Fenwick & West LLP
Rufus J Pichler
joined Fenwick & West LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Pichler advises technology and life sciences companies on strategic and transactional matters. He brings over 20 years of experience counseling clients on collaborations, licensing, commercial transactions, complex patent licensing deals, as well as intellectual property aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Address
555 California Street , San Francisco 94104
T:
(415) 875-2300
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Aaron K Briggs
was promoted to partner of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.
Briggs represents public companies and their boards in securities regulation and corporate governance, with a focus in technology and life sciences.
Bradley, Gmelich & Wellerstein LLP (formerly Bradley & Gmelich LLP)
Jaimee K Wellerstein
as equity partner
in Glendale
"It's like being on Broadway and seeing your name in lights," said Jaimee K. Wellerstein, after she was added to the name of the firm where she has worked for nearly 14 years. Wellerstein said in an interview she is excited to help shape the firm's future in this new role. Wellerstein is the employment team leader, representing clients in PAGA lawsuits, wage and hour class actions and internal audits of employment practices. "Jaimee has provided incredible leadership and client service during her time with the firm, establishing and building our employment law team," managing partner Barry A. Bradley said in a statement. "We are thrilled to welcome her to the partnership and look forward to her continued contributions." Wellerstein has been with the firm for most of its lifetime. Founded in 2000 by Bradley and Thomas P. Gmelich, the firm handles civil litigation, business and employment law. It's based in Glendale. Wellerstein graduated from Loyola Law School in 2000 and from San Diego State University in 1996.
Color Health Inc.
Catherine Lacavera
joined Color Health Inc. as chief legal officer in Burlingame.
Lacavera spent 10 years at Google, where she was director of intellectual property and litigation. She also spent four years at international law firm White & Case after earning a degree in computer engineering, her law degree and a master's in business administration.
She is based in Burlingame.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Vinita Kailasanath
joined Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Kailasanath's clients are in the life sciences and medical device sectors. She has worked on intellectual property and transactions including those with artificial intelligence and machine learning components.
She is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
2710 Sand Hill Road, 2nd Floor , Menlo Park 94025 USA
T:
(650) 461-8215
Alto Litigation
Derek T. Deavenport
joined Alto Litigation as attorney in San Francisco.
Deavenport will specialize in electronic discovery project management. He has worked with law firms to extract and manage electronic information in cases involving cutting-edge technology, high finance, antitrust and government investigations.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
4 EMBARCADERO CENTER , SAN FRANCISCO 94111 USA
California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
Michael J. von Loewenfeldt
joined California Academy of Appellate Lawyers as member in San Francisco.
Von Loewenfeldt is a partner at Wagstaffe, von Loewenfeldt, Busch & Radwick LLP and a State Bar of California certified specialist in appellate law.
He is based in San Francisco.
Anna-Rose Mathieson
joined California Academy of Appellate Lawyers as member in San Francisco.
Mathieson is a partner at California Appellate Law Group and a State Bar of California certified specialist in appellate law.
She is based in San Francisco.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Catherine Purcell
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in Vallejo.
Purcell was presiding judge of the court since 2014, a review judge there
since 2008, and a former judge of the Kern County Superior Court.
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John F. Garcia
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in Rancho Cucamonga.
Garcia has been a deputy commissioner and administrative law judge at
the board since 2017.
Julie L. Garland
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in San Diego.
Garland has been a senior assistant attorney general since 2006.
She is based in San Diego.
Lawrence D. Nwaje
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in Tarzana.
Nwajei has been a deputy commissioner and administrative law judge for the board since 2020.
He is based in Tarzana.
Ryan Buckle
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the department of health care access and information.
Buckley has been an attorney for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development since 2018 and acting chief counsel since 2019.
He is based in West Sacramento.
Daniel E. Muallem
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy secretary and chief counsel at the california department of veterans affairs in Rocklin.
Muallem has been assistant chief counsel at the department since 2019.
He is based in Rocklin.
Cindy N. Elias
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as counsel to the labor commissioner at the department of industrial relations in San Francisco.
Elias has been a Bureau of Field Enforcement attorney at the Labor Commissioner’s Office since 2018.
She is based in San Francisco.
Sara A. Dutschke
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california native american heritage commission in San Francisco.
Dutschke has been a partner at Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP since 2019 and chair for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians since 2018.
She is based in San Francisco.
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Paul Vargas
joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as of counsel in San Diego.
Vargas, a veteran tax attorney, handles transactional tax planning, tax controversy, international finance, and investment matters for businesses, investors and individuals.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
750 B St #2100 , San Diego 92101 United States
T:
(619) 685-3003
Advocates for Survivors of Abuse
Vanessa Baehr-Jones
as founding partner
in Oakland
Baehr-Jones spent nearly a decade prosecuting child sex offenders and securing restitution for survivors. As the Project Safe Childhood coordinator in Los Angeles, she managed the intake of all child exploitation cases in the seven-county Central District.
She is based in Oakland.
Ami Sheth Sagel
as founding partner
in Oakland
Sagel, a litigator for more than 15 years, was a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles and Riverside. She was human trafficking coordinator in Riverside and helped create the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force, a collaboration of prosecutors, law enforcement, and victim servicers.
She is based in Oakland.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Joshua R. McLane
joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Orange County.
Sheppard Mullin expanded its tax practice with the addition of Orange County based partner Joshua R. McLane, formerly of Kirkland & Ellis.
"I've worked across from Shepherd Mullin attorneys on past transactions and have always found them to be smart, collaborative and just practical attorneys," McLane said in an interview. "Really, the relationships were something that drove me here, the people I knew."
The firm's expanding private equity practice was an additional draw, McLane said.
"The opportunity to take part in that and work hand-in-hand with the corporate partners was something that I was very attracted to," he explained.
McLane spent a decade at Kirkland & Ellis and specializes his tax practice on private equity funds and their portfolio companies.
He handles complex business transactions and reorganizations such as mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures and divestitures.
He was also general counsel and corporate secretary for CareTrust REIT, a real estate investment company in San Clemente, and was a senior tax associate at Deloitte.
With the move to Sheppard Mullin, McLane expects his practice to remain the same, but anticipates tax regulation changes in the future that could influence the way corporate transactions are structured.
"There's always new exciting things to learn in tax, and it's ever changing," McLane said. "And, frankly, that's something that drew me to the practice, broadly speaking."
What he enjoys most is being able to translate complex tax rules for his clients and colleagues and providing them with paths to their business objectives.
"On a personal level, I find great satisfaction in helping young associates build a tax foundation," he said.
McLane received his law degree from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Address
650 Town Center Dr, Fl 10 , Costa Mesa 92626-1993 USA
T:
(714) 513-5100
F:
(714) 513-5130
Bergeson, LLP
Lloyd Winawer
joined Bergeson, LLP as partner in San Jose, California.
Winawer, known for his work on complex business litigation and investigations and securities law matters, is the leader of Bergeson's mergers and acquisitions dispute resolution group.
He is based in San Jose.
Address
111 N. Market St., Suite 600 , San Jose 95113 United States
T:
(408) 291-6200
FedArb
Stephen S. Strick
joined FedArb as arbitrator and mediator in Los Angeles and New York.
Strick has more than 30 years of experience in alternative dispute resolution. He handles contract, accounting, finance, banking, lender liability, entertainment, media, sports, intellectual property, aerospace, defense, mergers, acquisitions and telecommunication disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles and New York.
Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP
Elizabeth Dunn Rhodes
joined Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Rhodes has a broad range of defense litigation experience in large commercial and municipal settings. She joins a team with a focus on trucking, transportation, product defect, general liability and premises liability.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 S Flower Street, 45th Floor , Los Angeles 90071 United States
T:
(213) 542-8000
F:
(213) 542-8100
BraunHagey & Borden LLP
Amy Senia
joined BraunHagey & Borden LLP as attorney in San Francisco.
After wrapping up her clerkship for Hon. Michael W. Fitzgerald of the Central District of California, Impact associate Amy Senia joins the firm's San Francisco office. As a recent Stanford Law School graduate, Amy started as a trial attorney at the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of California. During her time at the Federal Public Defender's office, Amy handled felony and misdemeanor cases across all stages of litigation, with a focus on motion work. Amy is joining the BHB Impact Project where she will continue to hone her court room skills and fight for broad systemic change on behalf of the underserved and underrepresented.
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Address
351 California Street, 10th Floor , San Francisco 94501
T:
(415) 599-0210
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Cindy N. Elias
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as special counsel to the labor commissioner at the department of industrial relations in San Francisco.
Elias has been a Bureau of Field Enforcement attorney at the Labor Commissioner's Office since 2018.
She is based in San Francisco.
Daniel E. Muallem
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy secretary and chief counsel at the california department of veterans affairs in Rocklin.
Muallem has been assistant chief counsel at the department since 2019.
He is based in Rocklin.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Lindsay A. Conner
joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as partner in Century City.
Conner specializes in corporate transactions involving the entertainment industry.
He is based in Century City.
Address
1999 Avenue of the Stars 8th Floor , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 246-6835
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC
Angela M. Powell
joined Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC as partner in Cerritos.
Powell represents and counsels public entities in employment litigation.
She is based in Cerritos.
Address
12800 Center Court Dr S, Ste 300 , Cerritos 90703-9364 USA
T:
(562) 653-3200
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jordan R. Jaffe
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner in San Francisco.
Jaffe specializes in intellectual property with an emphasis on patent and trade secret litigation.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3300 , San Francisco 94105 USA
T:
(415) 947-2000
UCLA Law School
Talia R. Inlender
joined UCLA Law School as deputy director of the center for immigration law and policy in Los Angeles.
Inlender was a supervising senior staff attorney at Public Counsel and was with the organization for 13 years.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Nossaman LLP
Steven M. Silva
joined Nossaman LLP as partner in Sacramento.
Silva specializes in eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use and appellate matters.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
621 Capitol Mall Suite 2500 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 930-7707
F:
(916) 930-7707
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Anthony M. Sain
joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Sain specializes in personal injury litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles
Address
633 West 5th Street Suite 4000 , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 358-6041
F:
(213) 250-7900
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP
Nadia Sarkis
was promoted to partner of Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP in Los Angeles.
Sarkis specializes in civil rights litigation, employment and municipal liability.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
John Nelson
joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as partner in San Diego.
San Diego environmental attorney John Nelson joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP particularly because its real estate practice aligns well with his focus.
Nelson was also drawn to make the move from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP because of Procopio's collegial spirit and strong practice groups, he said in an interview Thursday.
"One thing that I noticed right away when I started talking to them is that it's a very collegial environment," Nelson said. "I was impressed by the number of partners who went out of their way to meet with me on Zoom. It felt like a very collegial environment and that's been confirmed since I've joined."
Nelson spent the last four years at Lewis Brisbois and previously held inhouse roles at Ash Grove Cement Co. and Monsanto.
His practice focuses on litigation, regulatory and transactional work involving environmental law ranging from water rights to California Environmental Quality Act compliance.
"I really enjoy the regulatory work the most because you really get to dig into the regulations and all the policy issues that come with it," Nelson said. " That's kind of the heart of environmental law in a lot of ways."
What sets his practice apart from others, Nelson said, is his in-house experience. After spending a decade in house, he said, he understands clients' unique needs.
At Procopio, he looks forward to helping meet the environmental needs of the firm's existing clients and providing to his clients resources the firm has to offer, particularly real estate expertise.
Nelson graduated from UCLA School of Law.
Address
525 B St, Ste 2200 , San Diego 92101-4474
T:
(619) 515-3260
F:
(619) 788-5573
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Jared M. Kaye
joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Kaye specializes in the hospitality industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Harris
joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Harris focuses on litigation related to premises liability, religious institutions and fraternities and sororities.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
801 S. Figueroa St, 15th Floor , Los Angeles 90017 United States
T:
(213) 624-6900
F:
(213) 624-6999
Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP (formerly Panish Shea & Boyle LLP)
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Pamela Acebo
joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as associate in San Francisco.
Acebo specializes in litigation involving the retail, restaurant and hospitality industries.
Address
One California Street, Suite 900 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 217-6990
F:
(415) 217-6999
Proskauer Rose LLP
Robert A. Friedman
joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Friedman specializes in corporate and partnership tax matters such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity fund formation and cross border transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400 , Los Angeles 90067-3010 USA
T:
(310) 284-5684
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Christopher R. Moore
was promoted to office managing partner of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Silicon Valley.
Moore specializes in merger and acquisitions, including cross border and domestic transactions, carveouts and leveraged buyouts.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC
Rebecca B. Denninghoff
joined Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC as associate in Los Angeles.
Denninghoff specializes in advising owners, investors, lenders, tenants, landlords and developers in financing, leasing, development and acquisition real estate transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
31248 Oak Crest Drive, Suite 200 , Westlake Village 91361 USA
T:
(818) 879-9700
F:
(818) 879-9680