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Jun. 4, 2026

Gordon Rees adds 6 partners in Northern California expansion

Aram Afsharian, Melissa Bickel, Ian Bausback, John Eustermann, Rachel Mandelberg, and Esme Michelle Watkins bring experience from in-house legal departments, government agencies, private practice, and academia, strengthening the firm's capabilities in high-stakes litigation, regulatory matters, renewable energy projects, and public entity defense.

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani continued its Northern California expansion by adding six lateral partners, strengthening the firm's capabilities in healthcare, litigation, regulatory, energy, and public sector matters.

The new partners, Aram Afsharian, Melissa Bickel, Ian Bausback, John Eustermann, Rachel Mandelberg and Esme Michelle Watkins, bring a wide range of experience that firm leaders say will strengthen services for clients in California and across the nation.

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