LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that the Los Angeles Business Journal recognized William F. Capps, Chair of JMBM's Corporate Law Department, as one of the LA500 – a list of the 500 most influential people in the Los Angeles business community.

"Bill Capps is known for helping business clients achieve their goals," said Bruce Jeffer, Managing Partner of JMBM. "He has also played an important role in the success of our law firm."

The Los Angeles Business Journal reported that Capps' legal practice "emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, international dispute resolution, corporate finance, and management of significant litigation."

"I have been fortunate to practice law in a dynamic region like Los Angeles and with an entrepreneurial law firm like Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell," said Capps. "I'm grateful to the many business clients who have provided challenging and rewarding work over the years."

Inclusion in the LA500 is based on independent research performed by the Los Angeles Business Journal and recognizes people, companies and transactions that have an outsized impact on the Los Angeles business community.