Elizabeth Rahn Gallucci was promoted to partner of Ropes & Gray LLP in San Francisco.

Gallucci specializes in private equity and mergers and acquisitions. She advises clients in leveraged buyouts, sales and minority investments.
She is based in San Francisco.

Roberta D. Repasy joined Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP as special counsel in San Diego.

Repasy specializes in estate planning, trust administration and tax.
She is based in San Diego

Laura C. Abrahamson joined JAMS as neutral in Los Angeles.

Abrahamson handles a range of national and international disputes related to business, commercial, accounting, finance, employment, energy, engineering, entertainment and personal injury.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Robert W. Brownlie as managing partner and founding partner in San Diego

Brownlie specializes in complex business, securities and corporate litigation.
He is based in San Diego.

Ryan T. Hansen as founding partner in San Diego

Hansen focuses on crisis management, civil litigation and appeals.
He is based in San Diego.

Kary Marshall joined 2020 Citizens Redistricting Commission as chief counsel in Sacramento.

Marshall specializes in data security and privacy.
She is based in Sacramento.

Alexis Alonzo joined Holland & Knight LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Alonzo specializes in complex real estate transactions.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Loretta Miranda joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief deputy tribal advisor and special counsel for the governor's office of the tribal advisor in Cherry Valley.

Miranda previously was general counsel of the Karuk Tribe.
She is based in Cherry Valley.

Elizabeth Pipkin joined Law Foundation of Silicon Valley as president in San Jose.

Pipkin is a managing partner at McManis Faulkner and specializes in litigation related to technology, trade secrets, business disputes and civil rights.
She is based in San Jose

James Williams joined Arent Fox LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Williams advises consumer brands and private equity companies on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, formation and governance.
He is based in Los Angeles

Brent D. Sokol joined Greenberg Traurig LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.

Veteran intellectual property litigator Brent D. Sokol joined Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in Los Angeles after almost 20 years with Jones Day.
"Almost unique amongst law firms, Greenberg Traurig has first tier recognition and a deep bench in copyright, patent and trademark litigation, which makes it an excellent fit for my practice," said Sokol, who joined the firm Oct. 20.
His familiarity with the firm and its quality of services also made the opportunity stand out, he added.
During his 27 years of practice, Sokol has represented clients on both sides of intellectual property disputes.
Sokol specializes in medical device and biotechnology patent litigation, where he leverages his background as a biomedical engineer. He also focuses on bringing and defending copyright and trademark infringement cases.
"I've always been a very verbal person and going into a law practice, particularly one involving patents, sort of combined two aspects of my interest and personality," he explained.
Outside his practice, Sokol is a frequent speaker on global restructuring of intellectual property assets and is a member of the International Trademark Association. He is also a longtime member and associate national commissioner of The Anti-Defamation League, where he ran the summer associate research program for about 10 years.

Brody Greenwald as partner

Greenwald moves to the firm's Los Angeles office from Washington D.C. He advises clients in international commercial and investor-state arbitrations.

Nazar A. Ghosseiri joined Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel as counsel in San Mateo.

Ghosseiri focuses on estate planning, trust administrations, probate and conservatorships.
She is based in San Mateo.

Alan G. Perkins joined JAMS as neutral in Sacramento.

A former Sacramento Superior Court judge for 15 years, Perkins will handle business and commercial disputes.
He is based in Sacramento.

Lawrence Hafetz joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the california department of toxic substances control in Los Angeles.

Hafetz is the former chief deputy at the Los Angeles Office of the County Counsel.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Claire Tauriainen joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as general counsel at the california housing finance agency in El Dorado Hills.

Tauriainen has been general counsel since 2018. Prior to her appointment, she was assistant general counsel at the agency.
She is based in El Dorado Hills.

Tyrone Buckley joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as assistant deputy director of fair housing at the california department of housing and community development in Sacramento.

Buckley was a senior policy specialist at the agency since 2019.
He is based in Sacramento.

Judith M. Cias joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the state board of education in Sacramento.

Cias has held the position since 2011. She is the former associate general counsel and director of policy services at the California School Boards Association.
She is based in Sacramento.

Rigel S. Massaro joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as deputy legal counsel and deputy policy director for the office of planning and research at the state board of education in Sacramento.

Massaro was previously senior legislative counsel at Public Advocates.
She is based in Sacramento.

James B. Damrell joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as assistant commissioner of legislation and regulations at the department of real estate in Sacramento.

Damrell was formerly vice president of business development at Peers & Co.
He is based in Sacramento.

Anastasia Baskerville joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the california department of resources and recycling and recovery in Sacramento.

Previously, Baskerville was an attorney at the Department of Housing and Community Development.
She is based in Sacramento.

C. Dennis Loomis joined Buchalter as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Loomis is an intellectual property adviser and litigator.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Dean Fealk joined World Affairs as trustee in San Francisco.

Fealk is managing partner of DLA Piper's San Francisco office and a member of the global equity practice.
He is based in San Francisco.

Abraham Joshua Colman joined Holland & Knight LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Colman is a financial services litigator and specializes in class actions and individual claims nationally related to violations of federal and state statutes.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Raymond Y. Kim joined Holland & Knight LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.

Kim specializes in consumer class action defense involving federal and state statutes.
He is based in Los Angeles.

J.R. Riddell joined Shaw Law Group as of counsel in Sacramento.

Riddell specializes in conducting workplace investigations for public and private employers.
He is based in Sacramento.

Melissa Whitehead joined Shaw Law Group as of counsel in Sacramento.

Whitehead advises employers, conducts workplace investigations and provides training to employers and human resources teams.
She is based in Sacramento.