Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Timothy D. Greene
as partner
in Los Angeles
Greene specializes in corporate partnering, strategic alliances, data privacy, technology protection and the licensing and commercialization of intellectual property and technology assets.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
12105 W Waterfront Drive, Suite 425 , Los Angeles 90094 United States
T:
(424) 214-1800
F:
(650) 321-2800
LaFollette, Johnson, DeHaas, Fesler & Ames APC
Address
701 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 600 , Glendale
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Michael A. Pasahow
joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as counsel in San Francisco.
Pasahow specializes in employee benefits law and employee stock ownership plan transactions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
Four Embarcadero Center, 27th Floor , San Francisco 94111
T:
(415) 591-7500
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Kimberly D. Jaimez
joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP added former federal prosecutor Kimberly D. Jaimez as a partner, expanding its litigation practice in Los Angeles.
Jaimez, who was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District's criminal division, will specialize in corporate investigations, government enforcement, general litigation and white collar defense.
"What stood out about Pillsbury was that in addition to being a full service, bi-coastal firm with chambers ranked practices, it is also known for its collegiality and collaboration," Jaimez said. "It just seemed like a really good fit and it's also a good opportunity to grow my practice."
"I am also very excited about getting involved in corporate investigations, particularly proactive internal investigations that are happening and addressing #metoo and bias issues," Jaimez added. "I am excited to get involved with those, not just because of my investigative background, but also because it is an area of interest."
Jaimez looks forward to leveraging her seven years with the U.S. attorney's office to represent clients in health care fraud matters. She was also heavily
involved in the office's diversity and equity working group.
Jaimez investigated and prosecuted international money laundering schemes, health care fraud, embezzlement, wire and mail fraud, drug conspiracies, cyber extortion and blackmail matters.
One of her most notable cases was a multiyear investigation and indictment of the founder of 1-800-Get-Thin for a $250 million fraudulent billing scheme involving fake sleep studies and unnecessary lap band surgeries.
Address
725 S Figueroa St #2800 , Los Angeles 90017
T:
(213) 488-7100
National Association of Bar Executives
Ellen Miller
was promoted to president of National Association of Bar Executives.
Miller is executive director of the California Lawyers Foundation and interim co-executive director and associate executive director of initiatives and external relations for the California Lawyers Association in Sacramento.
She is based in San Diego.
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Alexis Susann McKenna
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as assistant chief counsel in Fremont.
McKenna specializes in employment and labor law.
She is based in Fremont.
Gwendolyn Manriquez Leachman
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as attorney iv in Fremont.
Leachman taught employment discrimination, labor relations and torts.
She is based in Fremont.
Danielle Luce Goldstein
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as assistant chief counsel in Los Angeles.
Goldstein joins as assistant chief counsel from the Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, where they litigated wage theft and consumer protection cases.
They are based in Los Angeles.
Antonio M. Lawson
joined California Department of Fair Employment and Housing as attorney iv in Fremont.
Lawson was special counsel to the City of Oakland's Citizens' Police Review Board and a sole practitioner since 1995. He specializes in race, sex and age discrimination disputes, as well as privacy and wage and hour lawsuits.
He is based in Fremont.
Address
2218 Kausen Drive, Suite 100 , Elk Grove 95758
T:
(916) 585-7076
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Thelton Henderson
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as committee on the revision of the penal code in Berkeley.
Henderson has been a distinguished visiting professor of Law at Berkeley since 2017 and was a U.S. Northern District judge from 1980 to 2017.
He is based in Berkeley.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Jason R. Vollbracht
joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Vollbracht specializes in federal income taxation with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, formation of investment funds, partnerships, joint ventures and real estate.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
201 Redwood Shores Pkwy #400 , Redwood City 94065
T:
(650) 802-3000
Tyson & Mendes LLP
Kevin P. McNamara
joined Tyson & Mendes LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
McNamara advises insurers about duties involving general liability, excess, umbrella, pollution, property and auto policies.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1055 W 7th St #2500 , Los Angeles 90017
T:
(213) 745-8600
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
E. Ryan Coombs
joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP in San Francisco.
Coombs focuses on capital markets transactions for technology companies.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
2 The Embarcadero , San Francisco 94111
T:
(415) 984-8700
JAMS
Raymond J. Ikola
joined JAMS as neutral in Irvine.
Ikola served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeal for 18 years. Before joining the appellate bench, he spent seven years as an Orange County Superior Court judge.
He is based in Irvine
Jackson Lucky
joined JAMS as neutral in Riverside.
Lucky was a superior court judge for 13 years where he presided over family law and unlimited civil cases.
He is based in Riverside.
Tinnelly Law Group
Cang N. Le
joined Tinnelly Law Group as partner in Mission Viejo.
Le specializes in community association law.
He is based in Mission Viejo.
Joshua D. Mendelsohn
joined Tinnelly Law Group as senior attorney in Mission Viejo.
Mendelsohn focuses on corporate governance and transactional and litigation matters involving real estate and employment.
He is based in Mission Viejo.
Address
27101 Puerta Real #250 , Mission Viejo 92691
T:
(949) 588-0866
California Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates
John H. Howard
was promoted to trial lawyer of the year of California Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates in Oxnard.
Howard specializes in personal injury cases at Lowthorp, Richards, McMillan, Miller & Templeman.
He is based in Oxnard.
CDF Labor Law LLP
Tashayla Billington
joined CDF Labor Law LLP as associate in Sacramento.
Billington focuses on representing clients in NLRB unionizing matters, unfair labor practices and employment claims relating to wrongful termination.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
900 University Avenue, Suite 200 , Sacramento 95825 USA
T:
(916) 361-0991
Cozen O'Connor PC
David A. Shimkin
was promoted to shareholder of Cozen O'Connor PC in Los Angeles.
Shimkin specializes in litigation related to the food and beverage, real estate and construction industries. He is also co-chair of the firm's food and beverage team.
He is based in Los Angeles.
DB&R
Marisa Ann Deutsch
joined DB&R as head of legal in Mesa West Capital, Los Angeles.
Deutsch is a capital markets attorney and will focus on originations, asset management and capital markets executions at the company.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Jaime D. Choi
joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as partner.
Choi specializes in intellectual property law including patenting interdisciplinary technologies and building strategic portfolios.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
3655 Nobel Drive Suite 600 , San Diego 92122
T:
(858) 434-5020
The International Association of Defense Counsel
J. Dominic Campodonico
was promoted to board director of The International Association of Defense Counsel in San Francisco.
Campodonico is a partner at Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP and specializes in mass tort and product liability litigation.
He is based in San Francisco.
LA County Board of Supervisors
Mary C. Wickham
was promoted to executive director, blue ribbon commission on homelessness of LA County Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles.
Wickham is a commissioner for the criminal division of the superior courts. She previously served as Los Angeles County Counsel before retiring in July after 23 years of service.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Amy H. Candido
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner in San Francisco.
Candido specializes in high stakes litigation involving complex patent, trade secret and other intellectual property disputes.
She is based in San Francisco.
Buchalter APC
Andrew H. Struve
joined Buchalter APC as shareholder in Irvine.
Buchalter expanded its healthcare practice as Andrew H. Struve joined its Irvine office as a shareholder from Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC.
Struve said Friday he was drawn to Buchalter because of the firm's diversity as well as its culture of respect and transparency.
He was also attracted to the firm's focus on growth.
"The expansion and the desire to really take it to the next level, as they say, is something that I'm proud to be a part of and want to help with," he added.
An experienced litigator, Struve specializes in complex healthcare disputes, unfair competition actions and regulatory compliance matters.
Before joining Buchalter, he practiced at Hooper Lundy & Bookman for three years but spent the bulk of his career at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP. He was at Manatt for twenty years, most recently as an equity partner and co-chair of the healthcare litigation group.
Although a trial lawyer by trade, Struve said what he enjoys most in his practice is the ability to counsel clients on how to avoid litigation when possible.
"I have probably talked my clients out of countless millions of dollars in fees for myself, but they're better for it, and I feel better about it," he explained.
Buchalter announced Struve's addition to its Orange County office on Aug. 31.
Adam Bass, president and chief executive of Buchalter, described Struve as an excellent addition to the firm.
"Andrew brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our health care practice," Bass said in a statement. "He is a great fit for us culturally as we continue our strategic growth."
Address
18400 Von Karman Ave #800 , Irvine 92612
T:
(949) 224-6466
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Kimberly Eney
joined Morgan, Lewis & Bockius as partner in Morgan, Lewis & Bockius/San Francisco.
Eney specializes in advising tax exempt organizations and their partners on tax, governance and corporate law.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Federal , Boston 02110 United States
T:
(617) 341-7652
The Law Firm for Non-Profits
Casey Summar
was promoted to partner of The Law Firm for Non-Profits in Santa Barbara.
Summar specializes in transactional matters involving non-profit organizations.
She is based in Santa Barbara.
Michelman & Robinson, LLP
Harpreet Walia
was promoted to emerging companies & venture capital chair of Michelman & Robinson, LLP in Los Angeles.
Michelman & Robinson Announces First-Ever Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Chair
Last quarter was historic for venture capital activity--the biggest ever as measured by dollars invested. With that momentum going into Q3 2021, deal flow is surging, and among the law firms seeing an uptick in start-up transactions is Michelman & Robinson, LLP, which has just named Harpreet Walia as its Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Chair.
Walia is based in M&R's Los Angeles office, though he maintains a significant presence in the Bay Area as well. With vast experience working with start-up and emerging growth clients--especially those in the technology space--Walia is "now poised to gain even more of a foothold in Silicon Beach, Silicon Valley and beyond"--this according to Sanford Michelman, M&R's Chairman.
Commenting on his new role, Walia says, "my new designation is a reflection of M&R's focus on emerging companies, which is well placed given that transactions worth north of $100 million are at an all-time high, as are middle market deals in the technology sector." He goes on to state, "M&R has a strong corporate transactional practice both in California and New York and a particular sweet spot handling the lifecycle of emerging companies, which frequently begins even before company formation. That being said, we are certainly the beneficiaries of the flurry of activity being seen in tech hubs worldwide, the broadening nature of early-stage capital funding, and more robust private market exit opportunities."
Stephen Weiss, who leads M&R's transaction team, adds, "Harpreet is a consummate deal strategist, whose work on behalf of tech start-ups is enhanced by his network of relationships with investors and advisors throughout the world. Combine this with his extraordinary skill managing cross-border transactions, including those that arise out of India, and it's no wonder why he's been designated as the firm's first-ever Emerging Companies & Venture Capital Chair."
Mary Alexander & Associates PC
Mary Alexander
announces the launch of office in Los Angeles
The office will be located downtown, on the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Figueroa Street and will work in tandem with the firm's Bay Area headquarters.
Dechert LLP
Rick S. Horvath
joined Dechert LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Horvath focuses his practice on corporate governance.
He is based in San Francisco.
Hartley M.K. West
joined Dechert LLP as partner in San Francisco.
She advises clients facing investigations into alleged violations of antitrust, fraud, corruption, trade secret, and money laundering laws.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Bush Street, Suite 1600 , San Francisco 94104-4446 USA
T:
(415) 262-4500
F:
(415) 262-4555
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Hogene L. Choi
joined Morrison & Foerster LLP as partner in Palo Alto.
Her background as a software engineer gives Hogene L. Choi an edge as she joins Morrison & Foerster LLP's patent strategy and prosecution group in Palo Alto.
Choi, who moved from Baker Botts LLP, focuses on patent litigation, counseling and transactions. She also finds herself working more at the intersection of life sciences and software, she said.
"There is a real expansion in the life science industry made in the last five to 10 years, in particular with the incorporation of more and more increasingly complex software to control medical devices," Choi explained.
"Software to control the manufacturing process of drugs, also all sorts of artificial intelligence, machine-learning driven techniques to assist and accelerate research and development efforts," are examples of the life science and software intersection, she said.
Choi graduated from UC Berkeley with a computer science degree and worked eight years in the high technology industry as a software engineer and project director. She received her law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law.
At Baker Botts she was one of the two co-chairs of the firm-wide patent prosecution and practice group.
She decided to move to Morrison & Foerster because "I genuinely felt like it would provide a really strong platform for my practice. They already have a lot of work in health care and life sciences areas, specifically in the areas of personal intelligence, machine learning and data analytics."
She is hoping to help clients "across all the firm's global offices, especially those at the cutting edge of innovation, the life sciences, health care and technology side."
Choi enjoys that her practice allows her to be closely involved with what her clients are doing. "You're embedded with their research and development cycle," she said. "You're really trying to help them grow the business and the cutting edge of their innovation efforts. You can see how their future is developing and all of their aspirations when it comes to expanding to different markets, expanding their existing presence and their strength."
Choi is treasurer of the National Asian Pacific Islander American Bar Association and on the board of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley, where she was president from 2016 to 2017.
Address
755 Page Mill Road , Palo Alto 94304-1018 USA
T:
(650) 813-5600
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Becky L. Monroe
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy director of strategic initiatives and external affairs in Santa Ana.
Monroe has been senior director of the Fighting Hate and Bias Program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights since 2020.
She is based in Santa Ana.
Hopkins & Carley
Barbara A. Murphy
joined Hopkins & Carley as of counsel in Palo Alto.
Murphy advises individuals and families on comprehensive tax planning -- income, gift and estate -- with a special emphasis on philanthropic planning.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Address
200 Page Mill Rd, Ste 200 , Palo Alto 94306-2062 USA
T:
(650) 804-7609
Hopkins & Carley
Lynn M. Humphreys
joined Hopkins & Carley as of counsel in San Jose.
Humphreys has experience in trademark and copyright counseling, international trademark portfolio management, brand protection, technology transactions, and advertising/ marketing review.
She is based in San Jose.
Address
70 S 1st St , San Jose 95113-2406 USA
T:
(669) 243-9665