Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Saul S. Rostamian
joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Century City.
Rostamian provides strategic outside counsel to clients in private equity, venture capital and real estate. He advises clients on high value litigation and transactional matters. He is based in Century City.
Address
1901 Avenue Of The Stars, Ste 1600 , Los Angeles 90067-6055 USA
T:
(310) 228-3700
F:
(213) 620-1398
Buchalter
Mary-Christine Sungaila
joined Buchalter as shareholder and leader of the appellate practice group in Orange County.
Sungaila is an appellate attorney who has briefed and argued in federal and state courts nationwide including the U.S. Supreme Court. She is based in Orange County.
Address
18400 Von Karman Avenue Suite 800 , Irvine 92612-0514 USA
T:
(949) 224-6215
F:
(949) 720-0182
Perkins Coie LLP
Stephen C. Ferruolo
joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in Sam Diego.
Ferruolo, who was dean of the law school, joined the firm's emerging companies and venture capital practice. He will focus on guiding clients through private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, licensing, collaboration and commercial agreements and compliance matters. He is based in San Diego.
Address
11452 El Camino Real Suite 300 , San Diego 92130-2080 USA
T:
(858) 720-5763
F:
(858) 720-5863
Kaufhold Gaskin Gallagher LLP (formerly Kaufhold Gaskin LLP)
DLA Piper
Raul Farias
joined DLA Piper as partner in San Diego.
Farias joins the firm's corporate practice and energy sector. He was previously senior counsel for a fortune 500 energy company. He is based in San Diego.
Address
401 B Street Suite 1700 , San Diego 92101-4297 USA
T:
(619) 699-2650
F:
(619) 764-6755
Latham & Watkins LLP
Katharine P. Moir
joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in Menlo Park.
Moir advises private equity firms and companies on tax issues related to complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, the formation of private investment funds and securities offerings. She is based in Menlo Park.
Address
140 Scott Drive , Menlo Park 94025 USA
T:
(650) 463-4691
Baker Botts LLP
Christopher J. Palermo
joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in Palo Alto.
Palermo has over 25 years of experience in patent prosecution and counseling. He advises companies doing business in artificial intelligence and machine learning, e-procurement, security, networking, telecommunications, object-oriented software and the internet. He is based in Palo Alto.
Address
1001 Page Mill Road Building One, Suite 200 , Palo Alto 94304-1007 United States
T:
(650) 739-7549
F:
(650) 739-7649
Glaser Weil LLP
Joseph M. Doloboff
joined Glaser Weil LLP as partner in Century City.
Doloboff focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions with an emphasis on tax law. He is based in Century City.
Address
10250 Constellation Blvd. , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(714) 322-4443
Jackson Lewis PC
Michael D. Thomas
joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Los Angeles.
Thomas advises employers in workplace law matters including preventative advice and counseling. He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
725 S Figueroa St, Ste 2500 , Los Angeles 90017-5408 USA
T:
(213) 689-0404
F:
(213) 689-0430
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie
Joshua T. Chu
was promoted to office managing partner of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie in Los Angeles.
Chu focuses his practice on patent prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications. He joined the firm in 2007 and is a member of its Strategic Study Group and Associate Compensation and Review Committee. He is based in Los Angeles.
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
Elizabeth M. Weldon
joined The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation as fellow.
Weldon is a partner at Snell & Wilmer. She is certified by the State Bar as a specialist in franchise and distribution law. She focuses her practice on business and franchise litigation. She is based in Orange County and Los Angeles.
American College of Coverage Counsel
Raymond H. Sheen
joined American College of Coverage Counsel as fellow in San Francisco.
Sheen is a partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP. He represents policyholders in technology and consumer products industries in complex insurance recovery disputes. He is based in San Francisco.
Women in Law Empowerment Forum
Holly R. Lake
joined Women in Law Empowerment Forum as global advisory board member in Los Angeles.
Lake is a partner at DLA Piper and focuses her practice on employment
litigation. She is based in Los Angeles.
K&L Gates LLP
William B. Tate II
joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in Orange County.
Tate focuses on commercial real estate, development and lending transactions. He joined the firm's real estate practice. He is based in Orange County.
Address
1 Park Plaza Twelfth Floor , Orange County 92614 USA
T:
(194) 962-3360
F:
(949) 253-0902
Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Chris A. Johnson
was promoted to managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in San Francisco.
Johnson is a product liability litigator, who has been with the firm since 1997. He is a member of firm's Pro Bono Committee and the Knowledge Management Working Group. He is based in San Francisco.
Antonyan Miranda LLP
Sara Yunus
was promoted to senior supervising attorney of am ez pc of Antonyan Miranda LLP in San Diego.
Yunus is a certified family law specialist and has been with the firm since 2015. AM EZ PC is the firm's new, lower-cost division. She is based in San Diego.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
John Schultz
was promoted to chief operating officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP in San Jose.
Prior to his promotion, Schultz was general counsel of Hewlett-Packard Co. since 2012 and became general counsel of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015. He joined HP in 2008 as deputy general counsel. He is based in San Jose.
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3)
Sean Gaffney
was promoted to partner of Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) in San Diego.
Gaffney is a litigator and a member of the firm's real estate litigation practice team. He is based in San Diego.
Munck Wilson Mandala LLP
Hermine Valizadeh
joined Munck Wilson Mandala LLP as principal attorney in Los Angeles.
Valizadeh focuses on patent prosecution and litigation in the electrical and computer software arts. She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1925 Century Park E. Suite 2300 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 601-1107
F:
(972) 628-3616
Redgrave LLP
Vanessa Barsanti
joined Redgrave LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Barsanti's practice is focused on complex commercial litigation. She specializes in multidistrict litigations and restructuring. She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
633 West Fifth Street 26th Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 220-3437
Kantor & Kantor, LLP
Anna M. Martin
joined Kantor & Kantor, LLP as partner in San Francisco and Reno.
Martin advocates for clients whose insurance claims have been denied. She has over 28 years of experience in insurance law. She is based in San Francisco and Reno, Nevada.
Address
19839 Nordhoff St. , Northridge 91324 United States
T:
(818) 886-2525
Reed Smith LLP
Ashok W. Mukhey
joined Reed Smith LLP as partner in Century City.
Mukhey is the former co-chair of the transactions practice at Irell. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private investment, corporate finance and securities regulation. He is based in Century City.
Mitchell S. Cohen
joined Reed Smith LLP as partner in Century City.
Cohen focuses on debt finance transactions, in addition to advising entertainment and media companies on financing for the development and production of films and the sale of assets. He is based in Century City.
Address
1901 Avenue Of The Stars, Ste 700 , Los Angeles 90067-6009 USA
T:
(310) 734-5291
Norton Rose Fulbright
Ryan McCoy
joined Norton Rose Fulbright as partner in Los Angeles.
McCoy previously was a member of Norton Rose's dispute team from 2005-2013. He focuses on wage and hour class actions, discrimination suits, wrongful termination and retaliation, commercial litigation and complex insurance coverage. He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 South Flower Street, 41st floor , Los Angeles 90071 United States
T:
(121) 389-2935
Governor Newsom
Tia Boatman Patterson
joined Governor Newsom as executive director of the california housing finance agency in Sacramento.
Patterson has been executive director of the agency since 2014. Prior to her appointment, she was general counsel at the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency from 2009 to 2014. She is based in Sacramento.
Address
California Housing Finance Agency, 500 Capitol Mall Ste 1400 , Sacramento 95814-4740 USA
T:
(916) 326-8088
F:
(916) 326-8640
Mad Engine LLC
Noah Steinsapir
joined Mad Engine LLC as general counsel and executive vice president in Los Angeles.
In his new role, Steinsapir will be responsible for the company's legal work including intellectual property, commercial contracts, production and distribution agreements, licensing, regulatory matters, litigation and privacy issues. He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1017 Grandview Ave , Glendale 91201 USA
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Amy B. Briggs
joined Farella Braun + Martel LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Briggs advises clients on complex business litigation matters related to insurance coverage and bad faith disputes. She represents policyholders in the real estate, construction and healthcare sectors.
Briggs, an insurance recovery litigator, joined Farella Braun + Martel as partner in San Francisco from Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. She joined Manatt in 2008, when it merged with Steefel Levitt & Weiss PC.
Her move comes after Manatt decided to move away from policyholder representation in favor of insurance companies, she said.
"That presented a conflict with my clients and so, I moved to a firm that I knew would be dedicated to maintaining an insurance recovery practice on behalf of policyholders," she added.
What attracted her to Farella was its status as a regional firm with a national reputation.
"Notwithstanding that they are regional, they have a national reputation particularly in the area of insurance recovery. A number of their lawyers are routinely ranked at the top of their field and that really spoke volumes to me," she said.
Briggs represents clients in the real estate, construction and healthcare sectors. Her recent work includes the representation of San Francisco construction contractor Webcor Builders in connection with the Millennium Tower litigation.
"I have always thought that this was a really interesting area of practice because it generally involves two layers of the law. You have the coverage issues that are involved in your dispute with an insurance company over what the policy covers, but then you also have to understand the underlying claim that is giving rise to the insurance claim," she added. "I've always felt like it was a two for one deal and I've always found that intellectually challenging and fun to work on."
Her first day with Farella was July 1. Farella announced the move Wednesday.
Address
35 Montgomery St, Fl 17 , San Francisco 94104-3104 USA
T:
(415) 954-4487
FisherBroyles LLP
Justin S. Nahama
joined FisherBroyles LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Nahama's practice focuses on litigation. He is a former federal prosecutor and Marine JAG. He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
5670 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1800 , Los Angeles 90036 USA
T:
(619) 330-5195
F:
(619) 330-5828
Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP
Camille Joy DeCamp
as partner
DeCamp focuses on construction, employment law and complex business
litigation.
She is based in Irvine.
Address
300 Spectrum Center Dr Ste 400 , Irvine 92618-4989 USA
T:
(619) 569-1690
Goodwin Procter LLP
Alex Jacobs
joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner.
Jacobs is a real estate transaction attorney, who represents private and institutional investors, owners and developers.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
601 South Figueroa Street 41st Floor , Los Angeles 90017 USA
T:
(121) 342-6260
F:
(213) 623-1673
Feldman & Associates Inc.
David J. Sire Jr
was promoted to partner of Feldman & Associates Inc. in Los Angeles and Encino.
Sire focuses on construction litigation and represents contractors and subcontractors on public works and private construction projects.
He is based in Los Angeles and Encino.
Adam H. Meyer
was promoted to partner of Feldman & Associates Inc. in Los Angeles and Encino.
Meyers focuses his construction litigation practice on representing contractors and subcontractors on public works and private construction projects.
He is based in Los Angeles and Encino.