Nancy C. Miller joined Governor Newsom as california high-speed rail authority board of directors in Sacramento.

Since 2015, Miller has served as partner at Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP. She is a member of the UC Hastings College of the Law Board of Trustees and the KVIE Public Television Board of Directors. She is based in Sacramento.

Lynn Schenk joined Governor Newsom as california high-speed rail authority board of directors in San Diego.

Schenk has served on the board of directors since 2004. She was chief of staff to Governor Gray Davis from 1999 to 2004 and is a former U.S. Congresswoman. She is based San Diego.

Anthony C. Williams joined Governor Newsom as california high-speed rail authority board of directors in Orange.

Williams serves as legislative affairs secretary in the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, he served as director of national strategy and engagement at the Boeing Co. He is based in Orange.

Maurice Emsellem joined Governor Newsom as senior advisor at the california labor and workforce development agency in Berkeley.

Emsellem serves as program director at the National Employment Law Project since 2015. He has been with the organization since 1990. He is based in Berkeley.

Nancy Farias joined Governor Newsom as chief deputy director of external affairs, legislation and policy at the california employment development department in Thousand Oaks.

Farias has been the director of government relations at SEIU Local 1000 since 2017. From 2016 to 2017, she served as deputy chief of staff at the Office of California State Senator Henry Stern. She is based in Thousand Oaks.

Carole Vigne joined Governor Newsom as general counsel and deputy director at the california employment development department in San Francisco.

Since 2014, Vigne has served as senior staff attorney and program director of the Wage Protection Program for Legal Aid at Work. She is based in San Francisco.

Sam Nejabat joined Governor Newsom as senior business development specialist for the governor's office of business and economic development in San Diego.

Since 2013,the UC Berkeley School of Law graduate has been president of SJN Properties and is a member of the LN Foundation and the San Diego County Fair Board of Directors.
He is based in San Diego.

Thomas J. Posey joined Seyfarth Shaw LLP as partner in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Posey has a labor relations and employment practice. He represents employers in collective bargaining, unfair labor practice proceedings, grievance arbitrations and responses to union organizing campaigns. He is based in Los Angeles and Chicago.

Christopher D. Strunk joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP as partner in Oakland.

Strunk focuses on litigation related to complex environmental and toxic tort disputes. He is based in Oakland.

Kalpana Srinivasan was promoted to managing partner of Susman Godfrey LLP in Los Angeles.

In her litigation practice, Srinivasan, represents clients in matters involving antitrust, patent, trade secret, copyright, class action and media disputes. She is based in Los Angeles.

Michael J. Sexton was promoted to office managing shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC in Orange County.

Sexton advises large employers in California in employment matters. He represents clients in state and federal court in single and multi-plaintiff actions. He is based in Orange County.

Jacquelyn H. Choi joined Rimon PC as partner in Los Angeles.

Choi advises secured and unsecured creditors in all facets of corporate bankruptcy. She is based in Los Angeles.

Katharine P. Moir joined Latham & Watkins LLP as partner in Menlo Park.

Moir advises private equity firms and companies on tax issues related to complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, the formation of private investment funds and securities offerings. She is based in Menlo Park.

Michael D. Thomas joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Los Angeles.

Thomas advises employers in workplace law matters including preventative advice and counseling. He is based in Los Angeles.

Saul S. Rostamian joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as partner in Century City.

Rostamian provides strategic outside counsel to clients in private equity, venture capital and real estate. He advises clients on high value litigation and transactional matters. He is based in Century City.

Holly R. Lake joined Women in Law Empowerment Forum as global advisory board member in Los Angeles.

Lake is a partner at DLA Piper and focuses her practice on employment
litigation. She is based in Los Angeles.

William B. Tate II joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in Orange County.

Tate focuses on commercial real estate, development and lending transactions. He joined the firm's real estate practice. He is based in Orange County.

H. Thomas Anderton joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in San Francisco.

Anderton focuses his practice on intellectual property matters in the life sciences, biopharmaceuticals and medical devices industry. He is based in San Francisco.

Stephen C. Ferruolo joined Perkins Coie LLP as partner in Sam Diego.

Ferruolo, who was dean of the law school, joined the firm's emerging companies and venture capital practice. He will focus on guiding clients through private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance issues, licensing, collaboration and commercial agreements and compliance matters. He is based in San Diego.

Mary-Christine Sungaila joined Buchalter as shareholder and leader of the appellate practice group in Orange County.

Sungaila is an appellate attorney who has briefed and argued in federal and state courts nationwide including the U.S. Supreme Court. She is based in Orange County.

Christopher J. Palermo joined Baker Botts LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Palermo has over 25 years of experience in patent prosecution and counseling. He advises companies doing business in artificial intelligence and machine learning, e-procurement, security, networking, telecommunications, object-oriented software and the internet. He is based in Palo Alto.

Raul Farias joined DLA Piper as partner in San Diego.

Farias joins the firm's corporate practice and energy sector. He was previously senior counsel for a fortune 500 energy company. He is based in San Diego.

Elizabeth M. Weldon joined The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation as fellow.

Weldon is a partner at Snell & Wilmer. She is certified by the State Bar as a specialist in franchise and distribution law. She focuses her practice on business and franchise litigation. She is based in Orange County and Los Angeles.

Raymond H. Sheen joined American College of Coverage Counsel as fellow in San Francisco.

Sheen is a partner at Farella Braun + Martel LLP. He represents policyholders in technology and consumer products industries in complex insurance recovery disputes. He is based in San Francisco.

Noah Steinsapir joined Mad Engine LLC as general counsel and executive vice president in Los Angeles.

In his new role, Steinsapir will be responsible for the company's legal work including intellectual property, commercial contracts, production and distribution agreements, licensing, regulatory matters, litigation and privacy issues. He is based in Los Angeles.

Chris A. Johnson was promoted to managing partner of Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP in San Francisco.

Johnson is a product liability litigator, who has been with the firm since 1997. He is a member of firm's Pro Bono Committee and the Knowledge Management Working Group. He is based in San Francisco.