Cooley LLP
Lauren Creel
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto.
Creel advises start-ups and venture capital funds. She has experience in public offerings, SEC reporting and compliance, as well as mergers and acquisitions.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Megan Donohue
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Diego.
Donohue is a litigator and specializes in advertising and media disputes.
She is based in San Diego.
Kristine Forderer
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Francisco.
Forderer specializes in complex litigation. She represents clients in class actions and claims related to breach of contract, trade secrets, fraud, securities violations, privacy and unfair competition.
She is based in San Francisco.
Alex K. Kassai
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto.
Kassai focuses on general business and corporate law. He advises companies on formations, private equity financings, public offerings, complex business transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Sale Kwon
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Palo Alto.
Kwon specializes in securities and corporate law. He advises clients in corporate governance, venture financings, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Anne Lieberman
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Los Angeles.
Lieberman advises public and private companies in mergers, acquisitions and other complex strategic transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Sara Semnani
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in Los Angeles.
Semnani focuses on corporate and securities law. She advises companies on formation and financing activities, securities law compliance, corporate governance and other strategic transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Erin Trenda
was promoted to partner of Cooley LLP in San Diego.
Trenda specializes in contract and licensing disputes, intellectual property litigation and commercial tort claims.
She is based in San Diego.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
Lindsay Cooper
was promoted to partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in San Francisco.
Cooper focuses on complex, high-stakes intellectual property and antitrust litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
David Elihu
was promoted to partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in Los Angeles.
Elihu specializes in complex commercial litigation with a focus on patent, antitrust and technical disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Iman Lordgooei
was promoted to partner of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP in San Francisco.
Lordgooei specializes in patent litigation. He has experience in unfair competition and trade secret misappropriation.
He is based in San Francisco.
California State Controller Betty T. Yee
Catharine B. Baker
joined California State Controller Betty T. Yee as member of the fair political practices commission in Pleasanton.
Baker is special counsel at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel. She also represented the 16th State Assembly District from 2014 through 2018.
She is based in Pleasanton.
Address
6801 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 210
Pleasanton, 94566 USA
T:
(925) 224-7780
F:
(925) 224-7782
Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel
Maysa Saeed
joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel as associate in San Jose.
Saeed advises employers in employment law including litigation, advice and counsel.
Address
60 South Market Street, Suite 1400
San Jose, 95113 USA
T:
(408) 947-2434
F:
(408) 287-2583
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Liane Randolph
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chair of the california air resources board in Oakland.
Randolph has been commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2015 and is the former deputy secretary and general counsel at the California Natural Resources Agency.
She is based in Oakland.
Davina Hurt
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california air resources board member.
Hurt has been a Belmont City Council member since 2015 and has had her own practice since 2005.
She is based in Belmont.
Gideon Kracov
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california air resources board member in Los Angeles.
Kracov has had his own practice since 2004 and is a former deputy Los Angeles city attorney.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Landsberg
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom in Sacramento.
Landsberg has been deputy director of the Help Center for the California Department of Managed Health Care since 2016 and is the former director of policy advocacy for the Western Center on Law and Poverty.
She is based in Sacramento.
Matt LaVere
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as supervisor for the 1st district of the ventura county board of supervisors in Ventura.
LaVere has been the mayor of the city of Ventura since 2018. He also has
been a principal at LaVere Huff LLP since 2018.
He is based in Ventura.
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Jeremy D. Erickson
was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.
Erickson advises clients on compensation and corporate governance issues.
He is based in San Francisco.
Vijay K. Toke
was promoted to partner of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in San Francisco.
Toke focuses on trademark, copyright and licensing disputes in court and before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
He is based in San Francisco.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Rasheed McWilliams
joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
McWilliams specializes in intellectual property infringement litigation and defense of California Consumer Privacy Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
865 S Figueroa St
Los Angeles, 90017 United States
T:
(213) 633-8620
California Lawyers Association
Deborah Maddux
joined California Lawyers Association as chair of the labor and employment law section executive committee in Sacramento.
Maddux is senior managing and founding partner of Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corp.
She is based in Sacramento.
Hopkins & Carley
Christine B. Redfield
joined Hopkins & Carley as of counsel in Palo Alto.
Hopkins & Carley announced the expansion of its intellectual property group in Palo Alto with the addition of Christine B. Redfield as of counsel on Dec. 8.
She rejoined the firm from Redfield IP Professional Corp., having previously practiced at the firm as an associate.
"I began my trademark practice at Hopkins & Carley and was there for seven years," said Redfield. "I'm excited to be rejoining the firm to help build out the intellectual property group with a robust international trademark practice."
"I am thrilled to be joining an exceptional team of trademark attorneys and paralegals, who are utilizing advanced technology platforms, research and analytics and tools that are transforming the practice," she added. "Hopkins & Carley's deep bench of talent with strong IP litigation, privacy, licensing and corporate practices was a draw for me. I was also impressed by the firm's commitment to diversity and inclusion. Lawyers from diverse backgrounds are essential to growing an international trademark practice."
Redfield advises clients in the development of their trademark rights, expansion of their portfolios and protection of their brands globally.
"I represent a range of companies from unicorns with billion-dollar valuations to entrepreneurs, who are developing their first brand," she said.
She has represented clients in the gaming, technology, construction, biotech, food and beverage, medical device, cosmetics, financial technology and apparel industries.
"Chris' unique skills and commitment to client service perfectly complement those of our growing IP team," said Chiara Portner, co-chair of the firm's intellectual property group. "With her robust trademark practice and the development of our data privacy and e-commerce practice, our IP group now offers a broad array of branding and marketing services to our clients on a unified platform."
Redfield has also practiced at K&L Gates LLP and Fenwick & West LLP.
Address
200 Page Mill Rd Ste 200
Palo Alto, 94306-2062
T:
(650) 804-7644
Cooper, White & Cooper LLP
Quinlan S. Tom
joined Cooper, White & Cooper LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Tom is a construction trial lawyer and represents general contractors, developers, homeowners, sureties, subcontractors, material suppliers and designers in construction and commercial business disputes.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
201 California St., 17th Floor, 24th Floor
San Francisco, 94111 USA
T:
(415) 433-1900
Rimon PC
Herman Enayati
joined Rimon PC as partner in Los Angeles.
Enayati specializes in real estate and advises owners, investors and operators in a variety of transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East Suite 400N
Los Angeles, 90067 USA
T:
(213) 375-3811
F:
(213) 375-3811
Dechert LLP
Jonathan S. Tam
joined Dechert LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Tam specializes in representing pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer electronic companies in mass tort product liability litigation, consumer fraud cases and class actions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
1 Bush St Ste 1600
San Francisco, 94104-4422 USA
T:
(415) 262-4500
F:
(415) 262-4555
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
Emily C. Curran-Huberty
was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in San Francisco.
Curran-Huberty specializes in commercial litigation with a focus on antitrust.
She is based in San Francisco.
Karen A. Lorang
was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP.
Lorang specializes in real estate and land use transactions. She advises clients on large-scale development projects.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Matthew S. Schonholz
was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles.
Schonholz specializes in tax law, including the tax structuring and documentation of public and private mergers, equity and asset acquisitions and dispositions, compensation and employment arrangements.
He is based in Los Angeles.
John L. Schwab
was promoted to partner of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles.
Schwab specializes in complex civil litigation with a focus on intellectual property disputes and the entertainment industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
Ruby Kazi
joined Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP as of counsel in San Francisco.
Kazi is a member of the firm's litigation practice group and specializes in commercial litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Montgomery Tower; 120 Kearny Street #2700
San Francisco, 94104 United States
T:
(628) 600-2250
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Philip Sheng
was promoted to counsel of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP in Menlo Park.
Sheng focuses on intellectual property litigation. He advises clients in life sciences and pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, semiconductor integrated circuits and smartphone and tablet displays.
He is based in Menlo Park.
Rimon PC
Joseph Ferrucci
joined Rimon PC as partner in San Francisco.
Ferrucci focuses on trusts and estates, including the establishment and administration of trusts and advising on real property matters and Proposition 13 property tax planning.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
1 Embarcadero Ctr, Ste 400
San Francisco, 94111-3619 USA
T:
(415) 539-3292
Latham & Watkins LLP
Navneeta Rekhi
joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Rekhi joined Latham & Watkins LLP's mergers and acquisitions and private equity practices in San Francisco Dec. 1. Rekhi joined the firm from Kirkland & Ellis, where she practiced for just under 9 years.
"It was an opportunity to partner with a top tier platform and help [Latham] grow their presence in the Bay Area," Rekhi said of the move. "They are already doing great work, and I think this is an opportunity to kind of bring my strengths to bear in a place where there's already an incredible platform available."
The firm's breadth, depth, international platform and the ability to further her practice was what drew her to the opportunity at Latham, she said.
Rekhi describes her focus as a broad private equity practice.
The bulk of her work involves the representation of private equity funds and private companies in matters such as mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, distressed acquisitions, minority investments and in-court and out-of-court restructuring.
Notable work she has done in the past includes the representation of Oaktree Capital Management in its acquisition of apparel company Quiksilver as well as the representation of Quiksilver in its acquisition of Billabong.
"My favorite part is collaborating with clients and often parties on the other side to kind of obtain an outcome that both sides are pleased with," she added. "I just genuinely really enjoy the process of deal making and, especially in private equity, being creative to come up with the right solutions to hard problems."
Outside of her practice, Rekhi is involved in various outreach programs and initiatives through her alma maters and has been involved in educational programs focused on low-income youth in the U.S. and abroad.
Prior to Kirkland & Ellis, Rekhi was a corporate associate at Proskauer Rose LLP. She earned her J.D. from Northwestern California University School of Law.
Address
505 Montgomery St # 2000
San Francisco, 94111 USA
T:
(415) 391-0600
F:
(415) 395-8095
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Nicholas S. Kawuka
joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as associate in San Diego.
Kawuka specializes in employment litigation including wage and hour class and representative actions.
Joshua E. Summers
joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as associate in San Diego.
Summers advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, private company financing transactions, as well as general corporate and securities matters.
Address
Procopio Cory Hargreaves & Savitch, 525 B St, Ste 2200
San Diego, 92101-4474 USA
T:
(619) 238-1900
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Dominika Korytek
joined McDermott Will & Emery LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Korytek focuses on advising technology companies in international tax planning matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
415 Mission Street Suite 5600
San Francisco, 94105-2533 USA
T:
(628) 218-3870
F:
(628) 232-3095
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
Micha Adler
joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as attorney in Irvine.
Adler specializes in U.S. and foreign patent prosecution.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
100 Spectrum Center Dr, Ste 520
Irvine, 92618-4968 USA
T:
(949) 346-8382
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP
Frances M. O'Meara
joined Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
O'Meara focuses on malpractice, specifically in errors and omissions defense for attorneys, accountants, architects, insurance agents, real estate brokers and doctors.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
550 S Hope St Ste 2200
Los Angeles, 90071-3200 USA
T:
(213) 615-7000
Jackson Lewis PC
Samantha N. Hoffman
was promoted to firm managing principal of Jackson Lewis PC.
Hoffman specializes in employment litigation and previously served as office managing principal of the firm's Orange County office.
She is based in Orange County.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Torene L.M. Schwab
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy director and chief counsel at the california department of social services in Davis.
Schwab has served in the position since 2015. She has previously served as assistant chief counsel, senior staff counsel and staff counsel in the department.
She is based in Davis.
Karen F. Tynan
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as board member of the board of pilot commissioners for the bays of san francisco, san pablo and suisun in Fairfield.
Tynan's appointment is effective in January. She is currently of counsel at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC and specializes in employment law.
She is based in Fairfield.
King & Spalding LLP
Vinay Kohli
was promoted to partner of King & Spalding LLP in Los Angeles.
Kohli represents healthcare industry clients in litigation. His clients include hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities and specialty physician groups.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Latham & Watkins LLP
Richard Kline
joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Kline advises companies and financial institutions in
corporate and securities matters.
He is based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Sarah Axtell
joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Axtell specializes in corporate and securities law in
the technology sector.
She is based in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
Address
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, 94025 USA
JAMS
Keith D. Davis
joined JAMS as neutral in Riverside.
Davis is a former San Bernardino County Superior Court judge and deputy district attorney.
He is based in Riverside.
Address
390 University Ave., Suite 450
Riverside, 92505 USA
T:
(909) 884-6684
F:
(909) 889-2162
Holland & Knight LLP
Eddie A. Jauregui
joined Holland & Knight LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Holland & Knight has expanded its white collar defense and investigations practice in Los Angeles with the addition of Eddie A. Jauregui as a partner, the firm announced Nov. 23. Jauregui is a former prosecutor and most recently served as deputy chief in the U.S. attorney's office in the Central District of California.
"I had a phenomenal experience in the U.S. attorney's office," said Jauregui. "I got to work with some really incredible people there and it was the greatest privilege."
Jauregui had been with the U.S. attorney's office for six years when the opportunity to join Holland & Knight arose.
"What Holland & Knight was looking to do was expand their white collar presence on the West Coast," he explained. "So it really just provided a great opportunity for somebody like me, who was seeking to develop a white collar practice here and also do some of the work that I did before I was in the government, which was white collar criminal defense and internal and corporate investigations."
Additionally, the firm's commitment to diversity also made the opportunity stand out, Jauregui said.
During his time at the U.S. attorney's office, Jauregui was involved in several high profile cases including the prosecution and conviction of former Los Angeles County sheriff Leroy Baca and undersheriff Paul Tanaka for obstruction of justice.
Most recently Jauregui was deputy chief of the general crimes section, where he helped to train and supervise new prosecutors on cases related to violent and organized crime, drug and gun trafficking, bank and wire fraud, threats against federal officers and identity theft.
"I'm looking forward to working with the many talented former AUSAs at Holland & Knight and supporting our clients' white collar and internal investigation needs on the West Coast," he added. "The firm also has an expansive footprint in Latin America. They're doing some exciting work there including in the investigation space, so I'm hoping to not just develop a white collar criminal defense and investigations practice on the West Coast, but also potentially in Latin America."
Address
400 S. Hope Street, 8th Floor
Los Angeles, 90071 USA
T:
(213) 896-2400
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Michael Vernance
was promoted to partner of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Palo Alto.
Vernance focuses on syndicated finance and commercial lending transactions such as acquisition, leveraged, investment grade and hybrid financings.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Medical Board of California
Kristina D. Lawson
joined Medical Board of California as president in San Francisco.
Lawson is managing partner-elect at Hanson Bridgett LLP. She was appointed to the board in 2015 by Gov. Jerry Brown.
She is based in San Francisco.
Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP
Scott J Street
joined Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Street represents plaintiffs and defendants in business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Chet A. Cramin
joined Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP as partner in Orange County.
Cramin specializes in real estate and business transactional law.
He is based in Orange County.
Nancy J.W. Brown
joined Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Brown represents insurers in coverage disputes and insurance related litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2801 Townsgate Road, Suite 200
Westlake Village, 91361 USA