The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Dennis J. Herrera
Herrera, San Francisco's city attorney since 2001, advocated for same sex
marriage and advanced environmental policies around clean water and renewable energy. He begins his new role on Nov. 1.
He is based in San Francisco.
Blank Rome LLP
Todd M. Malynn
joined Blank Rome LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Blank Rome LLP has expanded its intellectual property and technology group in Los Angeles with an attorney who worked on one of the largest jury verdicts in California.
New partner Todd M. Malynn, transferred from Polsinelli LLP, where he spent five years as a shareholder, because he considers it as a good place to develop his career initiatives.
"California is a hub for a lot of patent litigation," he said. "They were looking for someone with a broad practice to . . . be an asset for them. They have clients in Los Angeles that, with my experience, we can be very useful for."
He represented St. Jude Medical Inc. in a 2011 case against Nervicon Co. Ltd., which was found liable for stealing trade secrets and ordered to pay $2.3 billion. "To my knowledge it was the largest jury verdict in California," he said.
"Todd is a great addition to our IP team on the West Coast, having been involved in cases that resulted in some of the largest jury verdicts for trade secrets and patent infringement in California," partner Dipu A. Doshi, co-chair of Blank Rome's intellectual property and technology group, said in a statement.
Malynn is optimistic about the future for his clients and his career, explaining that he will use the firm's "full array of legal services and make myself available to clients nationwide. It's a great opportunity for me, and it's a great fit for the company and it's real exciting."
"I have become very close with my clients," Malynn said. "It's probably the thing I appreciate the most about the practice of law."
Malynn graduated from Loyola School of Law in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East, 6th Floor , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(142) 423-9346
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Susan K. Leader
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner in Los Angeles.
Leader focuses on high stakes commercial matters and class actions in federal and state courts, and has worked in the entertainment, media, telecommunications and other industries
She is based in Los Angeles
Address
633 West Fifth Street, Suite 1550 , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(323) 210-2900
Miller Starr Regalia
Jenny T. Dao
joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in Walnut Creek.
Dao's practice will focus on litigation related matters representing Fortune 500 companies, governmental agencies, developers, homebuilders, financial institutions, title insurers, property owners and managers, retailers, media companies, manufacturers, REITs and smaller companies in a variety of matters related to business, real property, commercial, environmental, construction and insurance-related disputes.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek 94596 United States
T:
(925) 935-9400
McKool Smith
Grant J. Maxwell
joined McKool Smith as partner in Los Angeles.
Maxwell works on business litigation with a specialization in complex disputes in the entertainment industry. He was hired to enhance the firm's entertainment litigation practice.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
300 S Grand Ave, Ste 2900 , Los Angeles 90071-3139
T:
(213) 694-1200
F:
(213) 694-1234
Perkins Coie LLP
Eric B. Evans
joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in Palo Alto.
Evans focuses on litigation and intellectual property matters. He has experience in information technology, governance, cybersecurity and technology-related litigation.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Address
150 Porter Dr, , Palo Alto 94304-1212 United States
T:
(650) 838-4300
F:
(650) 838-4350
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Brian S. Kelly
joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Kelly counsels clients in the commercialization of intellectual property,
and focuses on product marketing and licensing strategies. He handles domestic and international transactions across industries.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Hazel O. Nunez
joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Ocampo specializes in environmental matters relating to federal, state,
and environmental regulations, and has extensive experience in land use and
natural resource matters.
She is based in Orange County and Los Angeles.
Address
Greenberg Traurig, 1840 Century Park E, Ste 1900, Los Angeles, CA 90067-2121 , Los Angeles 90067-2121 United States
T:
(310) 586-7861
F:
(310) 586-7800
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Clothilde V. Hewlett
as commissioner at the california department of financial protection and innovation
Hewlett has been executive director and chief legal officer at the Cal Alumni Association since 2016.
She is based in San Francisco.
Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Shawn T. Cobb
joined Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP as partner in San Diego.
welcomes Shawn T. Cobb as partner
from Latham & Watkins LLC
Cobb specializes in environmental and land use matters. his clients come from a broad range of industries including real estate, clean energy, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, and financial services.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
600 West Broadway, 27th Floor , San Diego 92101-0903 USA
T:
(619) 233-1155
Withers
Loretta C. Thompson
joined Withers as partner in Los Angeles.
Thompson advises clients in commercial and residential real estate transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Ann M. Wicks
joined Withers as partner in San Francisco.
Wicks specializes in employment law, including internal investigations and litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
1925 Century Park E, Ste 400 , Los Angeles 90067-2705 United States
T:
(310) 228-5756
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Matthew C. Kane
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Kane specializes in employment matters such as wage and hour class and collective litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Sylvia J. Kim
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Kim specializes in employment litigation with an emphasis on wage and hour class actions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
11601 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1400 , Los Angeles 90025-1744 United States
T:
(310) 442-8818
F:
(310) 820-8859
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP
Michael Rivera
joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP as partner in Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden PC.
Rivera advises clients in the acquisition, development and leasing of commercial real estate.
He is based in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Address
10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2200 , Los Angeles 90024 United States
T:
(424) 320-2672
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Tanya L. Forsheit
joined Loeb & Loeb LLP as partner and co-chair of the privacy, security and data innovations practice in Los Angeles.
Forsheit advises clients on protecting, monetizing and marketing their digital assets.
She is bases in Los Angeles.
Address
Loeb & Loeb LLP, 10100 Santa Monica Blvd, Ste 2200 , Los Angeles 90067-4120 United States
T:
(310) 282-2244
F:
(310) 282-2200
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Matthew C. Kane
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Kane works in employment law.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Amy E. Beverlin
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as senior associate in Los Angeles.
Beverlin specializes in employment law.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Kerri H. Sakaue
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Sakaue focuses on employment law.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
11601 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1400 , Los Angeles 90025 United States
T:
(310) 820-8800
F:
(310) 820-8859
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3)
Michael Rivera
joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as partner in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Michael Rivera as partner
Rivera focuses on commercial real-estate transactions and has successfully closed several significant commercial real estate transactions.
He is based in San Diego and Los Angeles
Address
12750 High Bluff Drive, Suite 250 , Los Angeles 90024 US
T:
424-320-2672
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Matthew C. Carter
joined McDermott Will & Emery LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Carter advises clients in buyouts, growth equity investments, joint ventures and restructuring.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Zena M. Ho
joined McDermott Will & Emery LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Ho specializes in real estate, and helps her clients with financing transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East Suite 3200 , Los Angeles 90067-3206 United States
T:
(310) 788-6075
Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
Justin D. Balser
joined Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP as partner in Irvine.
Balser specializes in consumer finance litigation and compliance.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
Troutman Pepper LLP, 5 Park Plz, Ste 1400 , Irvine 92614-2545 United States
T:
(949) 622-2443
Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP
Christopher W. Arledge
joined Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Chris Arledge, co-founder of intellectual property firm One LLP, has joined Browne George Ross O'Brien Annaguey & Ellis LLP as a litigation partner in Century City. "I have known BGR for many years and have seen the high quality of BGR's practice first hand as a litigation adversary," Arledge said. "I'm thrilled to join what I believe is the best trial boutique in Southern California."
"I love One LLP. It's a great firm," he said about leaving the firm he co-founded. "My partners there are still close friends. I just believe that BGR is doing something special. I think it can be the premier trial firm in Southern California, and I want to be part of it."
Arledge litigated intellectual property cases against Browne, George Ross
during the past 20 years. Even while on opposite sides, "I've respected them
a great deal," he said. Keith Wesley, the firm's managing partner, said he felt the same in trials against Arledge. "Chris is one of the finest trial lawyers I have witnessed.
Since seeing him in action in a jury trial years ago, I always thought he'd be a perfect fit in our firm," Wesley said. "I know that the firm and its clients will benefit from Chris' trial and advocacy skills for years to come."
A trade-secret case he handled 10 years ago taught him how to work with a case after discovering it. "We managed to salvage a decent result from a bad situation there," Arledge said. "Also, critically for me, I learned a lot about how to handle last-minute trials: how to process the record quickly, how to figure out when and how to change course from
prior counsel's plans, and how to deal with the client's expectations, which you had no role in creating.
Arledge said he's excited for the opportunity to try new cases at the firm and has started by representing Atari in a counterfeit trademark infringement lawsuit against an online marketplace company.
He describes himself as a storyteller when trying to persuade a judge or jury. "Telling a compelling story through the lens of someone that doesn't want to help you tell that story" is extremely challenging, but rewarding, he said.
Arledge is the co-author of "To Prove, To Please, To Move: Timeless Principles of Legal Advocacy," which is soon to be published. He teaches trial advocacy and deposition skills in the United States and Europe.
Arledge graduated from USC Gould School of Law.
Address
2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2800, Los Angeles, California 90067 , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 274-7100
F:
(310) 275-5697
Shaw Law Group, PC
Erika C. Frank
joined Shaw Law Group, PC as counsel in Sacramento.
Frank represents mostly employers.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
Shaw Law Group, 425 University Ave Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95825-6509 , Sacramento 95825-6509 United States
T:
(916) 640-2240
F:
(916) 640-2240
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Brian D. Murphy
joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP as partner in San Diego.
Murphy specializes in employment law.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP, 101 W Broadway Ste 2000, San Diego, CA 92101-8221 , San Diego 92101-8221 United States
T:
(760) 809-3502
Stanford Law School
George Brown
as executive director of the stanford center for racial justice
Brown specializes in corporate law, including security class actions and governance.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Address
559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305 , Stanford 94305 United States
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Paul S. Bernstein
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Bernstein specializes in entertainment industry corporate transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Thomas R. Baxter
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Baxter specializes in corporate transactions involving entertainment, media and technology companies.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Andrew Copans
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Copans focuses on tax and wealth planning for trusts, estates and wealthy individuals.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Kathy L. Wunderli
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Wunderli advises wealthy clients in estate planning, probate and trust administration as well as premarital, post-marital and transmutation agreements.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Eric J. Bakewell
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Bakewell specializes in complex commercial litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Loagn M. Elliott
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Elliot focuses on high stakes business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Shane Nix
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Nix is a trial and appellate litigator with a focus on high stakes business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Jonathan C. Lurie
joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Lurie focuses on global tax and estate planning and trust administration.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East Los Angeles , East Los Angeles 90067-2905 United States
T:
(310) 855-3060
F:
(310) 855-3099
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Steve R. Welk
joined Steptoe & Johnson LLP as senior counsel in Los Angeles.
Welk was chief of the asset forfeiture section for 20 years and is a member of the firm's investigations and white collar defense group.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
633 West Fifth Street Suite 1900 , Los Angeles 90071 United States
T:
(213) 439-9410
Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek
Robert S. Brewer, Jr.
joined Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek as of counsel in San Diego.
Brewer was the U.S. attorney for the Southern District for two years. He will focus on civil litigation and white collar defense.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
750 B St #2100 , San Diego 92101 United States
T:
(619) 685-3003
Resmark Equity Partners, LLC
Gail S. Migita
joined Resmark Equity Partners, LLC as senior vice president of legal affairs in Los Angeles.
Migita advises homebuilders, investors, housing developers and operators in real estate transactions involving residential, office and multifamily properties.
She is based in Westwood.
Address
Resmark, 10880 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1420 , Los Angeles 90024-4143 United States
T:
(310) 862-2252
F:
(310) 474-8440
Nixon Peabody LLP
Jean Y. Yu
joined Nixon Peabody LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Yu focuses on employee benefits such as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, collective bargaining and executive compensation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
9190 W Olympic Blvd, Ste 270 , Beverly Hills 90212-3540 United States
T:
(213) 629-6011
F:
(213) 629-6001
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Daniel H. Bromberg
joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Bromberg was deputy legal affairs secretary to Gov. Gavin Newsom and oversaw litigation involving the border wall, high speed rail funding, federal environmental rules and the constitutionality of the state's COVID restrictions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
4 Embarcadero Ctr, Fl 22, San Francisco, CA 94111-5998 , San Francisco 94111-5998 United States
T:
(415) 477-4716
F:
(310) 851-6498
McKool Smith
Jeffery David McFarland
joined McKool Smith as principal in Los Angeles.
McFarland specializes in business litigation involving the entertainment industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
300 S Grand Ave, Ste 2900 , Los Angeles 90071-3139 United States
T:
(213) 694-1010
F:
(213) 694-1232
Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Molly E. Humphreys
joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack as attorney in San Diego.
Humphreys specializes in personal injury litigation.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
401 W A St, Ste 2600 , San Diego 92101-7913 USA
T:
(619) 236-1551
F:
(619) 696-1410
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Claire Ramsey
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief deputy director for disability, adults and housing integration at the california department of social services in Sab Francisco.
Ramsey has been a senior staff attorney for Justice in Aging since 2016.
She is based in San Francisco.
Debra Martin
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california educational facilities authority in Pasadena.
Martin is vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer at Mount Saint Mary’s University and is the former associate dean for finance and administration at Loyola Law School.
She is based in Pasadena.