Employment litigator Leslie Dent has left Paul Hastings for Littler. Dent, who chaired Paul Hastings' Atlanta employment law practice for a decade, had been at the firm since 1983, after earning a law degree from Northwestern University. She joined Littler as a shareholder.

Dent has litigated class and collective actions as well as individual discrimination cases. She's successfully tried 25 cases for her clients, which include employers in the telecom, retail, airline and restaurant industries. She is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Her hire gives Littler, which represents management in employment law, 40 lawyers in its Atlanta office, and reduces the Atlanta head count at Paul Hastings to 34 lawyers, according to its website.