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Los Angeles Business Journal Selects Snell & Wilmer Partner Patricia Brum for Inclusion in 2025 Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40s

Dec 15, 2025

LOS ANGELES — Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Los Angeles Partner Patricia Brum has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s Thriving in Their 40s list. According to the publication, this list recognizes accomplished professionals who are making significant impacts in their industries while excelling in leadership, mentorship, and community engagement.

With more than 15 years of international business and litigation experience, Brum has distinguished herself as one of Los Angeles’ most dynamic and accomplished business litigators. A partner in Snell & Wilmer’s Los Angeles office, she represents major financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies in high-stakes commercial and consumer disputes, including matters involving emerging privacy and data protection laws. Brum brings a global perspective shaped by work in more than 40 countries and professional roles with the United Nations, Ernst & Young, and multinational companies prior to becoming an attorney. This international background informs her approach to complex cross-border litigation, where she has handled multimillion-dollar matters spanning South America, Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Beyond her legal practice, Brum is a committed mentor and an active member of the Brazil California Chamber of Commerce. She was previously honored with Snell & Wilmer’s Mentor Award for her advocacy on behalf of women attorneys and participated in the firm’s prestigious LEAP leadership program. Brum has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America®, the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “Women of Influence,” and the Los Angeles Times as a “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Visionary.”

About Snell & Wilmer

Founded in 1938, Snell & Wilmer is a full-service business law firm with more than 500 attorneys practicing in 17 locations throughout the United States and in Mexico, including Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto and San Diego, California; Denver, Colorado; Washington, D.C.; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas and Reno-Tahoe, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Portland, Oregon; Dallas, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah; Seattle, Washington; and Los Cabos, Mexico. The firm represents clients ranging from large, publicly traded corporations to small businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information, visit swlaw.com.

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