CDF Labor Law LLP
Corey J. Cabral
was promoted to chair of cdf's paga litigation practice group of CDF Labor Law LLP in Sacramento.
Cabral focuses on defending employers in high stakes PAGA lawsuits.
He is based in Sacramento.
Fisher Phillips LLP
Megan Clark
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in San Francsico.
Clark represents employers in claims of sexual harassment, wrongful termination, discrimination, disability accommodation and retaliation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Embarcadero Center Suite 2050 , San Francisco 94111-3712 USA
T:
(415) 490-9000
F:
(415) 490-9001
Fisher Phillips LLP
Krystle D. Meyer
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Krystle Meyer specializes in representing employers in litigation brought under California's Private Attorneys General Act.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Christina M. Vier
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Vier specializes in defending clients in representative and class actions related to allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower claims, wrongful termination and wage and hour violations.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
444 South Flower Street Suite 1500 , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 330-4500
F:
(213) 330-4501
JAMS
Keith D. Koeller
joined JAMS as neutral in Irvine.
Koeller was a founding partner of the firm and specialized in litigation. At Jams, he will focus on business and commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, personal injury and torts and real property disputes.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
5 Park Plaza, Suite 400 , Irvine 92614 USA
T:
(714) 937-8256
F:
(714) 939-8710
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Scott F. Gautier
joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Gautier specializes in creating and structuring transactions related to distressed financial situations.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 500-2165
F:
(310) 229-1285
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Jeremy A. Avila
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the department of aging in San Jose.
Avila has been deputy county counsel at the Santa Clara County Counsel's office since 2019.
He is based in San Jose.
East Bay Trust and Estate Lawyers
Ryan J. Szczepanik
was promoted to president of East Bay Trust and Estate Lawyers in Orinda.
Szczepanik is a principal at Hartog, Baer & Hand APC and is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law.
He is based in Orinda.
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Michael R. Guerrero
joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Guerrero specializes in advising clients in consumer protection and consumer financial services issues.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
350 S Grand Ave Ste 3600 , Los Angeles 90071-3476 USA
T:
(213) 614-7384
Nixon Peabody LLP
Richard L. Shamos
joined Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Shamos specializes in private investment products and fund formation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
300 South Grand Avenue Suite 4100 , Los Angeles 90071-3151 USA
T:
(213) 629-6157
F:
(833) 720-2061
Winston & Strawn LLP
Paul R. Walker
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Walker advises clients in a range of real estate transactions including real estate loan workouts and restructurings, the origination of and investment in real estate loans and syndicated real estate-secured financings of all types.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth W. Walker
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Walker specializes in real estate litigation, bankruptcy and workout matters including the exercise of remedies, lender liability, UCC and judicial/non-judicial real estate foreclosures, receiverships, plans of reorganization, debtor-in-possession financings
and actions on guaranties.
Bruce W. Fraser
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Fraser advises hedge funds, commercial banks, life insurance companies and institutional capital in the origination of real estate loans such as construction loans, mezzanine and syndicated real estate-secured financings.
He is based in Los Angeles.
David Scheper
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Scheper focuses on complex commercial litigation, internal investigations and white collar criminal defense.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Alexander Cote
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Cote specializes in arbitration, trial and appeal. He has experience representing clients in First Amendment, intellectual property, real estate, legal malpractice and contract disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Peggy Dayton
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Dayton focuses on civil litigation and white collar criminal defense.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Katherine Farkas
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Farkas focuses litigation related to labor and employment, real estate and complex commercial disputes.
She is based in Los Angeles.
William H. Forman
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Forman specializes in representing clients in a range of complex commercial disputes, consumer class actions, securities fraud matters and First Amendment cases.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Angela M. Machala
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Machala represents companies and corporate executives in regulatory and white collar criminal investigations.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Michael Swartz
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Swartz focuses on complex commercial and securities litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Gregory Ellis
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Ellis is a civil litigator and has experience with breach of contract and real estate disputes, business torts and securities fraud and intellectual property matters.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Marc Harris
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Harris focuses on the representation of companies and individuals in state and federal criminal investigations and prosecutions in addition to complex business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Jana Russell
joined Winston & Strawn LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Russell is a litigator and specializes in the defense of civil and criminal investigations and commercial disputes and class actions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
333 South Grand Avenue 38th Floor , Los Angeles 90071-1543 USA
T:
(213) 615-1700
F:
(213) 615-1750
Mayer Brown LLP
Vivek K. Mohan
joined Mayer Brown LLP as partner in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Mohan specializes in cybersecurity and data privacy. He previously led the information security law team at Apple. He is based in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Address
3000 El Camino Real # 2-300 , Palo Alto 94306 USA
T:
(650) 331-2054
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Jorge Arciniega
joined Loeb & Loeb LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Arciniega focuses on complex trademark and copyright matters including the registration and enforcement of global intellectual property portfolios and licensing and co-branding endorsement agreements.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 2200 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 282-2262
F:
(310) 282-2200
GBG LLp
Jen Cornell
joined GBG LLp as partner in San Francisco.
Cornell specializes in California class and representative actions under the California Private Attorneys General Act with a focus on startups and technology companies.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 1150 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 603-5007
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Darcie Houck
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california public utilities commission in Davis.
Houck has been chief counsel for the California Energy Commission since 2019 and was previously an administrative law judge at the California Public Utilities Commission.
She is based in Davis.
Jan Schori
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california independent system operator board of governors in Sacramento.
Schori was a member of the board of trustees of the North American Electric Reliability Corp. since 2009. She is a former of counsel at Downey Brand LLP.
She is based in Sacramento.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Will S. Chuchawat
joined Proskauer Rose LLP as co-head of the global mergers and acquisitions practice in Los Angeles.
Partner Will S. Chuchawat joined Proskauer's Los Angeles office on Feb. 11 as co-head of the global mergers and acquisitions practice. He had been with Sheppard Mullin for 16 years and led the mergers and acquisitions group.
Chuchawat was attracted to the opportunity to join Proskauer due to its depth, strength in private equity and private capital, its culture and mindset, he said.
"They've got the same passion for exceeding expectations and delivering outstanding results for clients that I do," he explained.
Chuchawat described his practice as, "M&A all day, every day." His work includes buy and sell side transactions with a particular focus on private equity and leverage buyouts.
He also advises clients in growth equity and venture capital transactions. His clients include private equity funds, public companies, venture capital and private companies in the technology, health care, consumer, business services, industrial, aerospace, defense, life sciences, financial services and media business.
His most recent deals include advising Mercury Systems Inc. in its acquisition of Physical Optics Corp. and advising TRUaire on its sale to CSW Industrials Inc. for $360 million.
Outside of his practice, Chuchawat has been a board member since 2018 of YPO, a global leadership community of chief executives.
Address
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400 , Los Angeles 90067-3010 USA
T:
(310) 284-4550
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
Daniel M. Hutchinson
was promoted to chair of the employment law practice group of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP in San Francisco.
Hutchinson specializes in employment litigation with a focus on complex class actions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Goe Forsythe & Hodges LLP
Charity J. Manee
was promoted to partner of Goe Forsythe & Hodges LLP in Irvine.
Manee specializes in debt restructuring, corporate Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganizations and bankruptcy and commercial litigation.
She is based in Irvine.
Knox Ricksen LLP
Taylor Steele
joined Knox Ricksen LLP in Walnut Creek.
Steele specializes in high stakes commercial disputes with a focus on health care fraud and whistleblower claims.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Address
2033 N Main St, Ste 340 , Walnut Creek 94596-3727
T:
(925) 433-2509
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Inc.
Bruce J. McNeil
joined Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Inc. as partner in Los Angeles.
McNeil specializes in employee benefits matters such as tax-qualified plans, executive and nonqualified deferred compensation plans and the tax aspects of equity, phantom equity, as well as employee benefits litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2041 Rosecrans Avenue Suite 300 , El Segundo 90245 USA
T:
(202) 978-7799
F:
(412) 227-5551
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Apalla U. Chopra
was promoted to co-chair of the litigation department of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.
Chopra focuses on litigating complex multiplaintiff and class action discrimination and wage and hour cases.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Eric A.S. Richards
was promoted to co-chair of the corporate department of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.
Richards specializes in project finance and infrastructure investment and development.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Eric Amdursky
was promoted to co-chair of the labor and employment practice of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Silicon Valley.
Amdursky focuses on high stakes litigation involving sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and executive compensation.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Michael D. Hamilton
was promoted to chair of project development and real estate practice of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.
Hamilton specializes in real estate, finance and corporate restructuring transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Sabrina H. Strong
was promoted to co-chair of the product liability and mass torts practice of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Los Angeles.
Strong focuses on bet-the-company litigation in the pharmaceutical, consumer products, health care, media, entertainment and financial services industries.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Madhu Pocha
was promoted to managing partner of the century city office of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City.
Pocha specializes in litigation.
He is based in Century City.
Daniel M. Petrocelli
was promoted to vice chair of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City.
Petrocelli focuses on litigation related to sports, entertainment, intellectual property, unfair competition, business torts, securities and employment law. He also has experience in criminal defense.
He is based in Century City.
Molly M. Lens
was promoted to co-head of the entertainment, sports and media industry group of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City.
Lens specializes in complex civil litigation, contract disputes, intellectual property, copyright, trademark, business torts, class actions, arbitration, securities matters and regulatory investigations related to the entertainment, media and financial services industries.
She is based in Century City.
Amy Siegel
was promoted to co-head of the entertainment, sports and media industry group of O'Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City.
Siegel advises clients in the acquisition, financing, exploitation and management of media related assets.
She is based in Century City.
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP
Laura J Ruettgers
joined Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP as partner and chair of the data privacy and cybersecurity practice in San Francisco.
Ruettgers represents insurance carriers in coverage disputes and litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
425 California Street, Suite 2100 , San Francisco 94104 United States
T:
(415) 926-7600
F:
(415) 926-7601
JAMS
Christopher Keele
joined JAMS as neutral in San Jose.
Keele specializes in business and commercial, health care, real property, environmental and personal injury disputes. He is a former commercial and complex disputes litigator.
He is based in San Jose.
Address
160 W. Santa Clara St., Suite 1600 , San Jose 95113 USA
T:
(408) 346-0736
F:
(408) 295-5267
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP
Andréanne Breton
joined Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP as associate in San Francisco.
Breton represents insurance companies in litigated and non-litigated coverage disputes.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
101 Montgomery Street Suite 2300 , San Francisco 94104 USA
T:
(415) 890-5223
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Michael Russell
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner and colead of the mergers and acquisitions practice in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Corporate partner Michael Russell has rejoined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati to colead the mergers and acquisitions practice. He previously was a partner at Goodwin Procter LLP for five years.
"I think it's worth noting I wasn't on the market," said Russell. "I was happy at Goodwin. I had a great experience and I really enjoyed working there."
Russell said he was approached by Robert Ishii, a longtime friend, about the opportunity to return to Wilson Sonsini. Ishii is now colead of the mergers and acquisitions practice alongside Russell.
"I have had that conversation off and on over the last five years with him," Russell added. "But what was a little different this time was that it was a little more concrete. I think that given the demand in the marketplace, both from Wilson's existing clients and externally, they decided that there were a number of areas that they wanted to make meaningful investments in to build out the practices, and mergers and acquisitions was one of them. So the outreach from Rob was not just, 'Hey, do you want to come back?' but, 'Do you want to come back and be part of this effort and initiative to build up the practice and help me do it?'"
Additionally, the ability to practice with attorneys he has known for the majority of his professional career attracted him to the opportunity, he added.
Russell previously was with Wilson Sonsini for 18 years as part of the corporate and securities practice. He joined the firm in 1998 from the San Francisco city attorney's office and became a partner in 2007.
Russell focuses on representing public and private companies and investors in domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. His clients include technology and life sciences companies on both the buy and sell side of transactions. Notable companies he has worked with include Micron Technology Inc., Twitter, TiVo, Fitbit Inc., Slack Technologies Inc. and Sumo Logic.
Address
650 Page Mill Rd , Palo Alto 94304-1050 USA
T:
(650) 493-9300
Judicate West
Thomas G. Oesterreich
joined Judicate West as neutral in Santa Ana.
Oesterreich is a former personal injury attorney and has served as a volunteer arbitrator and mediator in Los Angeles County, Orange County and Riverside County Superior Courts.
He is based in Santa Ana.
Address
1851 East First Street Ste 1600 , Santa Ana 92705 USA
T:
(714) 834-1340
F:
(714) 834-1344
Tyson & Mendes LLP
Kevin Gray
joined Tyson & Mendes LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Gray is a civil defense attorney and has tried more than 60 cases.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
371 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. Suite 100 , Novato 94949
T:
(628) 253-5070
F:
(415) 785-3165
Atheria Law
Nicole Shapiro
was promoted to partner of Atheria Law in San Francisco.
Shapiro represents insurers in complex errors and omission claims against professionals such as attorneys and accountants.
She is based in San Francisco.
Nicholas Lieberknecht
was promoted to partner of Atheria Law in San Francisco.
Lieberknecht specializes in representing insurers in disputes involving design professionals and construction companies such as errors and omission policies issued to architects and engineers.
He is based in San Francisco.
Foley & Lardner LLP
Claire Marbelstone
was promoted to partner of Foley & Lardner LLP in Los Angeles.
Marbelstone specializes in advising hospitals, health systems, digital health providers and physician groups in regulatory and transactional matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins
Monica Montgomery Steppe
joined Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins as member of the task force to study and develop reparation proposals for african americans in San Diego.
Steppe is a city council member and civil rights attorney.
She is based in San Diego.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Vincent I. Parrett
joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP as partner in Menlo Park.
Parrett specializes in plaintiff and defendant business litigation including contract, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and other commercial disputes.
He is based in Menlo Park.
Address
1080 Marsh Road , Menlo Park 94025 USA
T:
(650) 462-5324
F:
(650) 429-2028