BuckleySandler LLP, a nationally recognized financial services and government enforcement law firm, continues the momentum of its strategic growth with the opening of a new office in Orange County, CA, effective September 1, 2012. The firm, which has offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York, is expanding to meet the regulatory, enforcement, litigation, and transactional needs of its Orange County clients.

“We opened an office in Irvine to provide our many Orange County and Southern California-based clients with on-the-ground expertise drawn from our extensive financial services regulatory, enforcement and litigation defense capabilities,” explained BuckleySandler Chairman and Executive Partner, Andrew L. Sandler. “The office’s close proximity to two of the most active federal and state courts will further benefit the firm’s clients.”

As a leading provider of legal services to the mortgage lending industry, BuckleySandler represents nine of the top 10 mortgage originators and the top 10 mortgage servicing companies in the United States. The Orange County office will provide its California clients with access to lawyers with a deep understanding of the laws and regulations and regulatory expectations associated with the mortgage industry.

Clinton R. Rockwell, partner in charge of the firm’s California offices, noted, “Staffed with attorneys who have long-standing ties to the Orange County business community, including John Redding and John Stoner, this office will enhance the firm’s ability to assist our Orange County-based clients to capitalize on the current environment’s business opportunities and navigate the increased regulatory, litigation and enforcement challenges.”

Orange County is the headquarters of many Fortune 500 companies and a hub for the consumer financial services industry, particularly in the mortgage and auto finance sectors. The new office is located at 3121 Michelson Drive, Irvine, CA 92612.

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