Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Edwards Judelson Jaelyn
was promoted to partner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles.
Judelson advises clients in international trade regulatory compliance with an emphasis on U.S. export controls and economic sanctions in the software and technology sector.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC
James Baca
was promoted to managing partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC in Cerritos.
Baca was the firm's chief operating officer. He represents public and private sector employers in labor relations and negotiations, and represents school districts.
He is based in Cerritos.
Stoel Rives LLP
Bao M. Vu
was promoted to partner of Stoel Rives LLP in San Francisco.
Vu specializes in consumer products law and advises clients in compliance matters related to Proposition 65 labeling requirements and federal advertising and chemical product safety laws and regulations.
He is based in San Francisco.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Justin H. Haan
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.
Haan focuses on transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology.
He is based in San Francisco.
Alex Iftimie
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.
Iftimie advises clients in sensitive cyber and U.S. national security matters, internal investigations and government enforcement actions.
He is based in San Francisco.
John R. Lanham
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Diego.
Lanham specializes in litigation related to the life sciences, health care, software and semiconductor industries.
He is based in San Diego.
Maureen Elizabeth Linch
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Maureen Elizabeth Linch to partner
Linch focuses on federal income tax matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Musical Peeler
Citadelle Priagula
was promoted to partner of Musical Peeler in Los Angeles.
Priagula represents employers in employment matters including claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and failure to accommodate.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Rodrigo Castro-Silva
was promoted to county counsel of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles.
Castro-Silva was previously acting county counsel and is the former chief deputy for the Office of the County Counsel.
Holland & Knight LLP
Mark E. Powell
joined Holland & Knight LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Powell specializes in estate and gift tax planning, family governance and succession planning and trust and probate administration.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
400 South Hope Street, 8th Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 896-2426
Yoka & Smith LLP
Lauren A.R. Lofton
was promoted to partner of Yoka & Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
Lofton defends clients in catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death and products liability litigation, as well as business tort matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Arnold & Porter
Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker
was promoted to co-managing partner of Arnold & Porter in San Francisco.
Fleishhacker is the co-head of the investment management practice and specializes in formation, compliance and transactional matters for real estate funds, hedge funds, venture funds, private equity funds and impact investment funds.
She is based in San Francisco.
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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Kathryn Edgerton
joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Edgerton advises addiction treatment and telemedicine providers in complex transactional and regulatory matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
865 South Figueroa Street Suite 2400 , Los Angeles 90017-2566 United States
T:
(213) 633-6800
Miller Barondess, LLP
Max W. Hirsch
joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Hirsch is a litigator with experience representing clients in contract, copyright, trademark, false advertising, antitrust, and false claims act cases.
Bryan R. Redfern
joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Redfern is a litigator with experience representing clients in complex litigation matters, including breach of contract and business tort claims, products liability defense, complex construction and engineering litigation, and antitrust claims.
Jessica P.G. Newman
joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Newman is a litigator with experience representing clients in contract and partnership disputes, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, internal investigations, commercial real estate, and healthcare fraud and abuse.
Evan B. McGinley
joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
McGinley is a litigator with experience representing clients in complex commercial litigation, white collar investigations, contract disputes, antitrust litigation, and corporate compliance matters.
Address
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1000 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 552-4400
F:
(310) 552-8400
Holland & Knight LLP
Raymond Kim
was promoted to partner of Holland & Knight LLP in Los Angeles.
Kim is a commercial litigator with a focus on consumer class action defense.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Yoka & Smith LLP
Aaron S. Case
was promoted to partner of Yoka & Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
Case represents clients in personal injury, wrongful death, product liability matters, complex tort and environmental litigation and commercial and business disputes. He also advises clients on state and federal compliance regarding operating businesses in California and selling consumer products.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Kristina D. Lawson
was promoted to managing partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Kristina D. Lawson to managing partner
Lawson specializes in complex entitlement, land use, environmental and municipal matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Michael J. Gorback
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Gorback advises clients in corporate formation, debt and equity financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, technology transactions, employment counseling, public securities offerings, SEC reporting and corporate governance.
He is based in San Francisco.
Constance Liu
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Liu advises clients in tax strategies and international estate planning, including issues related to investments in the U.S. and tax reporting requirements for foreign trusts.
She is based in San Francisco.
Sandra L. Rappaport
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Rappaport specializes in employer- side labor and employment law.
She is based in San Francisco.
Mohammad Walizadeh
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Walizadeh focuses on commercial litigation related to real estate such as lease and contract actions, partition actions, debt collection cases, partnership disputes and bankruptcy matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Christopher A. Rheinheimer
was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Rheinheimer focuses on complex trials and litigation with an emphasis on environmental, energy, land use
and real estate-related matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Ann Mary Olson
was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Olson represents clients in the health and long-term care services industries in civil and regulatory litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Nicole S. Witt
was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Witt advises clients on government and public agency law.
She is based in San Francisco.
Elisha J. Yang
was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Yang is a transactional lawyer with a focus on commercial, real estate and land use matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Tucker Ellis LLP
Nicholas V. Janizeh
was promoted to counsel of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles.
Janizeh focuses on product liability defense in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Musick Peeler
Michael Mauge
was promoted to partner of Musick Peeler in Los Angeles.
Mauge specializes in general litigation and employment law. He has experience litigating disputes related to wrongful termination and discrimination, contracts, construction defect, insurance bad faith and product liability.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Miller Starr Regalia
Timothy Maes
was promoted to shareholder of Miller Starr Regalia in Walnut Creek.
Maes represents property owners, developers and retailers in real estate transactions.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Tao Y. Leung
was promoted to partner of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Los Angeles.
Leung leads the labor and employment practice in the firm's California offices and specializes in state and federal employment law.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Wesley E. Overson Jr.
joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in San Francisco.
Overson specializes in intellectual property and commercial litigation.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
Two Embarcadero Center Suite 1900 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 273-4730
F:
(415) 723-7020
Weintraub Tobin
Jessica Rankin Corpuz
was promoted to shareholder of Weintraub Tobin in Los Angeles.
Corpuz focuses on complex commercial disputes with an emphasis on entertainment and intellectual property litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Vanaman German LLP (formerly Newman Aaronson Vanaman )
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Stacey L. Rosenberg
joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner.
Stacey L. Rosenberg, a former partner at Hogan Lovells U.S. LLP, joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP on Dec. 5 in the downtown Los Angeles office. Rosenberg, the 15th partner to join the firm in the last 12 months, will be part of the finance and bankruptcy practice group.
"I think that Sheppard offers me just a better platform," Rosenberg said of her move. "It has a larger banking group than Hogan had in the U.S. ... and it was doing well. But I think that Sheppard really gives me an opportunity to focus on a larger potential group of clients, and just because they have that larger finance practice, I think it's a bit easier to work with my partners and pitch business and the like."
Rosenberg had been with Hogan Lovells for four years.
Since the start of her career, she has specialized in secured lending and currently focuses on alternative lenders and direct lending. She also has experience in leveraged finance, working with investment banks and commercial banks and other types of debt finance, with the exception of public securities. Her clients range across industries but she has specific expertise in film finance, which she has been doing for the last 20 years.
Much of Rosenberg's work also involves distressed companies. "I think that there's quite a bit of opportunity to work with the bankruptcy partners to build on the synergies there as well," she added.
"Stacey checks a bunch of boxes," said Brent Horstman, Sheppard's finance and bankruptcy practice group leader. "We've always had a historical strength in commercial banking, but we have tried to strengthen our direct lending, alternative lender portion of our practice, which we think Stacey definitely does. We have a very strong entertainment group and Stacey fits well there as well. And then, just culturally, we've gotten to know Stacey over the course of interviewing and we think she fits very well with the firm. We thought, on all levels this was a great fit."
Rosenberg has been involved in handling adoption cases pro bono for the Alliance for Children's Rights. She was the coordinator of pro bono adoption cases at Hogan Lovells and looks to continue that work at Sheppard Mullin.
Address
333 S Hope St, Fl 43 , Los Angeles 90071-1422 USA
T:
(213) 617-4128
Klinedinst PC
Heather L. Rosing
was promoted to chief executive officer of Klinedinst PC in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Rosing specializes in the defense of lawyers and accountants, as well as ethics and risk management counseling. She is the chairperson of the professional liability department.
She is based in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Blank Rome LLP
Kevin M. O'Malley
was promoted to partner of Blank Rome LLP in Los Angeles.
O'Malley specializes in financial services and secured lending in the manufacturing, health care and technology industries.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Blank Rome LLP
Arash Beral
joined Blank Rome LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Beral represents clients in complex and high-stakes business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park E Ste 600 , Los Angeles 90067-2907 USA
T:
(424) 239-3453
F:
(424) 389-7519
Miller Starr Regalia
Nicholas E. Ma
joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in Walnut Creek.
Ma is a commercial litigator. He represents real estate developers, tech companies, financial institutions and public entities.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek 94596 United States
T:
(925) 935-9400
JAMS
John K. Stewart
joined JAMS as neutral in San Francisco.
Stewart was appointed to the bench in 2000 and served for 20 years, presiding over civil, criminal, juvenile and probate calendars. He was presiding judge in 2015.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
Two Embarcadero Center, Suite 1500 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 774-2600
F:
(415) 982-5287
Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP
Nicholas D. Brauns
was promoted to partner of Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP in San Diego.
Brauns specializes in complex business and transportation litigation.
He is based in San Diego.
Scott J. Ingold
was promoted to partner of Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP in San Diego.
Ingold specializes in estate and trust litigation.
He is based in San Diego.
Rachel R. James
was promoted to partner of Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP in San Diego.
James is a family law attorney that specializes on high-asset, high-conflict divorce matters.
She is based in San Diego.
Nicole M. Martinez
was promoted to partner of Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP in San Diego.
Martinez specializes in family law with an emphasis on high-asset, high-conflict divorce matters.
She is based in San Diego.
Eric D. Tetrault
was promoted to partner of Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP in San Diego.
Tetrault advises clients in planning and structuring of tax, corporate and real estate transaction matters.
He is based in San Diego.
Klinedinst PC
Ricardo Esteban Diaz
joined Klinedinst PC as associate in Los Angeles.
Diaz focuses on employment litigation including wage and hour disputes and discrimination suits.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
777 S. Figueroa St., Suite 2800 , Los Angeles 90017 United States
T:
(213) 406-1100
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Selis Koker
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel of the california department of child support services in El Dorado Hills.
Koker was formerly assistant chief counsel of the department. Prior to joining the department in 2013, she was an associate at Cordell & Cordell LLP.
She is based in El Dorado Hills.
Sarah L. Ream
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the california department of managed health care in Sacramento.
Ream has been acting chief counsel of the department since 2018. Before joining the department in 2007 she was legal counsel for the Washington State House of Representatives.
She is based in Sacramento.
Adetunji O. Olude
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the fair employment and housing council in Oakland.
Olude is an attorney at the Judicial Council of California Center for Judicial Education and Research. She is a former staff attorney at Housing and Economic Rights Advocates.
She is based in Oakland.
Hellen Hong
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the fair employment and housing council in Los Angeles.
Hong is chief executive officer at Cal Bar Affinity Inc. and is the former director of the Office of Access and Inclusion at the State Bar.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Gabriel A. Sandoval
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chair of fair employment and housing council in Los Angeles.
Sandoval has served on the council since 2019 and is a partner at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC. He is a former senior advisor and director of policy at the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Julie Wilensky
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of fair employment and housing council in Oakland.
Wilensky is a senior staff attorney at the National Center for Lesbian Rights and is a former deputy county counsel in Santa Clara County.
She is based in Oakland.
Myriam Bouaziz
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief deputy director of the office of tax appeals in Fairfield.
Bouaziz has served as deputy director of legislation at the office since 2018. Previously, she was a consultant and floor staff member for State Senate President Pro Tempore Kevin de León.
She is based in Fairfield.