Governor Newsom
Ali Jahangiri
appoints Ali Jahangiri to California Film Commission
Jahangiri is the CEO of Outclick Media DBA EB5 Investors
since 2005.
He is based in Newport Beach.
Fenwick & West LLP
Julia K. Forbess
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Julia Forbess as partner
Forbess advises technology and biotech companies in transactional matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Lara Foster
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Lara Foster as partner
Foster provides technology and life sciences companies with strategic counseling.
She is based in Mountain View.
Patrick V. Grilli
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Patrick V. Grilli as partner
Grilli counsels emerging and public companies in various matters including venture capital financings, equity and
employee compensation and complex acquisitions.
He is based in Mountain View.
Anthony Jacobson
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Anthony Jacobson as partner
Jacobson specializes in patents and develops IP strategies for clients.
He is based in Mountain View.
Mark Jansen
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Mark Jansen as partner
Jansen advises clients in a broad range of intellectual property matters including complex trademark acquisitions
and multi jurisdictional disputes.
He is based in Mountain View.
Thomas Kang
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Thomas Kang as partner
Kang provides technology and life sciences companies with strategic business counseling in addition to advising
venture capital firms in corporate transactions.
He is based in Mountain View.
Molly Melcher
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Molly Melcher as partner
Melcher specializes in complex commercial, privacy and intellectual property litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Ravi Ranganath
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Ravi Ranganath as partner
Ranganath is a litigator with an emphasis in patent litigation related to high technology and life science industries.
He is based in Mountain View.
Morgan Sawchuk
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Morgan Sawchuk as partner
Sawchuk provides emerging and high growth technology companies with strategic counseling.
She is based in San Francisco.
Joseph Schenck
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Joseph Schenck as partner
Schenck represents technology companies in transactions involving intellectual property.
He is based in San Francisco.
Julia Ushakova-Stein
was promoted to partner of Fenwick & West LLP in Mountain View.
promotes Julia Ushakova-Stein as partner
Ushakova-Stein counsels clients on U.S. tax planning and tax controversy matters.
She is based in Mountain View.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jeremy Esterkin
was promoted to partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Los Angeles.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
promotes Jeremy Esterkin as partner
Esterkin advises clients in energy and manufacturing
in environmental litigation and regulatory matters.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Denise G. Fellers
was promoted to partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Los Angeles.
promotes Denise G. Fellers as partner
Fellers specializes in environmental law including litigation
related to groundwater contamination and mass
toxic tort litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Paul M. Williams
was promoted to partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in Los Angeles.
promotes Paul M. Williams as partner
Williams counsels clients in merger, acquisition, disposition,
development and financing transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Minna Naranjo
was promoted to partner of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Minna Naranjo as partner
Naranjo specializes in antitrust and complex litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Venable LLP
Jeff Joyner
joined Venable LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Joyner coordinates and manages legal teams as outside general counsel for clients in various industries including alternative energy and entertainment.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East Suite 2300
Los Angeles, 90067 USA
T:
(310) 229-0435
F:
(310) 229-9901
DLA Piper LLP
Eileen O'Pray
joined DLA Piper LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
DLA Piper expanded its tax practice in Silicon Valley with the addition of O'Pray.
"This is a tremendous opportunity to join a really vibrant tax and corporate practice in Northern California," she said. "I was particularly attracted to the integrated and global platform that DLA offers to clients as well as the comprehensive tax practice."
She joined the firm Sept. 28 as a partner from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she was of counsel for a little over a year.
Her practice focuses on tax matters related to U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, investments and the tax aspects of capital markets. Over the course of her career, she has worked with clients in technology, financial services, natural resources and energy, among other industries.
Before her time at Wilson Sonsini, she was senior tax counsel at Intel Corp for almost three years.
"While I practiced in house, I really saw firsthand the business complexities and opportunities that our clients face every day. And I bring that practical perspective to my work for our clients and I'm looking forward to continuing to do that," she said.
At DLA Piper, she said. She looks forward to being part of a global team that can help clients find legal and business solutions wherever they may operate.
Address
2000 University Avenue
Palo Alto, 94303-2214 USA
T:
(650) 833-2105
F:
(650) 687-1105
The State Bar of California
Sarah A. Good
joined The State Bar of California as council on access and fairness in San Francisco.
Good is of counsel and director of professional development, diversity and Inclusion at Farella Braun + Martel LLP.
She is based in San Francisco.
Wendel Rosen LLP
Richard A. Sipos
joined Wendel Rosen LLP as partner in Oakland.
Sipos' litigation and transactional practice focuses on leasing, sales, disability access and hazardous materials contamination.
He is based in Oakland.
Address
1111 Broadway, 24th Floor
Oakland, 94607 USA
T:
(925) 947-1327
F:
(510) 834-1928
Signature Resolution
Lisa Cole
joined Signature Resolution as neutral in Los Angeles.
Cole, a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court judge, will focus on personal injury, employment, business and commercial, insurance, real estate, construction and class action disputes. She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
633 W 5th St #1000
Los Angeles, 90071 USA
T:
(213) 622-1002
TroyGould PC
Robert A. Briskin
joined TroyGould PC as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Briskin is a State Bar-certified specialist in taxation law. He advises clients in corporate, business and real estate transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Ekong I. Udoekwere
joined TroyGould PC as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Udoekwere focuses on corporate and securities law, advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and corporate governance.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Michael B. Huseby
joined TroyGould PC as associate in Los Angeles.
Huseby advises companies in technology transactions, mergers and acquisitions and corporate and securities matters.
Amy Nashon
joined TroyGould PC as attorney in Los Angeles.
Nashon represents clients in litigation matters related to the business, entertainment, commercial real estate, aviation and probate sectors.
Address
1801 CENTURY PARK EAST, SUITE 1600
LOS ANGELES, 90067 USA
T:
(310) 553-4441
F:
(310) 201-4746
JAMS
Mark H. Pierce
joined JAMS as neutral in Silicon Valley.
Pierce is a retired Santa Clara County Superior Court civil trial judge.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
160 W. Santa Clara St., Suite 1600
San Jose, 95113 USA
T:
(408) 346-0737
F:
(408) 295-5267
Covington & Burling LLP
Kate Cahoy
was promoted to partner of Covington & Burling LLP in Palo Alto.
Cahoy specializes in complex high stakes disputes such as class actions and antitrust lawsuits.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Rani Gupta
was promoted to partner of Covington & Burling LLP in Palo Alto.
Gupta is a commercial litigator with a focus on high stakes insurance coverage disputes.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Addison Thompson
was promoted to partner of Covington & Burling LLP in San Francisco.
Thompson advises clients in government and internal investigations, and helps them comply with anti corruption and anti-money laundering laws. He is based in San Francisco.
Jassy Vick Carolan LLP
Jeffrey A. Payne
joined Jassy Vick Carolan LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Payne is a litigator with a focus in entertainment and intellectual property.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
800 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 800
Los Angeles, 90017 USA
T:
(310) 870-7048
F:
(310) 870-7010
Governor Newsom
LaDonna DiCamillo
joined Governor Newsom as southern california regional director at the california high-speed rail authority in Los Angeles.
Most recently, DiCamillo was e regional assistant vice president of state government affairs at the BNSF Railway Company.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Alexandre B. Makler
joined Governor Newsom as california water commission in Berkeley.
Makler was the senior vice president in the western region for Calpine Corp. since 2014.
He is based in Berkeley.
Scali Rasmussen PC
Joseph P. Sbuttoni III
joined Scali Rasmussen PC as partner in San Diego.
As a labor relations and employment law attorney, Sbuttoni advises clients on labor relations, legal compliance, wage and hour and risk management issues.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
10755 Scripps Poway Pkwy Suite 485
San Diego, 92131 USA
T:
(213) 239-5622
F:
(213) 239-5623
Jenner & Block LLP
Carissa Coze
was promoted to chair of the sports and gaming practice of Jenner & Block LLP in Los Angeles.
Additionally Coze, serves as co-chair of the corporate practice and is a member of the firm's management committee.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Kate T. Spelman
was promoted to co-chair of the consumer law practice of Jenner & Block LLP in Los Angeles.
Spelman defends clients in consumer class actions across various industries including food and beverage, technology and automotive.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Andrew P. Young
joined Barnes & Thornburg LLP as partner in San Diego.
Young is a former assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds and Public Corruption Unit and criminal trial attorney of the Department of Justice's Tax Division.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
655 W. Broadway Suite 1300
San Diego, 92101 USA
T:
(619) 321-5007
F:
(310) 284-3894
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
Aimee Axelrod Parker
joined Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP as senior counsel in San Diego.
Parker defends and advises employers of all sizes in employment matters including individual, class and collective actions.
She is based in San Diego.
Simone M. Leonard joined Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP as associate in San Diego.
Rita M. Leong joined Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP as associate in San Diego.
David M. Middleton joined Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP as associate in San Diego.
Naomi C. Pontious joined Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP as senior associate in San Diego.
Morgan D. Stewart joined Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP as senior associate in San Diego.
Address
02 W Broadway, Ste 1600
San Diego, 92101-8522 USA
T:
(619) 236-9600
F:
(619) 236-9669
Lathrop GPM LLP
Address
2049 Century Park East, Suite 3500S
Los Angeles, 90067-1623 USA
T:
(310) 789-4600
F:
(310) 789-4601
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC
James A. Rapore
joined Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo PC as member in Los Angeles.
Rapore represents clients in complex white collar matters, government investigations and high stakes commercial litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park E, Ste 3100
Los Angeles, 90067-3044 USA
T:
(310) 226-7850
F:
(310) 586-3202
Rimon Law
Ivan L. Tjoe
joined Rimon Law as partner in Los Angeles.
Tjoe is a civil litigator and specialize in international and complex commercial disputes. His clients include international manufacturers, technology companies, logistic companies and financial institutions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East Suite 400N
Los Angeles, 90067 USA
T:
(213) 447-2424
F:
(213) 375-3811
Arnold & Porter
Kirk Jenkins
joined Arnold & Porter as senior counsel in San Francisco.
Jenkins joined Arnold & Porter's appellate and supreme court practice in San Francisco on Sept. 21. He joined the firm as senior counsel from Horvitz & Levy LLP, where he practiced as a partner for the last two years.
For Jenkins, the opportunity to join Arnold & Porter was one he could not miss.
"In this day and age, the best thing you can do for a client is to be able to offer them, for lack of a better phrase, one-stop shopping. Anything that comes up, we have world-class attorneys that can deal with it," he said.
"I will now be in a place where, regardless of how big the case is, regardless of how many people it would require committing to it, regardless if a problem arises in an area that I'm not an expert in, just regardless, we can offer help to the client and that is going to be enormously gratifying."
Jenkins was also attracted to the strength of its appellate practice group, he said.
Jenkins is a civil appellate lawyer with expertise in antitrust and constitutional law. He also works with trial teams to ensure matters are properly presented and preserved for appellate review.
Data analytics related to appellate decision making is another area of expertise for Jenkins, who authors two blogs, in addition to contributing to several legal publications.
He is the president of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, the California state chair of the American Bar Association's Council of Appellate Lawyers, an elected member of the American Law Institute and is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers.
Address
10th Floor, Three Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, 94111-4024 United States
T:
(415) 471-3100
F:
(415) 471-3400
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Daniel M. Goldberg
was promoted to partner of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC in Los Angeles.
Goldberg advises clients in matters involving data varying from the collection and monetization to security and incident prevention.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC
Tiffany Caterina
was promoted to partner of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC in Los Angeles.
Caterina advises clients in business and employment disputes related to the film, television, digital media, video game and sports industries.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Akerman LLP
Sarah Kroll-Rosenbaum
joined Akerman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Kroll-Rosenbaum defends companies in complex litigation. She has experience in both state and federal courts including the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
She is based in Los Angeles
Sayaka Karitani
joined Akerman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Karitani focuses her litigation practice on complex class, collective and representative actions. She represents companies in state and federal court, as well as arbitration.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
601 West Fifth Street Suite 300
Los Angeles, 90071 USA
T:
(213) 688-9500
F:
(213) 627-6342
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Susan S. Muck
joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Muck focuses on federal and state shareholder litigation as well as internal and regulatory investigations for private and public companies.
She is based in San Francisco.
Kevin P. Muck
joined Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Muck defends issuers, officers and directors in shareholder class actions, derivative litigation and challenges to mergers and acquisitions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
1 Front St, Ste 3500
San Francisco, 94111-5356 USA
T:
(628) 235-1000
F:
(628) 235-1001
Americor Funding Inc.
Nima Vahdat
joined Americor Funding Inc. as evp general counsel and chief compliance officer in Irvine.
Vahdat is the former general counsel and chief compliance officer at Impac. At the company, he oversaw its legal, compliance and human resources activities.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
18200 Von Karman Ave, 6th Floor
Irvine, 92612 USA
T:
(866) 333-8686
Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC
Janice P. Brown
joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC as partner in San Diego.
Brown is the former chief strategy officer at Brown Law Group. She has over 35 years of trial, arbitration and appellate experience in all areas of employment law.
She is based in San Diego.
Arlene R. Yang
joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC as principal in San Diego.
Yang previously served as chief practice officer at Brown Law Group. She focuses on employment counseling and litigation.
She is based in San Diego.
Suzanne K. Roten
joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC as of counsel in San Diego.
Roten advises clients on federal and state employment law compliance. She previously served as chief talent officer at Brown Law Group.
She is based in San Diego.
Sierra J. Spitzer
joined Meyers Nave Riback Silver & Wilson PLC as of counsel in San Diego.
Formerly senior counsel at Brown Law Group, Spitzer advises clients in prevention, investigation and early resolution of labor and employment issues. She also has experience defending clients in litigation related to employment disputes and claims.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
101 West Broadway, Suite 1105
San Diego, 92101 USA
T:
(619) 569-2099
F:
(619) 330-4800
Buchalter PC
Joseph K. Fletcher III
joined Buchalter PC as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Fletcher has an international practice focused on the taxation of mergers and acquisitions, the resolution of tax controversies and international taxation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1000 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1500
Los Angeles, 90017-1730 USA
T:
(213) 891-0700
F:
(213) 896-0400
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Caroline Guibert Chase
joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Chase specializes in land use law including California Environmental Quality Act compliance. She has worked on complex mixed-use, residential, commercial and institutional real estate development projects in the Bay Area.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
3 Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor
San Francisco, 94111 USA
T:
(415) 273-7455
Judicate West
Gail A. Glick
joined Judicate West as neutral in Los Angeles.
Glick has over 26 years of experience in employment litigation representing both plaintiffs and defendants.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
601 S Figueroa St #3400
Los Angeles, 90071 USA
T:
(213) 223-1113
F:
(213) 223-1114