Travis Credit Union
Michael J Levy
was promoted to general council / travis credit union of Travis Credit Union in Vacaville.
Levy will oversee all company litigation, provide guidance on regulatory compliance and bring a legal perspective to the company's strategic vision.
He is based in Vacaville.
Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP
Rupa Patel
was promoted to partner of Manning Gross + Massenburg LLP in Walnut Creek.
Patel specializes in complex litigation with an emphasis on construction claims and products liability plus business and corporate disputes.
She is based in Walnut Creek.
Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC
Christine E. Boisclair
was promoted to shareholder of Pettit Kohn Ingrassia Lutz & Dolin PC in San Diego.
Boisclair represents companies in premises liability and product liability litigation.
She is based in San Diego.
Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
Address
1331 Garden Highway , Sacramento 95833
T:
(916) 321-4500
F:
(916) 321-4555
Jackson Lewis PC
Nicky Jatana
was promoted to office managing principal of Jackson Lewis PC in Los Angeles.
Jatana represents clients in employment litigation and counsels employers on daily workplace issues.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Irell & Manella LLP
Michael Harbour
was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles.
Harbour specializes in complex civil litigation such as class actions, as well as litigation related to media and entertainment, intellectual property and securities.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Tuan
was promoted to partner of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles.
Tuan focuses on patent litigation in a range of industries including biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Dechert LLP
Jennifer S. Swan
joined Dechert LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Swan joined Dechert LLP's Silicon Valley office as part of a national intellectual property duo from Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, where she practiced for two decades. Dechert announced the addition of Swan and Howard W. Levine, who is based in Washington D.C. on Jan. 11.
"I had made very strong connections [at Finnegan ] and I'm extremely grateful for those, but I thought that the global platform at Dechert and the opportunity to work across different practice groups with lawyers who are at the top of their field was just too good of an opportunity to pass up," said Swan.
Swan specializes in intellectual property counseling and litigation focused on enforcement and defense of patent rights, as well as Hatch Waxman litigation. Her clients have ranged from large companies to life sciences startups, including in the chemical, medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
"It's a unique practice in that I can use my litigation experience to help guide companies with their intellectual property development and make it stronger as they go through the phases of development of their companies," Swan said.
As a former law clerk to Chief Judge Randall R. Rader of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and Judge Ronald Whyte of the Northern District of California, her litigation practice also includes appellate work.
Swan's and Levine's litigation work together began when she was based in Finnegan's Washington D.C. office and continued after Swan relocated to the Bay Area.
"We just have a really strong working relationship. I think actually being on two different coasts now we have found to be an advantage because we can take advantage of the time difference," she said. "We have really long working days now because I have three extra hours to work."
At Dechert, Swan looks forward to contributing her intellectual property experience to the firms, as well as working in collaboration with the firm's practice groups to help clients with their intellectual property needs as they develop their products.
Swan is a member of The American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
Address
3000 El Camino Real, Five Palo Alto Square, Suite 650 , Palo Alto 94306-2112 USA
T:
(650) 813-4816
F:
(650) 813-4848
Balestreri Potocki & Holmes LLP
Corinna Arbiter
was promoted to senior attorney of Balestreri Potocki & Holmes LLP in San Diego.
Arbiter represents developers, general contractors, architects, and subcontractors in complex construction defect matters.
She is based in San Diego.
Daniel J. Brast
was promoted to senior attorney of Balestreri Potocki & Holmes LLP in San Diego.
Brast represents real estate developers and general contractors in complex construction related disputes, in addition to advising in general business transactional matters.
He is based in San Diego.
Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP
Katherine C. Bissett
was promoted to partner of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP in Los Angeles.
Bissett advises lenders and borrowers in real estate finance, including the structure, underwriting and negotiation of clients' loans. Most recently, she has been specializing in asset management work such as assisting clients with loan modifications, assumptions, collateral substitutions, extensions, workouts and enforcement actions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Baker McKenzie
Helena Engfeldt
was promoted to partner of Baker McKenzie in San Francisco.
Engfeldt specializes in international commercial law with an emphasis on assisting and advising technology companies with cross-border transactions, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, as well as advising on global data privacy law compliance.
She is based in San Francisco.
Elizabeth Lieb
was promoted to partner of Baker McKenzie in Palo Alto.
Lieb specializes in international tax planning for multinational corporations, including structuring and implementing international operations.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Kela Shang
was promoted to partner of Baker McKenzie in Palo Alto.
Shang advises clients on implementation and compliance of equity compensation plans and issues such as securities law, local and cross-border taxes, data privacy, exchange control and labor law.
He is based in Palo Alto.
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Kabateck LLP
Shant A. Karnikian
was promoted to partner of Kabateck LLP in Los Angeles.
Karnikian specializes in insurance bad faith and catastrophic personal injury. Since joining the firm in 2013, he has been involved in obtaining over $100 million in verdicts and settlements for clients.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Miller Barondess, LLP
Casey B. Sypek
was promoted to partner of Miller Barondess, LLP in Los Angeles.
Sypek is a trial attorney and focuses on employment, contract, fraud, copyright, trademark, entertainment and false advertising disputes.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Patrick Shannon
joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder and co-leader of the government law and policy practice in Sacramento.
Shannon specializes in government relations and administrative law before the Legislature and state regulatory and enforcement agencies.
He is based in Sacramento.
Alice Kessler
joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP as shareholder and co-leader of the government law and policy practice in Sacramento.
Kessler most recently was involved in advocacy before the Legislature, where she specialized in the interests of technology firms, automakers, trade associations and government entities.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
1201 K Street Suite 1100 , Sacramento 95814 United States
T:
(916) 442-1111
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Farnaz M. Alemi
joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Alemi provides strategic and consulting services to clients on issues related to intellectual property, brand strategy and protection and risk management.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East Suite 1700 , Los Angelea 90067 USA
T:
(310) 312-4267
F:
(310) 312-4224
Gaines & Stacey LLP
Kimberly A. Rible
was promoted to partner of Gaines & Stacey LLP in Encino.
Rible specializes in land use, planning, zoning and environmental matters including administrative approvals and land use entitlements.
She is based in Encino.
Alicia B. Bartley
was promoted to partner of Gaines & Stacey LLP in Encino.
Bartley focuses on litigation related to property transactions, boundary disputes, project development and the California Environmental Quality Act.
She is based in Encino.
Tyz Law Group
Rachel Waters
was promoted to partner of Tyz Law Group in San Francisco.
Waters provides technology companies, entrepreneurs and emerging businesses with advertising, product and privacy counseling in the digital commerce and software industries.
She is based in San Francisco.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Sarah Hibbard
joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as associate in San Diego.
Hibbard is a corporate and securities attorney and joins the firm's life sciences and medical technology industry group.
Address
4320 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 205 , San Diego 92122 USA
T:
(858) 434-5020
Arnold & Porter
Ellen Kaye Fleishhacker
was promoted to co-managing partner of Arnold & Porter in San Francisco.
Fleishhacker is the co-head of the investment management practice and specializes in formation, compliance and transactional matters for real estate funds, hedge funds, venture funds, private equity funds and impact investment funds.
She is based in San Francisco.
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Rodrigo Castro-Silva
was promoted to county counsel of Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in Los Angeles.
Castro-Silva was previously acting county counsel and is the former chief deputy for the Office of the County Counsel.
Musical Peeler
Citadelle Priagula
was promoted to partner of Musical Peeler in Los Angeles.
Priagula represents employers in employment matters including claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and failure to accommodate.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Justin H. Haan
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.
Haan focuses on transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology.
He is based in San Francisco.
Alex Iftimie
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.
Iftimie advises clients in sensitive cyber and U.S. national security matters, internal investigations and government enforcement actions.
He is based in San Francisco.
John R. Lanham
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Diego.
Lanham specializes in litigation related to the life sciences, health care, software and semiconductor industries.
He is based in San Diego.
Maureen Elizabeth Linch
was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Maureen Elizabeth Linch to partner
Linch focuses on federal income tax matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Stoel Rives LLP
Bao M. Vu
was promoted to partner of Stoel Rives LLP in San Francisco.
Vu specializes in consumer products law and advises clients in compliance matters related to Proposition 65 labeling requirements and federal advertising and chemical product safety laws and regulations.
He is based in San Francisco.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC
James Baca
was promoted to managing partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC in Cerritos.
Baca was the firm's chief operating officer. He represents public and private sector employers in labor relations and negotiations, and represents school districts.
He is based in Cerritos.
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Edwards Judelson Jaelyn
was promoted to partner of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Los Angeles.
Judelson advises clients in international trade regulatory compliance with an emphasis on U.S. export controls and economic sanctions in the software and technology sector.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Miller Starr Regalia
Timothy Maes
was promoted to shareholder of Miller Starr Regalia in Walnut Creek.
Maes represents property owners, developers and retailers in real estate transactions.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Musick Peeler
Michael Mauge
was promoted to partner of Musick Peeler in Los Angeles.
Mauge specializes in general litigation and employment law. He has experience litigating disputes related to wrongful termination and discrimination, contracts, construction defect, insurance bad faith and product liability.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Tucker Ellis LLP
Nicholas V. Janizeh
was promoted to counsel of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles.
Janizeh focuses on product liability defense in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Kristina D. Lawson
was promoted to managing partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
promotes Kristina D. Lawson to managing partner
Lawson specializes in complex entitlement, land use, environmental and municipal matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Michael J. Gorback
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Gorback advises clients in corporate formation, debt and equity financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, technology transactions, employment counseling, public securities offerings, SEC reporting and corporate governance.
He is based in San Francisco.
Constance Liu
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Liu advises clients in tax strategies and international estate planning, including issues related to investments in the U.S. and tax reporting requirements for foreign trusts.
She is based in San Francisco.
Sandra L. Rappaport
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Rappaport specializes in employer- side labor and employment law.
She is based in San Francisco.
Mohammad Walizadeh
was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Walizadeh focuses on commercial litigation related to real estate such as lease and contract actions, partition actions, debt collection cases, partnership disputes and bankruptcy matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Christopher A. Rheinheimer
was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Rheinheimer focuses on complex trials and litigation with an emphasis on environmental, energy, land use
and real estate-related matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Ann Mary Olson
was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Olson represents clients in the health and long-term care services industries in civil and regulatory litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Nicole S. Witt
was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Witt advises clients on government and public agency law.
She is based in San Francisco.
Elisha J. Yang
was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.
Yang is a transactional lawyer with a focus on commercial, real estate and land use matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Klinedinst PC
Heather L. Rosing
was promoted to chief executive officer of Klinedinst PC in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Rosing specializes in the defense of lawyers and accountants, as well as ethics and risk management counseling. She is the chairperson of the professional liability department.
She is based in San Diego and Los Angeles.
Blank Rome LLP
Kevin M. O'Malley
was promoted to partner of Blank Rome LLP in Los Angeles.
O'Malley specializes in financial services and secured lending in the manufacturing, health care and technology industries.
He is based in Los Angeles.