Squire Patton Boggs
Alan L. Friel
joined Squire Patton Boggs as partner and deputy chair of the global data privacy and cybersecurity practice in Los Angeles.
The former head of the U.S. consumer privacy practice at Baker & Hostetler LLP, Alan L. Friel, joined Squire Patton Boggs' Los Angeles office on March 1. He will serve as the deputy chair of the global data privacy and cybersecurity practice.
Friel was with BakerHostetler for seven years and was also co-chair of the retail, restaurant and e-commerce industry initiative and leader of the California digital assets and data management team.
"BakerHostetler is a great firm and I really enjoyed being there," said Friel. "But this was an opportunity for a greater leadership role and also it's a global firm. Baker is domestic only and my practice is becoming more and more global."
"Squire is in 20 of the most important global markets," he added. "To have a whole team of privacy lawyers in Europe and in Asia Pacific is going to be a real positive for me."
Friel has 30 years of experience in digital media, intellectual property, data privacy and consumer protection law. He focuses on data commercialization and protection, helping clients to monetize and safeguard their data using various methods including contracts and trade secret protections. His clients include producers, distributors, advertisers, ad technology companies and online services, as well as brands, game publishers and app developers.
Recognized as a thought leader in his field, Friel is also an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount School of Law and the Graduate School of TV, Film and Digital Media at UCLA.
Friel's favorite aspect of his work is helping clients achieve their business goals in regard to collecting, using and transferring data.
He added, "The regulation of personal information is getting more complex. Every day is really a game changer. Just about every jurisdiction is passing laws to provide greater transparency and choice to consumers."
"This is a practice in an industry that is under attack by consumer rights advocates," he explained, "and helping publishers, advertisers and ad technology companies adjust their business practices in light of the changing laws is a lot of fun. I wake up every day and there's something new that I have to wrap my head around and help clients grapple with."
Address
555 South Flower Street, 31st Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
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(213) 624-2500
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(213) 623-4581
Norton Rose Fulbright U.S. LLP
Brian A. Sun
joined Norton Rose Fulbright U.S. LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Sun specializes in complex business litigation, white collar criminal defense and investigation matters.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 S Flower St 41 Fl , Los Angeles 90071 USA
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(213) 892-9200
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(213) 892-9494
Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP
Frank Petrilli
joined Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Petrilli specializes in entitlement strategy, land use and land use litigation, as well as compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
1 Montgomery St, Ste 3000 , San Francisco 94104-5500 USA
T:
(415) 268-0503
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Brent Snyder
joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as partner in San Francisco.
Snyder focuses on antitrust and competition. He previously was CEO of the Hong Kong Competition Commission, Hong Kong's competition enforcement agency, from 2017 to 2020 and is a former deputy assistant attorney general for criminal enforcement at the U.S. Department of Justice.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
1 Market Plz, Fl 33 , San Francisco 94105-1117 USA
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(415) 947-2113
Nossaman
Allison Callaghan
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Sacramento.
Callaghan specializes in employment litigation and counseling.
She is based in Sacramento.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Daniel H. Peters
joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Daniel H. Peters, a former partner at Winston & Strawn, has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, expanding its corporate practice group in Los Angeles.
"Sheppard is obviously a fantastic firm," said Peters. "It has an extensive presence in California ... and the attorneys at the firm really practice in a wide range of practice areas, so all of that really allows me to better serve my clients and grow my practice."
Peters advises clients in domestic and cross-border transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and investments. His clients range from technology to entertainment to consumer products and financial services companies.
This deep experience in a variety of industries allows Peters to "think outside the box and help clients achieve their objectives," he said.
"The current climate for private equity investments and deals is hot and Dan will be a terrific and much welcomed addition," said Linda Michaelson, corporate practice group leader. "We've been focusing on expanding our already considerable private equity capabilities and Dan's broad and deep experience is a terrific complement to our existing team."
Peters has practiced at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Locke Lord LLP and White Case LLP and spent the last three years at Winston & Strawn.
Address
333 South Hope Street 43Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
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(213) 617-4132
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(213) 443-2777
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP
Kaitlin A. Kontyko
joined Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Kontyko specializes in insurance coverage litigation with a focus on disputes related to general and professional liability insurance policies. She also counsels clients in coverage related matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
626 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1000 , Los Angeles 90017 USA
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(213) 441-0783
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(213) 402-1246
Dentons US LLP
Brian MacKinnon
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in San Francisco.
MacKinnon specializes in finance, real estate and corporate law.
He is based in San Francisco.
Anna Youssefi
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Oakland.
Youssefi defends and advises clients in discrimination and wage-and-hour claims and federal and state employment law matters.
She is based in Oakland.
Ausra Deluard
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Oakland.
Deluard advises clients on contentiousvand non contentious antitrust matters including those in health care.
She is based in Oakland.
Kathleen McCain
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Los Angeles.
McCain advises insurance companies and regulators in rate regulations, policy review, insurance mergers and acquisitions, compliance, financial and market conduct examinations.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Latham & Watkins
Brian P. Duff
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Duff focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions in the health care and life sciences sector.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Beth P. Gordie
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Gordie focuses on land use, energy and infrastructure matters including advising developers and utilities in project development.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Latham & Watkins
Arash Aminian Baghai
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Baghai advises issuers, underwriters and investors in securities offerings.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Latham & Watkins
Michelle Ontiveros Gross
joined Latham & Watkins as partner in Menlo Park.
Gross advises companies in the development and protection of technology assets. She specializes in transactional, intellectual property
and privacy and data security matters including a focus on complex technology transactions.
She is based in Menlo Park.
Address
140 Scott Drive , Menlo Park 94025 United States
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(650) 328-4600
Berman Tabacco
Carl Hammarskjold
was promoted to partner of Berman Tabacco in San Francisco.
Hammarskjold specializes in antitrust.
He is based in San Francisco.
Nossaman LLP
Courtney Krause
was promoted to partner of Nossaman LLP in San Francisco.
Krause represents public pension systems and individuals in private equity, venture, credit and commingled real estate investments.
She is based in San Francisco.
Maynard Cooper & Gale
Kristin A. Ingulsrud
joined Maynard Cooper & Gale as associate in Los Angeles.
Ingulsrud focuses on advising and representing insurers in "bad faith" actions and insurance coverage matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1925 Century Park East Suite 1700 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
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(213) 615-7056
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(213) 615-7100
Nixon Peabody LLP
Benjamin J. Kim
was promoted to deputy practice leader of the labor and employment group of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles.
Kim also leads the occupational safety and health team and defends clients in employment litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Miller Starr Regalia
Andrew Crowl
joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in Walnut Creek.
Crowl represents common interest developments and homeowners associations in day-to-day management and operations, including negotiating and drafting contracts, advising boards of directors, representing associations before municipal bodies, working with municipalities on enforcement of maintenance agreements and working with municipalities in modifying conditions of approval for large developments.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek 94596 United States
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(925) 935-9400
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(925) 933-4126
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3)
Stephanie Sweat
joined Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3) as associate attorney in Costa Mesa.
Sweat specializes in commercial real estate law with a focus on finance, sales and acquisitions, commercial leasing and development.
She is based in Costa Mesa.
Address
10940 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2200 , Los Angeles 90024 United States
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(424) 320-9276
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(424) 273-1067
Hicks Thomas LLP
Eric Grant
joined Hicks Thomas LLP as partner in Sacramento.
Grant specializes in energy and environmental litigation.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
400 Capitol Mall Ste 2530 , Sacramento 95814-4421 USA
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(916) 447-4900
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(916) 447-4904
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Arti L. Bhimani
joined Liebert Cassidy Whitmore as senior counsel in Los Angeles.
Bhimani specializes in litigation, particularly the representation of nonprofit institutions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
6033 West Century Boulevard, 5th Floor , Los Angeles 90045 USA
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(310) 981-2318
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(310) 337-0837
JAMS
Brian C. Walsh
joined JAMS as neutral in San Jose.
Walsh previously presided over complex civil litigation, where he heard complex business, securities, employment, product liability, internet privacy and trade secret cases.
He is based in San Jose.
Address
160 W. Santa Clara St., Suite 1600 , San Jose 95113 USA
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(408) 346-0737
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(408) 295-5267
Foley & Lardner LLP
Natasha Allen
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Allen specializes in equity financing, venture capital financing and commercial and corporate matters within the artificial intelligence, financial technology, robotics and life sciences industries.
She is based in Silicon Valley.
Nicole Hatcher
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Hatcher specializes in venture capital investment deals, mergers and acquisitions,
capital markets and general corporate work.
She is based in Silicon Valley.
Louis Lehot
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as partner in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Lehot advises companies, financial sponsors, venture capitalists, investors and investment banks in the formation, financing, governing and buying and selling of companies.
He is based in Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Catherine Zhu
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as special counsel in Silicon Valley.
Zhu is a commercial and privacy lawyer with expertise in enterprise software, data sharing, artificial intelligence, consumer goods, transportation and mobility and marketplace platforms businesses.
She is based in Silicon Valley.
Ethan L. Floyd
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as associate in Silicon Valley.
Floyd advises investors, venture capitalists and investment banks in a range of corporate transactions.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
975 Page Mill Road , Palo Alto 94304-1013 USA
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(650) 856-3700
Foley & Lardner LLP
Brandee L. Diamond
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Diamond focuses on complex domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, particularly mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, minority investments and joint ventures.
She is based in San Francisco.
Eric Chow
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as senior counsel in San Francisco.
Chow focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, in addition to cross-border and domestic corporate deals such as investment, financing and joint venture transactions.
He is based in San Francisco.
Alex Ravski Jr.
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as special counsel in San Francisco.
Ravski focuses on corporate transactions such as venture financing, mergers and acquisitions and entity formation, as well as corporate governance matters in the emerging technology space.
He is based in San Francisco.
Courtney D. King
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as associate in San Francisco.
King focuses on corporate law and advises clients in a range of transactions including private equity investments and corporate restructurings.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
555 California Street Suite 1700 , San Francisco 94104-1520 USA
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(415) 434-4484
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(415) 434-4507
Nossaman
Seth Goldstein
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Irvine.
Goldstein specializes in representing employers in the transportation industry in class and collective employment actions.
He is based in Irvine.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Daniel Belzer
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Belzer specializes in corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising transactions.
He is based in Century City.
Vinay Bhupathy
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Bhupathy advises health care clients in mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, value-based care, reimbursement and regulatory compliance, health information technology contracting, product development, operations and data security and privacy.
He is based in Century City.
Kira T. Conlon
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Los Angeles.
Conlon helps secure land use and zoning entitlements for clients, including for residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial and educational institution projects throughout the state.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Matthew J. Goldman
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Goldman specializes in health care law with a focus on regulatory and transactional matters.
He is based in Century City.
Hayley S. Grunvald
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Grunvald specializes in labor and employment law with an emphasis on litigation defense.
She is based in San Diego.
Kristin P. Housh
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Housh specializes in business litigation including high stakes contractual disputes and equity ownership, partnership and shareholder disputes.
She is based in San Diego.
Patricia M. Jeng
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Francisco.
Jeng specializes in labor and employment litigation. She also represents clients before administrative agencies.
She is based in San Francisco.
Joy Nemirow
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Palo Alto.
Nemirow focuses on patent preparation, prosecution and strategy. She represents clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical fields.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Chris Ponder
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Palo Alto.
Ponder focuses on complex intellectual property disputes related to patents, trade secrets and unfair competition in the digital streaming, enterprise software, gaming, medical device, semiconductor and telecommunications industries.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Thomas R. Proctor
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Proctor specializes in representing insurance companies in bad faith litigation.
He is based in San Diego.
Gray Duffy LLP
Nathan Blackthorne Lee
was promoted to partner of Gray Duffy LLP in Encino.
Lee focuses on civil litigation related to personal injury, insurance coverage and business related disputes.
He is based in Encino.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Richard P. Klau
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as state chief technology innovation officer at the california department of technology in San Ramon.
Klau is the former senior operating partner of Google Ventures.
He is based in San Ramon.
Gareth S. Lacy
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as special advisor for strategic initiatives and communication at the employment development department in Carmichael.
Lacy has been on the California Gambling Control Commission since 2018.
He is based in Carmichael.
Frolan R. Aguiling
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the california dept. of human resources in Rocklin.
Aguiling has served as chief counsel since 2016. He previously was deputy chief counsel and assistant chief counsel at the department.
He is based in Rocklin.
Kristen E. Kane
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel in the office of tax appeals in Sacramento.
Kane has served as chief counsel since 2017 and was previously acting director.
She is based in Sacramento.
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Inc.
Bruce J. McNeil
joined Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl Inc. as partner in Los Angeles.
McNeil specializes in employee benefits, including tax-qualified plans, executive and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, as well as the tax aspects of equity, phantom equity and employee benefits litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2041 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 300 , El Segundo 90245 USA
T:
(424) 738-4400
Dentons US LLP
Robert Barbarowicz
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Los Angeles.
Barbarowicz specializes in advising insurance companies in corporate, transaction and regulatory matters.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Haynes and Boone LLP
Andrew B. Cohn
was promoted to counsel of Haynes and Boone LLP in Costa Mesa.
Cohn focuses on patent prosecution and analysis.
He is based in Costa Mesa.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Jeremy A. Avila
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the department of aging in San Jose.
Avila has been deputy county counsel at the Santa Clara County Counsel's office since 2019.
He is based in San Jose.