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Snell & Wilmer Welcomes EJ Odigwe to the Phoenix Office

Feb 25, 2026

Phoenix – Snell & Wilmer is pleased to announce that Ijeoma (EJ) Odigwe has joined the firm’s Phoenix office as an associate in its Special Litigation and Compliance Practice Group.

EJ’s practice focuses on healthcare litigation, compliance, and regulation for healthcare organizations and providers. Prior to joining Snell & Wilmer, EJ spent five years as a litigation associate at an AmLaw 200 firm, where he defended major manufacturers in product liability and mass tort cases nationwide. EJ is familiar with all phases of litigation and trial. EJ has managed all stages of discovery, including taking nearly 40 depositions of plaintiffs and fact witnesses. EJ also served on several trial teams for high-stakes jury trials, across multiple state and federal jurisdictions, involving Fortune 500 companies and millions of dollars of potential compensatory and punitive damages.

EJ received his J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School, his B.A. in Ethnicity & Race Studies (with a Concentration in Public Health) at Columbia University, and further received his M.S. in Health Care Administration & Policy from Arizona State University.

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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