Angela Thaler Wilks is Assistant General Counsel to O’Melveny. In that capacity, Angie works closely with O’Melveny’s General Counsel to advise the firm’s lawyers and management at all levels, providing guidance on a vast range of matters, including business intake, conflicts, and engagement documentation and management; fee disputes; labor and employment counseling; proposed and ongoing pro bono representations; interpretation and enforcement of the firm’s partnership agreement; data management and security; subpoenas and discovery served on the firm; lateral partner intake and integration; partner retirement; malpractice, employment, and general liability insurance; and the defense of malpractice claims in litigation and arbitrations.

Before becoming the firm’s Assistant GC, Angie served as O’Melveny’s Director of Attorney Professional Development for a decade. She oversaw the evolution of multiple Talent Development programs during her tenure, including the firm’s approaches to performance evaluation, compensation, training, mentoring, integration, retention, and workplace flexibility.