Gov. Gavin Newsom
Catherine Purcell
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in Vallejo.
Purcell was presiding judge of the court since 2014, a review judge there
since 2008, and a former judge of the Kern County Superior Court.
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John F. Garcia
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in Rancho Cucamonga.
Garcia has been a deputy commissioner and administrative law judge at
the board since 2017.
Julie L. Garland
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in San Diego.
Garland has been a senior assistant attorney general since 2006.
She is based in San Diego.
Lawrence D. Nwaje
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board of parole hearings in Tarzana.
Nwajei has been a deputy commissioner and administrative law judge for the board since 2020.
He is based in Tarzana.
Ryan Buckle
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the department of health care access and information.
Buckley has been an attorney for the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development since 2018 and acting chief counsel since 2019.
He is based in West Sacramento.
Daniel E. Muallem
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy secretary and chief counsel at the california department of veterans affairs in Rocklin.
Muallem has been assistant chief counsel at the department since 2019.
He is based in Rocklin.
Cindy N. Elias
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as counsel to the labor commissioner at the department of industrial relations in San Francisco.
Elias has been a Bureau of Field Enforcement attorney at the Labor Commissioner’s Office since 2018.
She is based in San Francisco.
Sara A. Dutschke
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california native american heritage commission in San Francisco.
Dutschke has been a partner at Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell LLP since 2019 and chair for the Ione Band of Miwok Indians since 2018.
She is based in San Francisco.
Color Health Inc.
Catherine Lacavera
joined Color Health Inc. as chief legal officer in Burlingame.
Lacavera spent 10 years at Google, where she was director of intellectual property and litigation. She also spent four years at international law firm White & Case after earning a degree in computer engineering, her law degree and a master's in business administration.
She is based in Burlingame.
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Jared M. Kaye
joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Kaye specializes in the hospitality industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Jimmy Harris
joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Harris focuses on litigation related to premises liability, religious institutions and fraternities and sororities.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
801 S. Figueroa St, 15th Floor , Los Angeles 90017 United States
T:
(213) 624-6900
F:
(213) 624-6999
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP
Nadia Sarkis
was promoted to partner of Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP in Los Angeles.
Sarkis specializes in civil rights litigation, employment and municipal liability.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Robert A. Friedman
joined Proskauer Rose LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Friedman specializes in corporate and partnership tax matters such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity fund formation and cross border transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East, Suite 2400 , Los Angeles 90067-3010 USA
T:
(310) 284-5684
Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP
Pamela Acebo
joined Manning & Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP as associate in San Francisco.
Acebo specializes in litigation involving the retail, restaurant and hospitality industries.
Address
One California Street, Suite 900 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 217-6990
F:
(415) 217-6999
Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP (formerly Panish Shea & Boyle LLP)
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Cindy N. Elias
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as special counsel to the labor commissioner at the department of industrial relations in San Francisco.
Elias has been a Bureau of Field Enforcement attorney at the Labor Commissioner's Office since 2018.
She is based in San Francisco.
Daniel E. Muallem
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy secretary and chief counsel at the california department of veterans affairs in Rocklin.
Muallem has been assistant chief counsel at the department since 2019.
He is based in Rocklin.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Lindsay A. Conner
joined O'Melveny & Myers LLP as partner in Century City.
Conner specializes in corporate transactions involving the entertainment industry.
He is based in Century City.
Address
1999 Avenue of the Stars 8th Floor , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 246-6835
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
Anthony M. Sain
joined Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Sain specializes in personal injury litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles
Address
633 West 5th Street Suite 4000 , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 358-6041
F:
(213) 250-7900
Nossaman LLP
Steven M. Silva
joined Nossaman LLP as partner in Sacramento.
Silva specializes in eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use and appellate matters.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
621 Capitol Mall Suite 2500 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 930-7707
F:
(916) 930-7707
UCLA Law School
Talia R. Inlender
joined UCLA Law School as deputy director of the center for immigration law and policy in Los Angeles.
Inlender was a supervising senior staff attorney at Public Counsel and was with the organization for 13 years.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC
Angela M. Powell
joined Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC as partner in Cerritos.
Powell represents and counsels public entities in employment litigation.
She is based in Cerritos.
Address
12800 Center Court Dr S, Ste 300 , Cerritos 90703-9364 USA
T:
(562) 653-3200
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jordan R. Jaffe
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner in San Francisco.
Jaffe specializes in intellectual property with an emphasis on patent and trade secret litigation.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
One Market Plaza, Spear Tower, Suite 3300 , San Francisco 94105 USA
T:
(415) 947-2000
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
John Nelson
joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as partner in San Diego.
San Diego environmental attorney John Nelson joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP particularly because its real estate practice aligns well with his focus.
Nelson was also drawn to make the move from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP because of Procopio's collegial spirit and strong practice groups, he said in an interview Thursday.
"One thing that I noticed right away when I started talking to them is that it's a very collegial environment," Nelson said. "I was impressed by the number of partners who went out of their way to meet with me on Zoom. It felt like a very collegial environment and that's been confirmed since I've joined."
Nelson spent the last four years at Lewis Brisbois and previously held inhouse roles at Ash Grove Cement Co. and Monsanto.
His practice focuses on litigation, regulatory and transactional work involving environmental law ranging from water rights to California Environmental Quality Act compliance.
"I really enjoy the regulatory work the most because you really get to dig into the regulations and all the policy issues that come with it," Nelson said. " That's kind of the heart of environmental law in a lot of ways."
What sets his practice apart from others, Nelson said, is his in-house experience. After spending a decade in house, he said, he understands clients' unique needs.
At Procopio, he looks forward to helping meet the environmental needs of the firm's existing clients and providing to his clients resources the firm has to offer, particularly real estate expertise.
Nelson graduated from UCLA School of Law.
Address
525 B St, Ste 2200 , San Diego 92101-4474
T:
(619) 515-3260
F:
(619) 788-5573
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Christopher R. Moore
was promoted to office managing partner of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Silicon Valley.
Moore specializes in merger and acquisitions, including cross border and domestic transactions, carveouts and leveraged buyouts.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC
Rebecca B. Denninghoff
joined Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC as associate in Los Angeles.
Denninghoff specializes in advising owners, investors, lenders, tenants, landlords and developers in financing, leasing, development and acquisition real estate transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
31248 Oak Crest Drive, Suite 200 , Westlake Village 91361 USA
T:
(818) 879-9700
F:
(818) 879-9680
Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP
Stefan Caris Love
joined Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Love clerked for Ninth Circuit Justice Paul J. Watford before joining the firm.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
5900 Wilshire Blvd, 12th Floor , Los Angeles 90036 USA
T:
(310) 859-7811
Miller Barondess, LLP
Landon J. Dial
joined Miller Barondess, LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Dial specializes in complex civil litigation matters, including real property, business, and tort disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1999 Avenue Of The Stars , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 552-7561
Fisher Phillips LLP
Jang H. Im
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as partner in San Francisco.
A new partner with a specialization in immigration services for corporations has joined Fisher Phillips LLP to help expand the firm's practice in San Francisco.
On Oct. 14, Jang H. Im joined from Epstein Becker & Green PC, where he spent 15 years as a corporate employment and immigration attorney. He helps employers hire foreign talent and guides the company and workers through the immigration process.
"Fisher Phillips has a growing immigration practice that I think leverages, not only my team, but the clients that I have for additional immigration support," Im said in an interview.
Arit Butani moved with Im from Epstein Becker, and will be joining as Counsel, along with six paralegals.
"The whole U.S. residency sponsorship for work authorization can be very time consuming, complex, as well as maddening for a lot of individuals who are waiting for their final approval of their permanent residency," he said. "When we can procure documentation and the evidence to connect the dots to show an extraordinary ability worker, that's when you truly feel the accomplishment and satisfaction that you've done something rewarding for the individual."
He recalled a case where he helped an extraordinary ability worker get into the country after he was denied, saying these kinds of challenges are why he finds the work rewarding.
"There's no way this should get denied," he said about the visa application. "We appealed the case, and upon appeal, the administrative appeals office in D..C agreed with our argument. ... Soon thereafter he received his U.S. permanent residency."
Im said he feels like he's not only helping an individual, but the country, by allowing workers to support the U.S. economy and society.
"You're cooperating with government agencies to show them that this individual truly does deserve to stay here to help support not only our economy and the industry, but to be proactive members of society," he explained. "Many of the Silicon Valley start-ups that became growing companies that added jobs were from foreign nationals that went through these types of processes."
Im graduated from San Francisco Law School and is active in the American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Arit D. Butani
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as of counsel in San Francisco.
Butani provides immigration counsel to employers, and has experience in employment matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
1 Embarcadero Ctr , San Francisco 94111
T:
(415) 490-9000
Nossaman LLP
Steve M. Silva
joined Nossaman LLP as partner in Sacramento.
Silva specializes in eminent domain, real estate litigation, land use and appellate matters.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
621 Capitol Mall Suite 2500 , Sacramento 95814
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Sarah E. Moses
joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP as counsel in Los Angeles.
Moses advises stakeholders in the entertainment industry on litigation, commercial disputes and white collar criminal defense matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East Suite 1700 , Los Angeles 90067
T:
(310) 312-4000
Tyson & Mendes LLP
Emily S. Berman
was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego.
Berman specializes in general liability, commercial and insurance litigation.
She is based in San Diego.
Harry W. Harrison
was promoted to partner of Tyson & Mendes LLP in San Diego.
Harrison focuses on personal injury, employment, and the defense of entity and organization defendants that involve allegations of sexual misconduct.
He is based in San Diego.
JAMS
Richard M. Aronson
joined JAMS as arbitrator, mediator, special master, referee and neutral evaluator in Irvine.
Aronson will handle appellate, business and commercial, employment, health care, insurance and personal injury matters.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
5 Park Plaza, Suite 400 , Irvine 92614
T:
(714) 939-1300
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Rosemarie T. Ring
joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Ring specializes in litigation and regulatory matters for tech companies with an emphasis on privacy, consumer protection and intellectual property.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 , San Francisco 94105
T:
(415) 393-8247
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Christine M. Birdsong
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as undersecretary of the california department of food and agriculture in Sacramento.
Birdsong has experience with the National Cotton Council of America, as counsel for the Committee on Agriculture for the U.S. House of Representatives and
as federal government affairs leader for CropLife American. She graduated from the UC Hastings College of the Law.
She is based in Sacramento.
David J. Clark
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california commission on uniform state laws in Sacramento.
Clark represents businesses with employment-related disputes in state and federal courts.
He is based in Sacramento.
Elena J. Duarte
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california commission on uniform state laws in Sacramento.
Duarte has been a justice at the 3rd District Court of Appeal since 2010.
She is based in Sacramento.
Martin D. Carr
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california commission on uniform state laws in Sacramento.
Carr specializes in eminent domain, condemnation, real estate litigation, zoning and planning. He has been a principal at the Law Offices of Martin Carr since 2013.
He is based in Sacramento.
Pamela W. Bertani
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as california commission on uniform state laws in Sacramento.
Bertani has been an attorney for the Franchise Tax Board since 2020 and a member of the Fairfield City Council since 2011.
She is based in Fairfield.
Address
1315 10th St , Sacramento 95814
T:
(916) 324-0333
DLA Piper LLP
Justine M. Phillips
joined DLA Piper LLP as partner in San Diego.
Phillips specializes in cyber issues and regulations.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
401 B Street Suite 1700 , San Diego 92101
T:
(619) 699-2700
Imperial County
Eric R. Havens
was promoted to county counsel of Imperial County in El Centro.
Havens was assistant county counsel. He provides legal representation, advice and counsel to the Board of Supervisors, county departments, special districts and other public agencies.
He is based in El Centro.
White & Case LLP
Christoffer A. Adler
was promoted to partner of White & Case LLP in Los Angeles.
Adler advises sponsors, banks and direct lenders on leveraged and investment grade financing transactions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Aaron E. Colodny
was promoted to partner of White & Case LLP in Los Angeles.
Colodny focuses on chapter 11 proceedings, out-of-court restructurings and complex litigation. He represents both debtors and creditors.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Julian A. Lamm
was promoted to partner of White & Case LLP in Los Angeles.
Lamm represents multinational corporations in complex civil litigation, with a focus on the technology sector.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Amara Mullins
was promoted to partner of White & Case LLP in Los Angeles.
Mullins represents technology companies in litigation and regulatory disputes.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Daniel E. Nussen
was promoted to partner of White & Case LLP in Los Angeles.
Nussen advises issuers on SEC filings and capital raises. He also represents special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsors, investors and underwriters in such companies’ initial public offerings and business combinations.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Nicole L. Rodger
was promoted to partner of White & Case LLP in Los Angeles.
Rodger advises private equity funds and corporate borrowers, financial institutions and direct lenders on leveraged lending and other debt financing transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
City of San Francisco
David Chiu
joined City of San Francisco as city attorney in San Francisco.
Chiu will take on his new role in November. He has worked on bills relating to housing, homelessness, transportation and education.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
California State Assembly, 455 Golden Gate Ave Ste 14300 , San Francisco 94102-7007 United States
T:
(415) 557-3013
F:
(415) 557-3015