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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Daniel F. Freedman was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles.

Freedman advises clients in real estate development, zoning, land use entitlements and compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Ryan D. Nowicki was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles.

Nowicki specializes in domestic and international tax planning and controversies, business structuring and complex transactions, as well as nonprofit tax-exempt organization law.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Andrew K. Steenbock was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles.

Steenbock focuses on wealth transfer planning, including estate, gift tax and charitable planning, probate and trust administration.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Stuart K. Tubis was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in San Francisco.

Tubis focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on claims related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
He is based in San Francisco.

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.

Kristina D. Lawson was promoted to managing partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Helen B. Kim joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Kim focuses on securities litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.

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.