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Nossaman

Published: Mar. 18, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 18, 2024


Tom Curtis as Partner, Co-Chair in Orange County

Curtis has represented clients in the healthcare sector on a wide range of issues including, medical staff peer review proceedings, licensing proceedings, writ proceedings, State and Federal Court civil litigation and related appellate proceedings. He represents hospitals, health systems, health plans, medical staffs, medical groups, ambulatory surgery centers and other healthcare providers on regulatory and compliance issues and the development of long-range plans and has done so for more than 40 years. He is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. This recognition is limited to 1/3 of 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction.

Mike Gawley as Partner, Co-Chair in San Francisco

Gawley leads a broad range of litigation matters, including medical staff and peer review hearings, whistleblower claims, administrative enforcement actions, regulatory investigations, labor and employment disputes, reimbursement actions with public and private payors. He also collaborates with clients to develop policies and strategies to comply with ever-changing legal and regulatory requirements.

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Nossaman's Healthcare Group provides the full spectrum of specialized legal services required by the healthcare sector. The firm practices in the regulatory, transactional, legislative and litigation arenas and collaborates across legal disciplines to provide comprehensive, timely and efficient counsel to healthcare clients.

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Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 15, 2024


Olivia Perry as Partner in Los Angeles from Novus Law Firm.

Perry brings with her nearly two decades of experience counseling higher education institutions and businesses of all sizes in discrimination, sexual harassment, FEHA claims, Title IX and more. She joins the skilled West Coast group providing legal counsel to a diverse client base in the healthcare, technology, manufacturing and service industries.

Saige Shaw as Associate in Los Angeles from Clark Hill Law.

Shaw focuses his practice on counseling clients with labor and employment matters. He has experience with case management including the oversight of an attorney team in fact investigation, document production, and deposition preparation through e-discovery. More recently, he has been concentrating on drafting employment agreements, company policies, case briefs, and directly engaging in settlement negotiations during private mediations.

Emily White as Associate in Los Angeles from Clark Hill Law.

White practice focuses on labor and employment. She is familiar with all aspects of Litigation, including drafting pleadings, preparing and responding to discovery, taking and defending depositions, and engaging in settlement negotiations. She also provides counseling services to employers in connection with pre-litigation disputes and development of employment policies

Briana Kutinsky as Associate in Los Angeles from Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP.

Kutinsky focuses her practice on labor and employment issues, she primarily concentrates her efforts on all aspects of litigation for general and commercial liability. Her background also includes working on cases involving contract disputes, professional liability claims including medical malpractice claims, construction defect matters, and landlord-tenant disputes.


Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 15, 2024


Jacob Lager as Partner in San Francisco from Saul Ewing LLP.

Lager maintains an active tax controversy practice, advising clients at all stages of federal, state, and local tax audits, appeals, and court actions. He regularly defends clients in income tax disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board, employment tax disputes with the Employment Development Department, sales and use tax disputes with the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, and property and transfer tax matters with county assessors throughout California.


Goldberg Segalla

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 13, 2024


Jonathan La as Partner in San Francisco from D'Andre Law LLP.

La focuses his practice on defending private and public sector employers, insurance carriers, and third-party administrators in complex workers' compensation matters throughout California. In addition to being a skilled litigator, he has gone beyond the standard licensing requirements to earn the designation of Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law from The State Bar of California. La's clients benefit from his substantial litigation experience in a wide array of practices, including but not limited to civil subrogation, product liability, and criminal law.


California Government Appointments

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 13, 2024


Kathleen Anderson as Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission in San Francisco from Law Offices of Kathleen Stewart Anderson.

Anderson has been president at the San Francisco Recreation and Park Commission since 2023 and was vice president and commissioner there from 2016 to 2023. She has been an attorney with the Law Offices of Kathleen Stewart Anderson since 1991.

Adam E. Silver as Chair of the Fair Political Practices Commission in Sacramento from Chief Counsel for the Legislative Ethics Committee in the California State Assembly.

Silver served as commission counsel at the Fair Political Practices Commission from 2017 to 2018 and was an attorney at Olson Remcho LLP from 2016 to 2017. Silver was director of operations and general counsel at CitizenUP LLC from 2014 to 2016. He was commission counsel at the Fair Political Practices Commission from 2013 to 2015 and served as executive fellow there from 2012 to 2013. Silver was a law alerk at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and at the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Relations in 2011.


Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 12, 2024


Robert Lepore as Partner in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. from U.S. Department of Justice.

Lepore most recently led the Transportation, Energy and Agriculture Section, leveraging his skills as an antitrust trial lawyer to achieve government wins in high-profile, multi-billion merger challenges, including JetBlue/Spirit Airlines. In his 13 years at the Antitrust Division, he has overseen more than 40 investigations and four trials in a range of industries--including airlines, travel technology, electricity, livestock, telecommunications, software, railroads, shipping, oil field services, seeds, and agricultural biotechnology. He routinely interacted with and served as a Division spokesperson to other federal, state and international agencies: among others, the Department of Transportation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Department of Commerce, Federal Communications Commission, European Commission, and offices of state attorneys general. Lepore is a recipient of the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service, and a nine-time recipient of the Assistant Attorney General Award.


Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 12, 2024


Monica Rodriguez as Partner in Los Angeles from Morrison Foerster.

Rodriguez is a seasoned advisor and litigator dedicated to addressing her clients' most complex employment challenges, particularly in wage-and-hour and labor matters. Her expertise spans various industries, encompassing wage-oriented issues in higher education, retail, restaurants, hospitality, healthcare, transportation, and manufacturing, and extending to comprehensive strategic planning relevant to employers in all sectors.


Quarles & Brady

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 13, 2024


Daniel Guggenheim as Partner in San Diego from Innovaccer.

Guggenheim represents clients in a variety of industries, including health care, health technology, life sciences and information technology. He delivers strategic advice, innovative solutions and practical guidance on commercial agreements, privacy and data protection, regulatory guidance, product and compliance counseling, and artificial intelligence (AI) law.

Address

101 West Broadway Ninth Floor , San Diego 92101


Carlton Fields

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 14, 2024


Stephen Beke as Senior Counsel in Los Angeles from Doyle Law.

Beke has extensive litigation experience in complex individual and class cases. His experience includes class actions, product liability, securities and M&A litigation, shareholder derivative actions, proxy battles, antitrust litigation, contract disputes, SEC investigations, securities fraud, copyright litigation, patent, and international law. He also has experience covering personal injury, insurance bad faith, medical malpractice, employment law, class actions, privacy, entertainment, and business litigation.

Address

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1200 , Los Angeles 90067-2913 USA
T: (310) 843-6300
F: (310) 843-6301


Cole Huber LLP

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 14, 2024


Jennifer Mizrahi as Partner in Ontario from Stream Kim Hicks Wrage and Alfaro, P.C..

Mizrahi served as city attorney for Desert Hot Springs for over a decade. Mizrahi also served as assistant city attorney for the cities of Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, and Victorville, and deputy general counsel for the Southern California Logistics Airport Authority, Glendale Oversight Board, the Victorville Water District, Victor Valley Economic Development Authority and prior, the City of Lynwood and the Water Replenishment District, as deputy legal counsel. During her career representing public entities, Mizrahi has acquired extensive experience in many facets of municipal law, including land use planning, environmental analysis, annexation proceedings, contract negotiations, public works, prevailing wage compliance, Proposition 218, eminent domain, and sales and property tax measures and is one of the leaders in cannabis law regulation.

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The attorneys at Cole Huber LLP have decades of collective experience representing municipalities throughout California. Our attorneys provide thoughtful, strategic, and innovative legal services to clients in all stages of municipal law, environmental law and litigation. For further information, please visit our website at www.colehuber.com.

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Address

2281 Lava Ridge Ct., Suite 300 , Roseville 95661 United States
T: (916) 780-9009
F: (916) 780-9050


Womble Bond Dickinson

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 11, 2024


Genevieve Walser-Jolly as Partner in Irvine from Severson & Werson.

Walser-Jolly represents financial institutions, including banks, lenders, and loan servicers. Her practice includes defending individual and consumer class actions (e.g., data privacy, mortgage servicing, TCPA, and auto finance) and developing data privacy and security programs that comply with federal statutory schemes and the evolving patchwork of state privacy laws. Walser-Jolly also assists clients as they compile data maps, update vendor management programs, draft contractual privacy requirements and policies, and operationalize comprehensive consumer response programs.

Scott Hyman as Partner in Irvine from Severson & Werson.

Hyman has three decades of experience representing financial institutions, national banks, automobile finance companies, and loan servicers. He has counseled and defended clients on privacy and cybersecurity, licensing and regulatory matters, and individual and class actions brought under state and federal Truth-in-Lending laws, UDAP laws, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

Address

400 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 1700 , Irvine 92618


O'Melveny & Myers

Published: Mar. 15, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 11, 2024


James Edward Brownstein as Partner in Century City from Kirkland & Ellis.

Brownstein has deep experience advising sophisticated private equity sponsors in Northern and Southern California and nationally --principally in the middle market on new platform investments and add-on acquisitions. He also advises private equity-owned companies on general corporate, commercial, and governance matters.

Address

1999 Avenue of the Stars , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T: (310) 553-6700


Bird, Marella, Rhow, Lincenberg, Drooks & Nessim, LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


William E. Johnston as Partner in Century City from U.S. Department of Justice.

Johnston is a former federal prosecutor and accomplished trial lawyer who represents corporations and individuals in government investigations, enforcement matters and complex business disputes. is a respected white collar defense lawyer and investigator who has significant trial experience in federal court. He has supervised and prosecuted hundreds of fraud cases across the country in a wide array of industries, including the technology sector, financial services, healthcare, and government programs.


Boyle Law PC

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 7, 2024


Matthew J. Stumpf as Attorney in Pacific Palisades

Stumpf's practice focuses on plaintiffs' contingency fee litigation and trial in the areas of catastrophic injury (burns, brain injury, severe spinal and other orthopedic injuries) and wrongful death, as well as contingency fee business torts. Boyle Law has particular expertise in aviation (helicopter and fixed wing), mass transportation (railroad, bus, and ship), mass shootings, mass torts, products liability, and other areas.

Kevin R. Boyle as Attorney in Pacific Palisades

Boyle's practice focuses on plaintiffs' contingency fee litigation and trial in the areas of catastrophic injury (burns, brain injury, severe spinal and other orthopedic injuries) and wrongful death, as well as contingency fee business torts. Boyle Law has particular expertise in aviation (helicopter and fixed wing), mass transportation (railroad, bus, and ship), mass shootings, mass torts, products liability, and other areas.

Address

15415 Sunset Blvd. Ste. 290 , Pacific Palisades 90272
T: (310) 310-3995


FordHarrison

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 6, 2024


Mohammed B. Shihabi as Partner in Los Angeles

Shihabi has represented employers in claims asserted under federal statutes such as Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as state and local regulations including the New York Labor Law, the New York State Human Rights Law, and the New York City Human Rights Law. He has litigated matters on behalf of clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies at the federal and local level, appearing before the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the New York City Commission on Human Rights.


Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 6, 2024


Quinn Johnson as Partner in Redwood Shores from Arconic Corporation.

Johnson's practice focuses on a broad range of complex commercial litigation. Johnson brings over two decades of unparalleled experience as both in-house counsel and a trial lawyer. Her responsibilities include crisis response, intellectual property protection, mergers and acquisitions, and government relations, adeptly managing risk, conducting corporate investigations, and ensuring corporate compliance.


Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 6, 2024


JoAnna Brooks as Partner in San Francisco from Littler Mendelson P.C..

Brooks is a seasoned employment lawyer who has worked on a wide variety of high-profile cases, including more than 80 class actions over the last ten years. She advises clients on employment best practices and serves as defense counsel to Fortune 500 clients in cases involving harassment, discrimination, breach of contract, wage and hour, and unfair business practices disputes.


DLA Piper LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Staci Jennifer Trager as Partner in Los Angeles from Nixon Peabody LLP.

Trager is an established intellectual property litigator managing high-profile cases and has significant experience in courts throughout the country, particularly across California federal and state courts. A former apparel company executive, Trager works closely with fashion and consumer products companies on the business, trade secrets, and intellectual property issues they face, both in and out of the courtroom, but her top-flight practice extends to other industry sectors as well. Her extensive experience also encompasses crisis management to help clients mitigate unexpected reputational risk.


Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Jon W. Borderud as Partner in San Diego from The Law Offices of Jon Borderud.

Borderud has extensive experience with labor and employment litigation in state and federal courts, including acting as lead or co-lead counsel in multistate class actions. He handles all aspects of written discovery, law and motion, trial preparation, and appellate work. He also is experienced in negotiating and drafting employment agreements, settlement agreements, severance agreements, and employee handbooks


Newell Law Firm P.C.

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Kimberlina N. McKinney as Senior Counsel in Los Angeles from Fremantle US.

McKinney specializes in intellectual property, deal strategy, and negotiations, catering to diverse entertainment realms, including television, film, new media, music, entertainment and technology combined ventures, and live events.


Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


David Hernand as Partner in Los Angeles from Paul Hastings .

Hernand advises a wide variety of clients on complex, high-profile transactions in the entertainment, media and technology industries, including companies, boards of directors and special committees, private equity and venture capital firms and high net worth individuals and families. He also counsels clients with interests across the consumer and retail space. He advises on the full spectrum of corporate transactions, including public and private M&A, corporate control contests, strategic partnerships and joint ventures, public and private capital raising deals and other general corporate matters.


Foley & Lardner LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Thomas F. Carlucci as Office Managing Partner in Silicon Valley and San Francisco

Carlucci was named managing partner of the firm's Silicon Valley office, effective March 1. He will also continue to manage the firm's San Francisco office. As office managing partner, Carlucci will ensure the close cooperation of Foley's joint Northern California efforts, the further enhancement of Foley's presence in the region, and the stewardship of community involvement. Carlucci has tried more than 50 civil and criminal cases over the past 30 years at the federal and state levels. As managing partner of the firm's San Francisco office, he has extensive experience representing corporations, organizations, and individuals in white-collar matters, with a focus on False Claims Act (FCA), Antitrust & Competition, Tax, the Foreign Corrupt Practice Act (FCPA), and other government enforcement related actions.


Glaser Weil Fink Howard Jordan & Shapiro LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Joseph S. Leventhal as Partner in San Diego from Dinsmore & Shohl LLP.

Leventhal has been named head of litigation for the San Diego office. He has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts, representing clients across diverse industries. Noteworthy accomplishments include leading Milacron to victory in an eight-day federal jury trial, successfully defending against a $23 million breach of contract lawsuit and securing a counterclaim award. He also overturned sanctions against a global logistics company after an appeal to the 9th Circuit. Leventhal achieved a judgment in favor of a real estate developer and owners' association, resolving claims of fraud, breach of contract and RICO, and securing attorneys' fees. Additionally, he played a key role in a cybersecurity dispute, resulting in the minority member relinquishing interest and agreeing to a multiyear noncompetition agreement.


Paul Hastings LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Eric Lancaster as Partner in Palo Alto from Allen & Overy LLP.

Lancaster represents technology and pharmaceutical companies in all aspects of their lifecycle. His practice focuses on litigation matters across the country in district courts, the International Trade Commission, Patent Trial and Appeal Board and state courts.

Lisa Nguyen as Partner in Palo Alto from Allen & Overy LLP.

Nguyen represents cutting-edge technology companies in intellectual property matters, particularly in litigation against non-practicing entities. Nguyen is adept at resolving disputes efficiently and identifying pragmatic solutions for her clients. Her practical and deliberate approach to preparing cases for trial regularly disposes of claims early in the process.


Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Tritia Murata as Partner in Los Angeles from Morrison Foerster.

Murata defends businesses against employment class actions and other complex lawsuits, specializing in wage-and-hour cases. She is the go-to attorney for employers seeking to defeat class certification as well as high-exposure actions brought under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). She led the team that secured a complete defense win for a retail grocery client in a seminal PAGA suitable seating trial.

David P. Zins as Partner in Los Angeles from Morrison Foerster.

Zins represents a wide array of California employers in and out of the courtroom, with a focus on defending leading retailers, manufacturers, financial institutions, and tech companies in high-stakes disputes over wage-and-hour matters. He has a long track record of defeating putative class actions, Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) representative actions, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective actions.


Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Jessica Bayne as Of Counsel in San Diego from Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP.

Bayne is a member of the firm's Estate Planning & Administration Practice Group. She provides skilled counsel on preserving wealth for future generations and supporting charitable giving during life and after death. She combines her tax law background with years of estate planning experience to thoughtfully and strategically assist people in putting financial, health care, and end-of-life plans in place.


Patterson + Sheridan LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 7, 2024


Mitchel Jones as Partner in Silicon Valley

Jones brings to the firm more than 15 years of experience counseling clients over a wide range of technical disciplines and cutting-edge fields, including 3D computer graphics, virtual reality, computer networking, electronics and semiconductor technologies, artificial intelligence and machine-learning applications, medical devices, and complex software and information technology.


Cox, Castle & Nicholson

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Jason M. Adams as Partner in Los Angeles from Gibbs Giden Locher Turner Senet & Wittbrodt LLP .

Adams will focus on handling both construction disputes and insurance and risk management matters. He specializes in construction law, insurance law and risk management, and business and civil litigation. He represents developers, contractors, subcontractors, designers, and other construction professionals through all phases of the construction process. He brings extensive experience in contract negotiation, procurement and evaluation of insurance programs, project delays, defects, insurance claims, and disputes. He is also a licensed property and casualty insurance broker and certified Construction Risk & Insurance Specialist (CRIS). In addition, Adams has significant trial and arbitration experience and serves as outside general counsel to a variety of businesses.


Sheppard Mullin

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 5, 2024


Rockard Delgadillo as Partner in Los Angeles from DLA Piper.

Delgadillo has more than 30 years of experience in real estate transactions, economic development and government. He served as the City Attorney for the City of Los Angeles from 2001 to 2009. Prior to his tenure as Los Angeles City Attorney, Delgadillo was a deputy mayor of Los Angeles for economic development, where he helped spur the development of jobs in emerging neighborhoods. During his term, Delgadillo also worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce to attract and implement the Minority Business Opportunities Committee in the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake and secured $6 billion in contracts for diverse businesses.

Address

321 N Clark Street , Chicago 60654 United States
T: (312) 499-0558


Sidley Austin LLP

Published: Mar. 7, 2024 | Announced: Mar. 4, 2024


Peter S. Burke as Partner in Century City from Paul Hastings.

Burke joins Sidley's Global Finance practice. His practice focuses on commercial, corporate finance, and special situations transactions, where he represents direct lenders, private credit funds and banks in working capital facilities (cash flow and asset-based), acquisition financings, structured financings, and restructurings and recapitalizations - both cross-border and U.S. focused.