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.

Stan Lewandowski joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.

Lewandowski advises emerging companies in corporate matters including venture capital and private equity financing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions.
He is based in Silicon Valley.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Idan Netser joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Netser advises emerging and international companies on transactional matters including cross-border transactions, funding and investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, international tax, tax planning, tax controversy and transfer pricing.
He is based in Palo Alto.

Andrew Harper joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Harper advises clients on complex business and financing issues with an emphasis on emerging and high growth companies. He has experience in equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.
He is based in Palo Alto.

Analea Patterson joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as legal affairs secretary in Sacramento.

Patterson has been chief deputy legal affairs secretary in the governor's office since 2019.
She is based in Sacramento.

Diana Becton joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california victim compensation board in El Sobrante.

Becton is a former superior court judge who has been the district attorney for Contra Costa County since 2017.
She is based in El Sobrante.

Cinthia N. Flores joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california agricultural labor relations board in Los Angeles.

Flores was appointed to the board in 2020. She is a former staff attorney at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Coby King joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board for professional engineers, land surveyors and geologists in Los Angeles.

King has been on the board since 2013. He is president and CEO of High Point Strategies.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Erin M. Choi joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california exposition and state fair board of directors in Sacramento.

Choi was appointed to the board in 2020 and is the corporate counsel at Sutter Health.
She is based in Sacramento.

Rex Hime joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of california exposition and state fair board of directors in Loomis.

Hime has been a member of the board since 1996 and is the president and chief executive officer of the California Business Properties Association. He has been president and CEO since 1984.
He is based in Loomis.

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.

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.

Eric Compere joined Littler Mendelson PC as counsel in Los Angeles.

Compere counsels employers in workplace safety standards, compliance regulations and emerging issues.
He is based in Los Angeles.

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.

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Linch focuses on federal income tax matters.
She is based in San Francisco.

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.

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.