Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP
Eric B. Shortz
was promoted to partner of Pircher, Nichols & Meeks LLP in Los Angeles, CA.
Shortz specializes in transactional real estate with an emphasis on the representation of borrowers in complex financing.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Suzanne M. Martindale
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as senior deputy commissioner of consumer financial protection at the california department of financial protection and innovation in Oakland.
Martindale was senior policy counsel and Western states legislative manager at Consumer Reports since 2010.
She is based in Oakland.
Edwin F. Lowry
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chair of the occupational safety and health appeals board in Sacramento.
Lowry has been a member of the board since 2011. He was a hearing officer for the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and was a state deputy attorney general from 2005 to 2007.
He is based in Sacramento.
Atheria Law
Amanda Graham Brazinski
was promoted to senior counsel of Atheria Law in San Francisco.
Brazinski advises insurers in cyber, privacy, technology and media claims.
She is based in San Francisco.
Tammy Chang
was promoted to senior counsel of Atheria Law in Los Angeles.
Chang represents insurers in technology, media, intellectual property and privacy claims.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Aishlin Cook
was promoted to senior counsel of Atheria Law in San Francisco.
Cook advises insurers in errors and omissions claims against attorneys, accountants and real estate professionals.
She is based in San Francisco.
EJ Kim
was promoted to senior counsel of Atheria Law in San Francisco.
Kim represents insurers in cyber and privacy claims.
She is based in San Francisco.
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Sean M. Moran
joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Moran specializes in asset finance with a focus on renewable energy, zero carbon and infrastructure assets.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Michael P. Joyce
joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Joyce focuses his practice on energy and infrastructure finance.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Lauren A. Collins
joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Collins focuses her tax practice on project finance with a focus on renewable energy and infrastructure assets
She is based in Los Angeles.
Josh Heideman
joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Heideman specializes in renewable energy asset finance and acquisitions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Trevor Shelton
joined Vinson & Elkins LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Shelton advises equity investors, lenders, sponsors and project developers in energy and project finance.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
633 West Fifth Street 26th Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
California Lawyers Association
Terrance J. Evans
was promoted to chair of the litigation section of California Lawyers Association in Los Angeles and San Franciso.
Evans is a trial partner at Duane Morris LLP. He is vice chair of the firm's banking practice for the western United States and co chairs the diversity and inclusion committee.
He is based in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Susana P. Solano
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Sacramento.
Solano advises employers and management in employment issues including prevention of employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage and hour violations.
She is based in Sacramento.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Heidi Walas
joined Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP as partner in Redwood City.
Walas specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies and early stage investors in venture financings, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers and general business matters.
She is based in Redwood City.
Address
550 Allerton Street , Redwood City 94063 United States of America
T:
(650) 321-2400
Waymaker LLP (formerly Baker Marquart LLP)
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP
Allyson K Thompson
joined Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Thompson specializes in employment litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
11755 Wilshire Boulevrd , Los Angeles 90025 US
T:
(301) 775-6511
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP
Adrian Cyhan
joined Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP as partner in Sherman Oaks, CA.
Cyhan is a patent attorney with a focus on identifying, protecting and leveraging intellectual property assets.
He is based in Sherman Oaks.
Address
15260 VENTURA BOULEVARD, 20TH FLOOR , Sherman Oaks 91403
T:
(818) 444-4500
F:
(818) 444-4500
Reed Smith LLP
Maytak Chin
was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.
Chin focuses on complex litigation related to fiduciary duties, unfair competition and business torts.
She is based in San Francisco.
Reed Smith LLP
Ashley B. Jordan
was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
Jordan focuses on insurance recovery. She advises policyholders in negotiation, litigation or alternative dispute resolution.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Reed Smith LLP
Benjamin R. Fliegel
was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
Fliegel is a commercial litigator with an emphasis on representing policyholders in large or protracted litigation with insurance companies.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Olson Remcho
Kristen Mah Rogers
was promoted to partner of Olson Remcho in Oakland.
Rogers represents clients in litigation related to election law, education funding, public policy and constitutional issues.
She is based in Oakland.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
William A. Diedrich
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Riverside.
Diedrich advises school districts, community college districts and public agencies in all aspects of labor and employment law.
He is based in Riverside.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Anthony P. Niccoli
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Cerritos.
Niccoli represents contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and owners in construction issues such as licensing, contract drafting and negotiations.
He is based in Cerritos.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Scott K. Holbrook
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Sacramento.
Holbrook advises school districts, county offices of education and community college districts in labor and personnel matters.
He is based in Sacramento.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Alexandria M. Davidson
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Irvine.
Davidson represents California public school districts as general counsel.
She is based in Irvine.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Dan J. Bulfer
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Irvine.
Bulfer represents employers in labor and employment compliance and risk management issues like workplace investigations and corrective actions.
He is based in Irvine.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Stephen M. McLoughlin
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Cerritos.
McLoughlin advises public and private agencies in transactional and litigation issues such as state community college districts in education related matters as well as providing counsel concerning compliance with Title IX.
He is based in Cerritos.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Amber S. Healy
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Cerritos.
Healy defends employers and management in employment claims including wage and hour class and representative actions, as well as unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, meal and rest break violation claims.
She is based in Cerritos.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Rachel L. Conn
was promoted to partner of Nixon Peabody LLP in San Francisco.
Conn specializes in labor and employment law. She represents and advises clients on matters related to the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
She is based in San Francisco.
Jade E. Turner-Bond
was promoted to partner of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles.
Turner-Bond represents clients in the financing and refinancing of infrastructure and capital improvements projects for state and local municipal entities.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Gamble T Parks
joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as shareholder in Santa Barbara.
Parks specializes in estate planning, trust and probate law.
She is based in Santa Barbara.
Address
1021 Anacapa Street , Sacramento 93101 US
T:
(805) 963-7000
Paul Hastings LLP
Lucas M Rachuba
joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Rachuba focuses on private equity, credit, hedge funds, venture capital and real estate.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
101 California Street Forty-Eighth Floor , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 856-7060
F:
(415) 856-7160
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Timothy A. Worrall
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Denver and San Francisco.
Worrall is a patent prosecutor and focuses his practice on developing client's patent portfolios.
He is based in Denver and San Francisco.
Address
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 3100 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(303) 861-0600
F:
(303) 861-7805
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Saralyn M. Ang-Olson
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief compliance officer at the california department of health care services in Sacramento.
Ang-Olson is a former senior assistant attorney general, director of the California Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, acting chief of civil prosecutions and supervising deputy attorney general in civil prosecutions.
She is based in Sacramento.
Lisa Niegel
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the california department of rehabilitation in Sacramento.
Niegel has served as acting chief of the department since 2020. She was previously an attorney in the department from 2007 to 2020.
She is based in Sacramento.
Arthur “Ari” Krantz
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california public employment relations board in Berkeley.
Krantz has served on the board since 2018. He is a pro bono attorney for the Centro Legal de La Raza Asylum Project since 2014.
He is based in Berkeley.
Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Jonathan A. Grissom
joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack as partner in San Diego.
Grissom specializes in nonprofit organizations, business and corporate law and tax.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
401 West A Street, Suite 2600 , San Diego 92101 USA
T:
(619) 236-1551
F:
(619) 696-1410
DLA Piper LLP
Richard Rahm
joined DLA Piper LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Rahm advises and represents employers in wage and hour class and collective actions, in addition to other complex litigation matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
555 Mission St, Ste 2400 , San Francisco 94105-0922 USA
T:
(415) 638-2524
F:
(415) 659-7324
Judicate West
Daniel I. Spector
joined Judicate West as neutral in Sacramento.
Spector has served as a judge pro tem and a pro tem settlement conference judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court since 2000.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
980 9th Street Suite 2200 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 394-8490
F:
(916) 394-8495
VLP Law Group LLP
Elliot G. Freier
joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Freier specializes in taxation of mergers and acquisitions, establishing and growing companies, bankruptcy and workout taxation and tax controversy representation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 Bryant Street Suite 820 , Palo Alto 94301
T:
(424) 344-9770