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Goodwin Procter LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Ora Grinberg joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.

Grinberg specializes in corporate and international taxation with a focus on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
She is based in Silicon Valley.

Address

601 Marshall St , Redwood City 94063-1621 USA
T: (650) 752-3297


Dentons

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Laura Wytsma joined Dentons as counsel in Los Angeles.

Wytsma specializes in high stakes litigation related to intellectual property and appellate.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Address

601 S. Figueroa Street, 25th Floor , Los Angeles 90017 USA
T: (213) 892-2896


Miller Barondess LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Jamil Aslam joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.

Aslam specializes in litigation related to copyright and intellectual property, defamation, false advertising and antitrust.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Address

1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Ste 1000 , Los Angeles 90067-4632 USA
T: (310) 552-4400
F: (310) 552-4400


Wendel Rosen LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


James B. De Los Reyes joined Wendel Rosen LLP as associate in Oakland.

Reyes specializes in general and construction litigation.
He is based in Oakland.

Address

1111 Broadway, 24th Floor , Oakland 94607 USA
T: (510) 834-6600
F: (510) 834-6600


The law firm of Schwartz Semerdjian Cauley & Evans

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Kristen Bush was promoted to partner of The law firm of Schwartz Semerdjian Cauley & Evans in San Diego.

Bush specializes in business and commercial, construction and employment litigation.
She is based in San Diego.


Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Eli Makus joined Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation as senior partner in Sacramento.

Makus has purchased founder Deborah Maddux's interest in the firm, which will relaunch under the new name Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation. He specializes in investigation in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations and other employment related claims.
He is based in Sacramento.

Address

2520 Venture Oaks Way, Ste 450 , Sacramento 95833-4257 USA
T: (916) 779-2402


DLA Piper

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Renée Delphin-Rodriguez joined DLA Piper as partner in San Francisco.

Delphin-Rodriguez focuses on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, equity and debt financing, commercial agreements and other corporate matters and governance related to the health care industry.
She is based in San Francisco.

Address

555 Mission St, Ste 2400 , San Francisco 94105-0922 USA
T: (415) 836-2518
F: (415) 659-7318


McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Travis Jackson joined McDermott Will & Emery LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Jackson specializes in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures involving hospitals, health systems and academic medical centers.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Address

2049 Century Park East Suite 3200 , Los Angeles 90067-3206 USA
T: (310) 710-1310


Koning Zollar LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Shannon Sorrells joined Koning Zollar LLP as partner in San Diego.

Sorrells focuses on employment law and has expertise in regulatory compliance and litigation avoidance.
She is based in San Diego.

Address

169 Saxony Rd Ste 115 , Encinitas 92024-6780 USA
T: (858) 252-3218


Cooley LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Tracy Rubin joined Cooley LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Rubin specializes in corporate transactions involving technology companies such as asset carve-outs, spin-outs, patent portfolio acquisitions, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and strategic investments.
She is based in Palo Alto.

Address

3175 Hanover St , Palo Alto 94304-1130 USA
T: (650) 843-5568


Shihadeh Law PC

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Jodie Shihadeh as founder in Los Angeles and New York

The transactional entertainment boutique has a national practice and a list of creators, entertainment companies and executives that have worked on projects with artists Cardi B, Dua Lip and Billie Eilish.
She is based in Los Angeles and New York.


Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Jon B. Streeter joined Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye as member of the california access to justice commission.

Streeter will serve a two-year term starting in July and serves on the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco.
He is based in San Francisco.


Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Lucia E. Coyoca was promoted to co-chair of the firm of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Coyoca specializes in litigation related to the entertainment industry and insurance coverage.
She is based in Los Angeles.

David A. Steinberg was promoted to co-chair of the firm of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP in Los Angeles.

Steinberg specializes in intellectual property with a focus on copyright, trademark, unfair competition and trade secrets.
He is based in Los Angeles.


Gov. Gavin Newsom

Published: Jun. 1, 2021 | Announced: Jun. 1, 2021


Brent Jamison joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy director of the california department of general services interagency support division in Rocklin.

Jamison has been deputy director since 2014 and was the chief of the Department of General Services Office of Fleet and Asset Management from 2011 to 2014.
He is based in Rocklin.

Zackery P. Morazzini joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as director of the office of administrative hearings at the department of general services in West Sacramento.

Morazzini has been director since 2015 and was general counsel for the California Fair Political Practices Commission from 2011 to 2015.
He is based in West Sacramento.

Rickey Ivie joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the commission on judicial performance in Los Angeles.

Ivie is a founding member of Ivie McNeill Wyatt Purcell & Diggs, where he has been a director since 1980.
He is based in Los Angeles.


DLA Piper

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Erin P. Gibson was promoted to chair of the international trade commission practice of DLA Piper in San Diego.

Gibson focuses her civil trial practice on patent litigation and International Trade Commission proceedings.
She is based in San Diego.


Best Best & Krieger LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Frank Splendorio joined Best Best & Krieger LLP as of counsel in Sacramento.

Splendorio specializes in municipal law and provides city attorney advice and services to public agencies. He is the city attorney for Atwater and Plymouth.
He is based in Sacramento.

Address

300 S Grand Avenue , Los Angeles 90071 United States
T: (213) 787-2552


Jackson Lewis PC

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Peter J. Woo joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Orange County.

Woo was the national vice chair of the employment and labor practice at Goldberg. He specializes in representing employers in workplace law matters including preventive advice.
He is based in Orange County.

Sean Paisan joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Orange County.

Paisan specializes in Occupational Safety and Health Administration, data privacy and trade secret matters.
He is based in Orange County.

Address

200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 500 , Irvine 92618 USA
T: (949) 885-1360
F: (949) 885-1360


Sidley Austin LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Carlton Fleming joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Fleming represents life sciences and technology companies in private financing, public offerings, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance and corporate governance.
He is based in San Francisco.

Address

555 California St, Ste 2000 , San Francisco 94104-1513 USA
T: (415) 772-1207


JAMS

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Mark S. Millard joined JAMS as neutral in Irvine.

Millard was appointed to the bench in 2003 and will specialize in family law disputes.
He is based in Irvine.

Address

5 Park Plaza Suite 400 , Irvine 92614 USA
T: (714) 939-1300
F: (714) 939-1300


Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Jay P. Srinivasan was promoted to co-partner in charge of the los angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Srinivasan specializes in antitrust with a focus on intellectual property and technology.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Peter Wardle was promoted to co-partner in charge of the los angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.

Wardle focuses his practice on equity and debt offerings. He is also co-chair of the capital markets group.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Michael D. Celio was promoted to partner in charge of the palo alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Palos Alto.

Celio's litigation practice focuses on securities litigation.
He is based in Palo Alto.

Ryan A. Murr was promoted to co-partner in charge of the san francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Murr specializes in corporate transactions related to the life sciences and technology industries. He is also co-chair
of the life sciences practice group.
He is based in San Francisco.

Kahlil T. Yearwood was promoted to co-partner in charge of the san francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.

Yearwood focuses on commercial real estate finance and capital markets.
He is based in San Francisco.


The Wagner Law Group PC

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Neelam Chandna joined The Wagner Law Group PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Chandna specializes in bargaining multi-employer funds and has experience in employee benefits. She was with the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the United States Department of Labor, where she focused on Employee Retirement Income Security Act issues.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Address

17777 Center Court Drive N., Suite 613 , Cerritos 90703 USA
T: (562) 459-4500


McGuireWoods LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Evelyn M. Kim joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner.

Kim specializes in advising clients in the acquisition, development and financing of solar, wind and battery energy facilities.
She is based in San Francisco.

Kim Stouffer joined McGuireWoods LLP as associate in San Francisco.

Stouffer focuses her practice on renewable generation facilities.
She is based in San Francisco.

Caroline Jo joined McGuireWoods LLP as associate in San Francisco.

Jo specializes in renewable generation facilities.
She is based in San Francisco.

Address

TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 1300 , SAN FRANCISCO 94111-3821 USA
T: (415) 844-1978
F: (415) 844-1938


Hanson Bridgett LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Alfonso Estrada joined Hanson Bridgett LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Hanson Bridgett expanded its Los Angeles office with the addition of Alfonso Estrada as a labor and employment partner. Estrada had practiced at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC for the past eight years.
"A lot of it was a cultural thing for me," Estrada said of his decision to move. He said he was drawn to the firm's people and inner workings while being recruited over the last couple of years.
"I'm excited to integrate myself into their culture and to continue to build my practice as I've done," Estrada said. "I was never handed anything. All the clients, my book of business, everything that I've ever gotten, I've worked for and I'm just looking forward to continuing to do that here at Hanson Bridgett."
"And I know that they've given me a platform to do so and have been completely supportive of the things that I want to do," he said.
An experienced trial attorney who started as a prosecutor in the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, Estrada works
in labor and employment litigation and counsel and workplace investigations. His clients range from law enforcement agencies to private employers.
"I've always been drawn to trial work from when I started off as a prosecutor here in LA County. That is my favorite thing to do," he said. "I liken it to sports or athletic competitions, you know, the Adrenaline of the trial work but also building relationships. That's been an aspect of practicing that nobody really considers coming out of law school, but building my practice has been something that's been really rewarding and personally satisfying."

Address

777 S Figueroa Street, Suite 4200 , Los Angeles 90017 USA
T: (213) 295-7620
F: (213) 295-7615


Signature Resolution

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Robert C. O'Brien joined Signature Resolution as neutral in Los Angeles.

O'Brien is the former national security adviser and will handle complex disputes related to business and commercial contracts, class actions, employment, entertainment, securities and corporate governance.
He is based in Los Angeles.


Buchalter

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Artin Betpera joined Buchalter as shareholder in Irvine.

Betpera specializes in high stakes litigation related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
He is based in Orange County.

Address

18400 Von Karman Ave, Ste 800 , Irvine 92612-0514 USA
T: (949) 760-1121


Nixon Peabody LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Anthony Barron was promoted to leader of the litigation department of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Barron specializes in litigation and arbitration in the construction and real estate development industry.
He is based in Los Angeles and San Francisco.


Everett Dorey LLP

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Stacy L. Douglas joined Everett Dorey LLP as partner and director of diversity and inclusion in Orange County.

Douglas specializes in a range of litigation matters including general liability, transportation and employment disputes.
She is based in Orange County.

Address

18300 Von Karman Ave, Ste 900 , Irvine 92612-1054 USA
T: (714) 860-0465
F: (714) 860-0465


OneJustice

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Jay Lee joined OneJustice as director of healthy nonprofits.

Lee was the pro bono manager of the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
He is based in San Francisco.

Address

33 California St #815 , San Francisco 94104 USA


Rimon Law

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Debra Vernon joined Rimon Law as partner in San Francisco.

Vernon specializes in advising emerging companies. She advises clients in startup formation, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions.
She is based in San Francisco.

David Y. Choi joined Rimon Law as partner in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Choi specializes in advising clients in the cannabis industry
on litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Address

800 Oak Grove Ave, Ste 250 , Menlo Park 94025-4446


Judicate West

Published: May 24, 2021 | Announced: May 24, 2021


Jeffrey B. Barton joined Judicate West as neutral in San Diego.

Barton served on the bench for 20 years and previously represented medical providers in professional liability disputes. He is a former presiding judge and is based in San Diego.

Address

402 W. Broadway Ste 2400 , San Diego 92101 USA
T: (619) 814-1966
F: (619) 814-1966