K&L Gates LLP
Eugene C. Ryu
joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Ryu will lead the California labor, employment and workplace safety practice. He represents employers including global and national companies, emerging growth companies, startups and entrepreneurs.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., 8th Floor , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 552-5000
Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP
George S. Howard Jr
joined Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP as partner in San Diego.
Howard represents employers in discrimination, wage and hour, harassment, trade secrets and employee mobility, retaliation, whistleblower, ERISA and contract issues.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
101 W. Broadway 9th Floor , San Diego 92101 USA
T:
(619) 243-1577
F:
(619) 615-0700
Holland & Knight LLP
Sarah A. Marsey
was promoted to partner of Holland & Knight LLP in San Francisco.
Marsey represents Alaska Native Corporations and others, plus individuals in complex commercial disputes, construction litigation, professional liability and tort claims.
She is based in San Francisco.
Daniel R. Golub
was promoted to partner of Holland & Knight LLP in San Francisco.
Golub is part of the firm's West Coast land use and environment group. He represents developers, nonprofits and public agencies in litigation and in the permitting and entitlement process.
He is based in San Francisco.
Weintraub Tobin
Jessica Rankin Corpuz
was promoted to shareholder of Weintraub Tobin in Los Angeles.
Corpuz specializes in complex commercial disputes with a focus on entertainment and intellectual property.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Tyz Law Group
Rachel Waters
was promoted to partner of Tyz Law Group in San Francisco.
Waters provides technology companies, entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with advertising, product and privacy counseling in the digital commerce and software industries.
She is based in San Francisco.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Patrick Shannon
joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder and co-leader of the government law and policy practice in Sacramento.
Shannon specializes in government relations and administrative law before the Legislature and state regulatory and enforcement agencies.
He is based in Sacramento.
Alice Kessler
joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder and co-leader of the government law and policy practice in Sacramento.
Kessler most recently was involved in advocacy before the Legislature, where she specialized in the interests of technology firms, automakers, trade associations and government entities.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
1201 K Street Suite 1100 , Sacramento 95814 United States
T:
(916) 442-1111
Dechert LLP
Jennifer S. Swan
joined Dechert LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Swan joined Dechert LLP's Silicon Valley office as part of a national intellectual property duo from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, where she practiced for two decades. Dechert announced the addition of Swan and Howard W. Levine, who is based in Washington D.C. on Jan. 11.
"I had made very strong connections [at Finnegan ] and I'm extremely grateful for those, but I thought that the global platform at Dechert and the opportunity to work across different practice groups with lawyers who are at the top of their field was just too good of an opportunity to pass up," said Swan.
Swan specializes in intellectual property counseling and litigation focused on enforcement and defense of patent rights, as well as Hatch Waxman litigation. Her clients have ranged from large companies to life sciences startups, including in the chemical, medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
"It's a unique practice in that I can use my litigation experience to help guide companies with their intellectual property development and make it stronger as they go through the phases of development of their companies," Swan said.
As a former law clerk to Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge Ronald Whyte of the Northern District of California, her litigation practice also includes appellate work.
Swan's and Levine's litigation work together began when she was based in Finnegan's Washington D.C. office and continued after Swan relocated to the Bay Area.
"We just have a really strong working relationship. I think actually being on two different coasts now we have found to be an advantage because we can take advantage of the time difference," she said. "We have really long working days now because I have three extra hours to work."
At Dechert, Swan looks forward to contributing her intellectual property experience to the firms, as well as working in collaboration with the firm's practice groups to help clients with their intellectual property needs as they develop their products.
Swan is a member of The American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Address
3000 El Camino Real, Five Palo Alto Square, Suite 650 , Palo Alto 94306-2112 USA
T:
(650) 813-4816
F:
(650) 813-4848
Travis Credit Union
Michael J Levy
was promoted to general council / travis credit union of Travis Credit Union in Vacaville.
Levy will oversee all company litigation, provide guidance on regulatory compliance and bring a legal perspective to the company's strategic vision.
He is based in Vacaville.
Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC
Christine E. Boisclair
was promoted to shareholder of Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC in San Diego.
Boisclair represents companies in premises liability and product liability litigation.
She is based in San Diego.
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
Address
1331 Garden Highway , Sacramento 95833
T:
(916) 321-4500
F:
(916) 321-4555
Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP
Rupa Patel
was promoted to partner of Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP in Walnut Creek.
Patel specializes in complex litigation with an emphasis on construction claims and products liability plus business and corporate disputes.
She is based in Walnut Creek.
Rossi Hamerslough Reischl & Chuck
Missy Cornejo
was promoted to shareholder of Rossi Hamerslough Reischl & Chuck in San Jose.
Cornejo represents business entities, commercial developers, real estate buyers and sellers, real estate brokers and agents, as well as commercial landlords and tenants in all aspects of litigation.
She is based in San Jose.
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Kyle T. Overs
was promoted to partner of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP in San Diego.
Overs represents individuals and companies in complex business and trust litigation matters.
He is based in San Diego.
Irell & Manella LLP
Michael Harbour
was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles.
Harbour specializes in complex civil litigation such as class actions, as well as litigation related to media and entertainment, intellectual property and securities.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Tuan
was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles.
Tuan focuses on patent litigation in a range of industries including biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Gaines & Stacey LLP
Kimberly A. Rible
was promoted to partner of Gaines & Stacey LLP in Encino.
Rible specializes in land use, planning, zoning and environmental matters including administrative approvals and land use entitlements.
She is based in Encino.
Alicia B. Bartley
was promoted to partner of Gaines & Stacey LLP in Encino.
Bartley focuses on litigation related to property transactions, boundary disputes, project development and the California Environmental Quality Act.
She is based in Encino.
USC Gould School of Law
Jeffrey M. Dennis
joined USC Gould School of Law as lecturer in Newport Beach.
Dennis is a partner and head of the privacy and data security practice at Newmeyer & Dillion LLP.
He is based in Newport Beach.
Balestreri Potocki & Holmes LLP
Corinna Arbiter
was promoted to senior attorney of Balestreri Potocki & Holmes LLP in San Diego.
Arbiter represents developers, general contractors, architects, and subcontractors in complex construction defect matters.
She is based in San Diego.
Daniel J. Brast
was promoted to senior attorney of Balestreri Potocki & Holmes LLP in San Diego.
Brast represents real estate developers and general contractors in complex construction related disputes, in addition to advising in general business transactional matters.
He is based in San Diego.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Katherine C. Bissett
was promoted to partner of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP in Los Angeles.
Bissett advises lenders and borrowers in real estate finance, including the structure, underwriting and negotiation of clients' loans. Most recently, she has been specializing in asset management work such as assisting clients with loan modifications, assumptions, collateral substitutions, extensions, workouts and enforcement actions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Baker McKenzie
Helena Engfeldt
was promoted to partner of Baker McKenzie in San Francisco.
Engfeldt specializes in international commercial law with an emphasis on assisting and advising technology companies with cross-border transactions, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, as well as advising on global data privacy law compliance.
She is based in San Francisco.
Elizabeth Lieb
was promoted to partner of Baker McKenzie in Palo Alto.
Lieb specializes in international tax planning for multinational corporations, including structuring and implementing international operations.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Kela Shang
was promoted to partner of Baker McKenzie in Palo Alto.
Shang advises clients on implementation and compliance of equity compensation plans and issues such as securities law, local and cross-border taxes, data privacy, exchange control and labor law.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Details
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Kabateck LLP
Shant A. Karnikian
was promoted to partner of Kabateck LLP in Los Angeles.
Karnikian specializes in insurance bad faith and catastrophic personal injury. Since joining the firm in 2013, he has been involved in obtaining over $100 million in verdicts and settlements for clients.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Miller Barondess, LLP
Casey B. Sypek
was promoted to partner of Miller Barondess, LLP in Los Angeles.
Sypek is a trial attorney and focuses on employment, contract, fraud, copyright, trademark, entertainment and false advertising disputes.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Sarah Hibbard
joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as associate in San Diego.
Hibbard is a corporate and securities attorney and joins the firm's life sciences and medical technology industry group.
Address
4320 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 205 , San Diego 92122 USA
T:
(858) 434-5020
Miller Starr Regalia
Samantha Chen
joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in Walnut Creek.
Chen is a litigator and advises public agency clients on land use, planning and zoning matters including the California Environmental Quality Act, as well as building and municipal code enforcement, ADA compliance, public works projects and government transparency laws.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek 94596 United States
T:
(925) 935-9400
Latham & Watkins LLP
Steven N. Feldman
joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Feldman represents clients in complex commercial litigation, including complex commercial disputes, intellectual property matters and class actions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 100 , Los Angeles 90071-1560 USA
T:
(213) 891-8790
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.
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.
Vanaman German LLP (formerly Newman Aaronson Vanaman )
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.
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.
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.