practice includes employment litigation, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, disability and religious accommodations, employee leaves, workplace violence prevention, employee handbooks, and policy development. She is admitted to practice in California.
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