Laurie R. L. Lubiano joined State of California in San Francisco.

Lubiano has been appointed to the Medical Board of California. Lubiano has been intellectual property and product counsel at the Climate Corporation since 2017. She was general counsel and director of business development at Birdi and Associates Inc. from 2014 to 2016, patent counsel at Silicon Graphics International Corp. from 2012 to 2014, intellectual property associate at Lewis and Roca LLP from 2011 to 2012, associate at Carr and Ferrell LLP from 2008 to 2011, legal intern at Sun Microsystems Inc. in 2007 and a summer associate at Kaye Scholer LLP in 2006. Lubiano served as a member of the Daly City Planning Commission from 2010 to 2015. She is president of the Filipino Bar Association of Northern California, a founding member of the National Filipino American Lawyers Association and a member of the Mission Hiring Hall Board of Directors, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Lubiano is registered without party preference.

Laurence A. Baskin joined State of California in San Francisco.

Baskin has been reappointed to the Developmental and Reproductive Toxicant Identification Committee, where he has served since 2012. Baskin has been division chief of pediatric urology at the University of California, San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco and Oakland since 2004 and has served in several positions at the University of California, San Francisco since 1993, including as professor of urology and pediatrics, associate professor and assistant professor. He was a fellow in pediatric urology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia from 1991 to 1993 and a resident in urology at the University of California, San Francisco from 1988 to 1991. Baskin is past president of the Society for Pediatric Urology, Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons, Society for Fetal Urology, American Association of Pediatric Urologists and Asia-Pacific Association of Pediatric Urologists. Baskin is a member of the UpToDate Editorial Board. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Baskin is a Democrat.

Aaron H. Fiske was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Redwood City.

Aaron represents emerging growth technology companies and venture capitalists in complex commercial arrangements and corporate transactions. He focuses his practice on corporate partnering, strategic alliances and licensing transactions, and the commercialization and protection of intellectual property and technology assets. A former software engineer, Aaron has deep experience in technology-related legal issues, including open source software and licensing. Aaron also focuses on advising company and fund clients on transactional IP issues arising in connection with financing, M&A and IPO transactions.

Brendan C. McCarthy was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in San Diego.

Brendan has significant experience negotiating strategic alliances, licensing and commercial arrangements for clients in a variety of industries and opposite companies such as Abbott Laboratories, Apple, Becton Dickinson, Cisco, Genentech, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Monsanto, Novartis, Regeneron, Samsung and Takeda. Brendan has also negotiated licensing, pre-clinical, and clinical arrangements with many major research institutions. In addition to representing company clients, Brendan also represents a number of prominent venture capital funds and institutional investors in their financing activities.

Joseph W. Raffetto was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in San Francisco.

Joe’s practice focuses on the representation of technology companies throughout their lifecycles, from counseling entrepreneurs on formation and corporate structuring matters, to managing venture capital and growth financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings, as well as advising management and boards on corporate governance and day-to-day legal matters. Joe’s clients span the technology industry, including consumer internet, software, fintech, telecommunications, and entertainment technology sectors. In addition to his company practice, Joe also represents many leading venture capital firms in connection with their investments in technology companies.

Dan Richard joined California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors.

Richard is a principal of Dan Richard Advisors, was managing partner and co-founder of Heritage Oak Capital Partners, and was senior vice president of public policy and governmental relations at Pacific Gas and Electric Company. Prior to that he was a principal at Morse, Richard, Weisenmiller and Associates, vice president of the Independent Power Corporation, and deputy legal affairs secretary to the governor. Richard has also served as an advisor to the California Energy Commission's chairman and was assistant to the deputy associate administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Richard is a University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law alumnus.

Karriann F. Hinds joined California Board of Accountancy .

Hinds is a community liaison for the Public Policy Institute of Santa Monica College and was a consultant to the academic support department at Abraham Lincoln University School of Law. Before that she was an associate at Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold and director of development and an attorney at the Harriett Bahai Center for Family Law. Hinds was also an associate and a law clerk at Robie & Matthai. She is a Loyola Law School alumna.

Amanda A. Hayes-Kibreab joined King & Spalding LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Hayes-Kibreab's practice focuses on complex business litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution on behalf of health care providers with an emphasis on managed care litigation. She represents hospitals and hospital systems, provider groups, surgery centers and other health care entities. She has managed large, multi-party, high-value disputes, litigated business and tort disputes on behalf of various health care entities and defended actions brought by large health care payers against hospital providers. Hayes-Kibreab has also led the defense of large international white collar crime investigations for global health care device manufacturers and provided advice in a range of health care law and reform topics.

Daniela L. Stolman was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Stolman advises companies and private equity firms across on a range of industries on public and private merger transactions, stock and asset sales, and public and private capital-raising transactions. She also advises public companies on federal securities law and corporate governance matters.

Allison H. Kidd was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Kidd’s practice encompasses a wide variety of commercial real estate transactions and land use/development matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, construction and permanent financing, joint ventures, processing of entitlements and structuring of public-private partnerships.

Abbey J. Hudson was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Hudson practices complex trial litigation with an emphasis on environmental, transnational and technological litigation. She also helps clients navigate environmental and emerging regulations and related governmental investigations.

Michael H. Dore was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

A former federal prosecutor, Dore focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation matters, particularly law firm defense and media and entertainment litigation as well as white collar criminal defense matters and internal investigations. He has particular experience representing technology companies in financial fraud and data security matters.

Leizel A. Ching joined Structure Law Group, LLP as attorney in San Jose.

Leizel's practice is divided into complex business litigation and intellectual property litigation. Leizel focuses her entire practice on complex business litigation matters including, but not limited to, intellectual property disputes, trade secret related disputes, licensing disputes involving a wide range of technologies, and partnership or shareholder disputes. She also handles matters involving breaches of contract, employment disputes, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and any other issues related to California business litigation.

"Leizel's wealth of experience in business and intellectual property litigation will be a valuable asset to our clients, and we are very pleased to welcome her to the firm" said SLG Attorney Mark Figueiredo.

Prior to joining Structure Law Group, LLP, Leizel worked at WilmerHale in Palo Alto as a senior associate in the Litigation/Controversy Department and was a member of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. She also worked as a Reference Librarian at Stanford Law School. Leizel was an extern for the Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel for the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. She was recognized as a "Rising Star" in multiple editions of Northern California Super Lawyers for her work in intellectual property litigation.

Leizel received an M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, with an emphasis on Multicultural Education, from the University of Washington, and a B.A. in History from the University of California, Riverside, where she was a University of California Regents Scholar. Leizel graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, where she was a George B. Pletsch and Russell Baker Scholar. Additionally, Leizel served on the Chicago Journal of International Law.

Outside of work, Leizel enjoys cooking, running, and watching basketball. Also, she is proud to be an Ambassador for the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

Bao M. Vu joined Duane Morris LLP as associate in San Francisco.

Bao is an experienced litigator who represents clients in complex real estate, energy, and environmental disputes before state and federal courts throughout the U.S. He also regularly counsels and defends industrial facilities, as well as food, nutritional supplement, fashion accessory, and footwear manufacturers and retailers in California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) matters. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian Law Alliance and is a Mentor for the Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF).

Bao is a 2011 graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Law, where he was managing editor of the UC Davis Law Review and senior editor of the Environmental Policy and Law Journal, and a graduate, with honors, of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Julia E. Romano was promoted to partner of King & Spalding in Los Angeles.

Romano defends Fortune 100 and other large companies in a wide range of complex litigation matters, including medical device, pharmaceutical, automotive, product liability and toxic tort cases.

Julia has significant case management, deposition, motion and trial experience. She works closely with experts and other team members to evaluate cases, develop trial strategies and, ultimately, obtain favorable outcomes for her clients. In addition to managing a large docket of cases, Julia also serves as an integral member of numerous trial teams.

In 2017, Julia was part of the trial team that won a complete jury defense verdict for Johnson & Johnson in the first case to go to verdict wherein plaintiffs alleged Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower body powder were contaminated with asbestos and caused the plaintiff's mesothelioma. (Tina Herford, et al. v. AT&T Corp, et al., LASC Case No. JCCP 4674 / BC646315.) The Herford defense verdict was ranked No. 1 on CVN's Top 10 Most Impressive Defense Verdicts of 2017 and named one of the Top Verdicts in California in 2017 by the Daily Journal.

Just one day after the Herford defense verdict, Julia obtained another significant victory for Johnson & Johnson. After extensive briefing and oral argument, the Court granted Johnson & Johnson's motion for summary judgment in what would have been the company's next talc/mesothelioma case to go to trial. (Gibbons v. Axia Acquisition Corporation, et al., LASC Case No. JCCP 4674 / BC644854.)

In 2014, Julia was part of the trial team that won a complete jury defense verdict for DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. in the first Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implant multi-district litigation case in the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas. Julia also had two additional defense verdicts named as Top Ten California Jury Verdicts by the Daily Journal.

Julia earned her B.A. in Psychology and Communication from the University of Southern California (USC), where she was a member of the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society and a participant in USC's International Communication Studies Program. She earned her J.D. from Southwestern Law School, where she was an active member of the Moot Court Honors Program, Moot Court Board of Governors, and Student Bar Association.

Julia is a member of the American Bar Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute (DRI), and Lambda Legal. She also serves as a mentor to law students by participating in the Leadership Counsel on Legal Diversity program.

Susan V. Vargas was promoted to partner of King & Spalding in Los Angeles.

Having spent seven years of her career as an in-house lawyer, she brings a well-rounded perspective to all aspects of litigation. She appreciates the value of a “results oriented” approach and has a heightened sensitivity to clients’ needs. When not serving as in-house counsel, her career has been devoted to litigating and trying high-exposure cases. While experienced in representing corporate defendants in a wide variety of complex matters, she has focused her practice on product liability and toxic tort litigation.

Susan has tried numerous high-exposure product liability cases to verdict involving catastrophic injuries or wrongful death for various automotive and power sports manufacturers. In addition, Susan tried an import automotive manufacturer’s first asbestos case to a defense verdict.

Susan earned her Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and her Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where she was a participant in the Hale Moot Court Honors Program, an editor of the Law and Women’s Studies Journal, and recipient of a merit scholarship for three years.

Daniel J. Ray was promoted to counsel of King & Spalding in Palo Alto.

Daniel has significant experience advising clients in technology transactions, including complex mergers & acquisitions, licensing agreements, joint ventures and other intellectual property-driven relationships. He also advises on data management, privacy and cybersecurity from a transactional perspective, including on commercial agreements where privacy and data security are of paramount importance.

Daniel also acts as outside product counsel to a broad range of technology-driven companies, advising from a legal and strategic perspective on intellectual property and content, privacy and open-source software issues. His practice focuses primarily on the Internet, hardware, software, media and life sciences industries.

Daniel represents clients at every stage of their growth, from Series A fundraising through an initial public offering or sale. He also has considerable experience representing established clients, including Fortune 500 technology companies, investment banks and private equity funds.

Steven M. Cramer joined Houlihan Lokey as managing director in Los Angeles.

Mr. Cramer joins from Imperial Capital, where he was a Managing Director covering the gaming, lodging & leisure, and entertainment sectors. While at Imperial Capital, he worked on a range of transactions across M&A, capital markets, and restructuring. Prior experience also includes investment banking roles at Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. Over the course of his career, he has advised numerous corporate and financial sponsor clients involved in the casino gaming, lodging & leisure, and entertainment space.

Mr. Cramer's hire follows the September appointment of Roy Kabla as Managing Director and Global Co-Head of the TMT Group and the addition of Vikram Pandit as a Director in the Group. The TMT Group is now comprised of 15 officers.

Mr. Cramer holds a B.A. in Economics with Distinction from Stanford University and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

Andrew H. Struve joined Hooper, Lundy & Bookman PC as partner in San Diego and Los Angeles.

He joins from Brown Rudnick, where he was Chair of the US Health Practice, and was previously the Co-Chair of Health Care Litigation at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips.

Struve is one of the most prominent and experienced senior litigators serving the health care industry today and has more than 20 years of health care experience in complex commercial litigation, unfair competition actions, and regulatory compliance. He focuses on mid-cap companies held by health care private equity funds.

He has litigated class actions, federal and state qui tam litigation, antitrust, RICO actions, managed care contracting suits, intellectual property disputes, earnout disputes, bad faith claims, and payment disputes, and has conducted numerous trials, internal investigations, and compliance audits. In addition to leading litigation teams in health care disputes, he serves as national governance, regulatory, and compliance counsel for several large companies. Andrew is well known for arguing Alvarado v. Sun Healthcare et al., a first-impression decision dismissing an Unfair Competition Law action against nursing homes for alleged violations of statutory nurse hours staffing requirements.

Mark Reagan, incoming Managing Partner of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, noted, "Andrew is highly respected in the health care space and his extensive experience and success in high-stakes litigation speaks for itself. We have worked with him, and across from him, for years and have observed his work firsthand. We welcome him to HLB - it's a great fit. Our firm is well known for its in-depth knowledge of the complex and rapidly evolving health care market and Andrew's addition deepens our bench."

Commenting on his move to HLB, Struve said, "Hooper, Lundy & Bookman is a leader in the health care industry and the firm's excellent reputation within the industry we serve aligns well with my practice. I have known and respected the firm for many years and I'm thrilled to be joining a group of people I consider friends and industry experts."

In addition to his health care practice, Struve also serves as a domestic violence counselor pro bono for Legal Aid Society of Los Angeles.

Christy Von Der Ahe Rayburn joined Hueston Hennigan as of counsel in Newport Beach.

"We are excited to have Christy join our firm," said John Hueston. "She brings an incredible depth of experience and our clients will certainly value her guidance."

Ms. Rayburn was previously a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where she litigated high-stakes disputes for well-known companies, including Oracle, NVIDIA, and Foxconn. She has been involved in several high-profile patent, copyright, and trade secret litigations, including the recent Oracle v. Google trial in the Northern District of California. She also argued the constitutionality of California's Proposition 66 to the California Supreme Court.

Ms. Rayburn earned her J.D. in 2007 from Harvard Law School and her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and Political Science from Stanford University in 2004. She began her legal career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, after serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Andrew J. Guilford of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

"I look forward to incorporating my practice into Hueston Hennigan's, as well as to collaborating with their impressive group of attorneys," Rayburn said. "I am honored to join the Hueston Hennigan team and excited to work with my new colleagues."

Ms. Rayburn is a founding member of the Howard T. Markey Intellectual Property Inn of Court in Orange County, and has served that organization as Secretary, Membership Chair, Programs Chair, and member of the Board. She publishes frequently on intellectual property matters. She has spoken and published regarding the importance of pro bono work, and received the 2017 American Inns of Court Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Service (presented at the United States Supreme Court) for her pro bono service.

Fiona A. Chaney joined Bentham IMF as investment manager, legal counsel in Los Angeles.

Fiona Chaney's trial skills, gained over 15 years spent focusing primarily on insurance coverage litigation practicing at large law firms, and, most recently, at a Los Angeles-based litigation boutique, enhance Bentham's capabilities in evaluating opportunities to invest in insurance subrogation and other complex litigation matters. Fiona is particularly experienced in representing clients in the entertainment and sports industries - sectors where Bentham sees ample opportunity to grow relationships with firms and companies pursuing commercial claims. She has also handled white collar and government investigation matters. Fiona also has experience in IP litigation and patent licensing programs.

"Fiona brings a new area of expertise to our team, which positions us to broaden the types of matters we source and evaluate as we work towards deploying the fund launched last week," said Charlie Gollow, Bentham's US Chief Executive. "We're excited to add her to our Los Angeles office, and we're delighted that hiring both women increases the diversity on our investment team."

Fiona is an editor and co-author of the New Appleman Sports and Entertainment Insurance Law & Practice Guide (LexisNexis, 2014). She earned her J.D. from Loyola Law School where she was a member of the Order of the Coif. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of San Diego.

Eimeric Reig-Plessis was promoted to partner of Winston & Strawn LLP in San Francisco.

Reig-Plessis focuses his practice on litigation and intellectual property. Eimeric has experience in all phases of trial litigation--from developing claims and defenses, to taking depositions, to examining expert witnesses at trial. In his appellate practice, Eimeric has briefed multiple appeals to the Federal Circuit and successfully argued before the Seventh Circuit. Eimeric has also played a key role in obtaining institutions and favorable final decisions before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

Christine A. Kolosov was promoted to partner of Winston & Strawn LLP in Los Angeles.

Kolosov concentrates her practice in renewable energy industry transactions. She represents (i) buyers and sellers in respect of project acquisition documents, including MIPAs, PSAs and build-transfer agreements, (ii) sponsors and investors in respect of tax equity financings, and (iii) lenders in connection with debt financings. Chris also has extensive experience drafting and negotiating construction, equipment supply, operations and maintenance and asset management agreements. Chris’ practice also includes regulatory work in connection with proceedings before the California Public Utilities Commission.

Before becoming a lawyer, Chris spent many years as an animation director and draws on her experience managing animation crews and problem-solving under air date deadlines when working to close renewable energy transactions.

Justin S. Reinus was promoted to partner of Winston & Strawn LLP in Los Angeles and Dallas.

Reinus advises on initial public offerings and other equity offerings, high yield and investment-grade debt offerings, and spin-offs. He also advises clients on day-to-day securities disclosure and corporate governance matters.

Neil Sacker joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips as partner - media & entertainment.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm, announced today that Neil Sacker has joined the firm's Los Angeles office as partner in the entertainment and media practice. Sacker brings 25 years of experience as an entertainment lawyer and senior executive at leading film and production companies as well as outside counsel to many fast-growing entertainment companies throughout the world.

Sacker started his legal career as senior theatrical counsel of Warner Bros., where he negotiated employment agreements and oversaw production legal issues. During his time at Miramax Films, he was involved in the acquisition of rights to the "Lord of the Rings" franchise, as well as the agreements of more than 75 films, including "Scream," "Good Will Hunting" and "The English Patient." Sacker also has experience producing and financing the Academy Award-winning films "Crash," "The Illusionist," "The Painted Veil" and "Prime."

"Over the past two and a half years, I've witnessed the rapid growth of Neil's group of clients in both the United States and China. Neil demonstrates an unswerving commitment to helping his entertainment clients achieve their goals through both his legal representation and business advice," said Lindsay Conner, co-chair of the Manatt entertainment and media practice. "We are excited for Neil to expand and strengthen our entertainment practice, as we continue to evolve Manatt's legal and business services for our clients."

Prior to joining Manatt, Sacker served as of counsel at Skadden, where he advised clients in all areas of entertainment, including film, television, location-based entertainment and other new media innovations. He was also special counsel of the entertainment group at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP and president of Big Air Studios, an innovative new motion picture marketing and distribution company.

"I've worked with Lindsay Conner over the years and was always impressed that he is incredibly effective while also demonstrating class in a way that few attorneys do," said Sacker. "Recently, I got to know the team at Manatt and found that Lindsay is surrounded by many like-minded and extremely talented attorneys. I believe that Manatt is the perfect home for me to continue to grow my business and provide my existing clients with the best representation."

Sacker earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his B.A. in political science and government from Cornell University.

Viola Trebicka was promoted to of counsel of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in Los Angeles.

She maintains a diverse complex commercial litigation and trial practice, with particular emphasis on antitrust litigation, intellectual property disputes, and class actions. Since 2014, she has been consistently named a Southern California "Rising Star," and in 2017, she was selected as one of the "Top 50 Up-And-Coming Women Attorneys In Southern California" by Super Lawyer Magazine. Viola received her J.D. from Yale University and a B.A. (summa cum laude, first in graduating class) from the University of Richmond.

Sam S. Stak was promoted to of counsel of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in San Francisco.

He is a trial lawyer specializing in high tech litigation with an emphasis in patent, trade secret, licensing, and other intellectual property disputes. He received his B.A. with honors from Harvard University and his J.D. with honors from Georgetown University.

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Manatt's New Partnership Class Is One of the Largest in Firm's History
Firm elects eight new partners across its healthcare, litigation, government and real estate practices

December 3, 2018 - Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, a multidisciplinary, integrated national professional services firm, announced today the promotion of eight attorneys to partnership, marking one of the largest classes of new partners in the firm's history. The newly appointed partners are from offices across the country and reflect the firm's diverse practice areas, including litigation, healthcare, government and real estate. All promotions are effective Jan. 1, 2019.

"As Manatt continues its transformation from a top law firm to an industry-focused, integrated professional services firm, we are thrilled to promote these outstanding lawyers to partnership," said William T. Quicksilver, chief executive officer and managing partner of Manatt. "Each of these individuals has long demonstrated value-driven and entrepreneurial work during their time at Manatt. Their innovative approaches to solving complex business challenges will only further the firm's ongoing growth and expansion."

The Government practice will add one partner:

• Brandon Young will be resident in the firm's Los Angeles office. He represents clients in all phases of public and private procurement, focusing on public contracting, infrastructure, land use and public policy. He also advises on government ethics inquiries, administrative proceedings, election law issues, and federal and state bid protests. Brandon graduated in 2011 from the University of Washington School of Law.

The Litigation practice will introduce three new partners, all in the Los Angeles office:

• Reid Davis represents clients in high-stakes business litigation and regulatory proceedings. He concentrates on consumer and other class actions, commercial contract disputes, real estate litigation and unfair business practices actions such as 17200, CLRA and UDAAP cases. Reid graduated in 2010 from UCLA Law School.
• Sarah Gettings focuses exclusively on healthcare litigation, representing clients at trial and on appeal in complex disputes affecting the managed care industry, including consumer class actions, contract disputes, ERISA actions, and civil audits and government investigations. Sarah graduated in 2008 from UC Berkeley Law School.
• Viral Mehta advises clients in complex real estate, land use, and environmental, government and business litigation related to fraud and contract issues. He has recently been involved in several cases concerning government approvals of real estate development and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Viral graduated in 2008 from Boston University Law School.

Manatt Health will add three partners:

• Steve Chiu, resident in the firm's Los Angeles office, advises clients on the structuring of novel business initiatives and compliance with federal and state healthcare guidance in day-to-day operations. He has been engaged in projects involving Medicare Advantage Plan, Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and Medicaid Managed Care Organization. Steve graduated in 2008 from UC Berkeley Law School.
• Raisa Patron, based in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, focuses her practice on healthcare transactions, assisting hospitals, health systems, health information technology providers, health insurers and health-related advocacy groups in complex commercial, joint venture, M&A, licensing and services transactions. Raisa graduated in 2008 from the George Washington University School of Law.
• Kinda Serafi, located in the firm's New York office, has extensive experience advising clients on the legal, policy and operational challenges of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, marketplaces, and payment and delivery reform. Kinda graduated in 1999 from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.

In the Real Estate and Land Use practice, one partner will be appointed:

• Sigrid Waggener, resident in the firm's San Francisco office, focuses on residential and commercial land use development, energy development and environmental compliance. She has significant experience advising on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. Sigrid graduated in 2008 from UC Davis Law School.

About Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, is one of the nation's leading law and consulting firms, with offices strategically located in California (Los Angeles, Orange County, Palo Alto, San Francisco and Sacramento), New York (New York City and Albany), Chicago and Washington, D.C. The firm represents a sophisticated client base--including Fortune 500, middle-market and emerging companies--across a range of practice areas and industry sectors. For more information, visit www.manatt.com.

About Manatt Health

Manatt Health integrates legal and consulting expertise to better serve the complex needs of clients across the healthcare system.

Combining legal excellence, firsthand experience in shaping public policy, sophisticated strategy insight and deep analytic capabilities, we provide uniquely valuable professional services to the full range of health industry players.

Our diverse team of more than 160 attorneys and consultants from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, and its consulting subsidiary, Manatt Health Strategies, LLC, is passionate about helping our clients advance their business interests, fulfill their missions and lead healthcare into the future. For more information, visit https://www.manatt.com/health.

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Brandon Young was promoted to partner - government of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.

Brandon Young will be resident in the firm's Los Angeles office. He represents clients in all phases of public and private procurement, focusing on public contracting, infrastructure, land use and public policy. He also advises on government ethics inquiries, administrative proceedings, election law issues, and federal and state bid protests. Brandon graduated in 2011 from the University of Washington School of Law.

Reid Davis was promoted to partner- litigation of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.

Reid Davis represents clients in high-stakes business litigation and regulatory proceedings. He concentrates on consumer and other class actions, commercial contract disputes, real estate litigation and unfair business practices actions such as 17200, CLRA and UDAAP cases. Reid graduated in 2010 from UCLA Law School.

Sarah Gettings was promoted to partner - litigation of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.

Sarah Gettings focuses exclusively on healthcare litigation, representing clients at trial and on appeal in complex disputes affecting the managed care industry, including consumer class actions, contract disputes, ERISA actions, and civil audits and government investigations. Sarah graduated in 2008 from UC Berkeley Law School.

Viral Mehta was promoted to partner- litigation of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.

Viral Mehta advises clients in complex real estate, land use, and environmental, government and business litigation related to fraud and contract issues. He has recently been involved in several cases concerning government approvals of real estate development and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Viral graduated in 2008 from Boston University Law School.

Steve Chiu was promoted to partner - manatt health of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles.

Steve Chiu, resident in the firm’s Los Angeles office, advises clients on the structuring of novel business initiatives and compliance with federal and state healthcare guidance in day-to-day operations. He has been engaged in projects involving Medicare Advantage Plan, Medicare Prescription Drug Plan and Medicaid Managed Care Organization. Steve graduated in 2008 from UC Berkeley Law School.

Raisa Patron was promoted to partner - manatt health of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Washington, D.C..

Raisa Patron, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, focuses her practice on healthcare transactions, assisting hospitals, health systems, health information technology providers, health insurers and health-related advocacy groups in complex commercial, joint venture, M&A, licensing and services transactions. Raisa graduated in 2008 from the George Washington University School of Law.

Kinda Serafi was promoted to partner - manatt health of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in New York.

Kinda Serafi, located in the firm’s New York office, has extensive experience advising clients on the legal, policy and operational challenges of the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, marketplaces, and payment and delivery reform. Kinda graduated in 1999 from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law.

Sigrid Waggener was promoted to partner - real estate and land use of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in San Francisco.

Sigrid Waggener, resident in the firm’s San Francisco office, focuses on residential and commercial land use development, energy development and environmental compliance. She has significant experience advising on compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. Sigrid graduated in 2008 from UC Davis Law School.

Ali R. Alemozafar was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Dr. Alemozafar focuses his practice on strategic intellectual property counseling in a diverse range of technical fields, including diagnostics, genomics, bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and materials. His expertise includes patent strategy, patent prosecution, and patent diligence for financings, mergers and acquisitions, and public offerings. He provides legal advice to companies at various stages of growth, from pre-financing start-ups to public companies. Alemozafar received his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 2010.

Beth George was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

George represents companies in complex cybersecurity and data security matters, including providing advice on legal challenges companies experience with respect to preparing for and responding to cybersecurity breaches. She advises clients on internal and government investigations, cybersecurity governance, and responding to law enforcement requests for data. Prior to joining WSGR, George served in several high-ranking positions in government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Security Division of the Department of Justice, and the Office of the White House Counsel. She received her J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2010.

Dana J. Hall was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Hall represents clients engaged in corporate finance and private equity transactions. He has substantial experience advising borrowers, issuers, lenders, and underwriters in a diverse range of public and private debt financings, including single-lender and syndicated credit facilities, high-yield and convertible debt securities, leveraged buyouts and acquisition finance, venture lending transactions, restructurings and workouts, cross-border transactions, subordinated and second lien financings, bridge financings, and other complex financing transactions. Hall received his J.D. from William & Mary Law School in 2009.

Seth J. Helfgott was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Helfgott advises on corporate and securities law, including start-ups, venture capital transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance matters. He represents entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses, as well as the angel and venture capital investors that finance them. Helfgott represents clients across a diverse range of technology industries. He received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 2009.

Benjamin Labow was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Labow advises clients on antitrust issues related to mergers and acquisitions and provides ongoing antitrust counsel on pricing and distribution issues, joint ventures, information exchanges, trade associations, IP licensing, and unilateral conduct. He has substantial experience representing clients in connection with antitrust investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, state attorneys general, the European Commission, and other antitrust agencies. Labow received his J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 2003.

Lauren B. Lichtblau was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Lichtblau focuses her practice on representing technology and life sciences clients in corporate and securities transactions. Her clients include emerging growth companies, late-stage private companies, mature public companies, venture capital investors, and investment banks. She represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and other complex capital markets transactions. She also provides on-going advice to clients as to corporate compliance, disclosure, and governance matters. Lichtblau received her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2009.

Ethan P. Lutske was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Lutske represents technology and life sciences clients in both public and private mergers, as well as in conjunction with tender offers, asset acquisitions, stock purchases, joint ventures, and other strategic corporate transactions. In addition to transactions involving companies based in the U.S. and North America, he also represents clients engaged in complex leveraged or cross-border deals. Lutske received his J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2010.

Zachary B. Myers was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Diego.

Myers concentrates his practice on corporate and securities law matters, including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, and ongoing corporate counseling. He has substantial experience representing late-stage and public company clients in the technology and life sciences sectors—especially biotechnology and medical device companies—in complex, high-value transactions. He also has technology licensing experience and has advised clients on numerous licensing and technology transfer agreements. Myers received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law in 2008.

Christopher A. Paniewski was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Paniewski focuses his practice on outsourcing transactions, commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, and other technology-related transactions such as licensing and strategic relationships. He has counseled clients in various industries and at various stages of maturity on their commercial and technology needs, including clients in the following sectors: fintech, clean tech, cloud computing, IoT, enterprise software, autonomous vehicles, blockchain, and drones. Paniewski received his J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 2007

Tracy D. Rubin was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in Palo Alto.

Rubin focuses on complex intellectual property transactions, such as technology asset carve-outs, spinouts, patent portfolio acquisitions, and technology mergers and acquisitions, supporting clients in a variety of technology-driven industries, and through all stages of growth. She also advises clients on initial public offerings, strategic investments, and a wide range of licensing matters, including settlement agreements, university licensing agreements, joint development agreements, and other agreements pertaining to technology licensing, development, and distribution. Rubin received her J.D. from Stanford Law School in 2009.

Adam Shevell was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Shevell advises technology companies at all stages of development, from start-ups to global enterprises. He also represents angel investors, venture capital firms, and other institutions in the start-up ecosystem. Shevell has substantial experience advising clients in the autonomous vehicle and connected mobility sectors, in addition to clients operating in the digital health, fintech, on-demand services, cryptocurrency, SaaS, social media, and enterprise software industries. Shevell received his J.D. from the University of Toronto Faculty of Law in 2007.

Scott A. Zimmermann was promoted to partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in San Francisco.

Zimmermann represents leading and emerging companies in the solar, energy storage, energy efficiency, and distributed energy resources markets. He is also active in helping his clients develop and finance the next generation of energy and infrastructure assets in developing industries such as water and electric vehicles. Zimmermann advises new and established companies and their investors on issues affecting the energy, infrastructure, and clean tech industries, including all aspects of project development, debt and tax equity project finance, private equity, structured finance, joint ventures, and start-up counseling. Zimmermann received his J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law in 2008.

Kelly A. Knight joined Judicate West as mediator in Los Angeles.

Knight handles employment law, including class actions, discrimination, harassment, wage-and-hour and Private Attorney General Act claims, as well as all types of personal injury and business/contractual.
As a mediator, Knight has worked in matters for the Los Angeles Superior Court's Personal Injury CRASH settlement program, as well as in private practice. He also works on the mediation panel for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
Knight earned his law degree from University of Southern California Gould School of Law.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Meagen E. Leary was promoted to co-chair of the business reorganization and financial restructuring practice group of Duane Morris LLP in San Francisco.

Leary maintains a national creditors' rights, commercial real estate finance and bankruptcy practice. Her clients include institutional lenders, CMBS servicers, REITs, debt funds and other diverse businesses. Leary and her team handle all aspects of commercial loan workouts, bankruptcies, real estate finance and lender liability litigation, and commercial loan and real estate transactions. In addition, she provides national, coordinating counsel and general counsel services to several clients. Leary is a frequent speaker and writer on legal and practical issues that impact her clients and an active member of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council.

Leary is a 2004 cum laude graduate of Tulane University Law School, where she was a member of the Tulane Maritime Law Journal, and a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles.