Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Ellen Ehrenpreis
as partner
in 1000 Marsh Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Ellen has more than 20 years of experience counseling companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 multinationals, as well as executives, investors and advisors involved in the tech ecosystem. She brings a holistic commercial perspective to her work, advising on financings, M&A, corporate and securities matters, commercial transactions, intellectual property and litigation strategy. Ellen joins the firm from Edgewood Law Partners, a boutique firm that she co-founded, and previously was a partner with Wilson Sonsini.
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Orrick is a global law firm focused on serving the technology, energy & infrastructure and finance sectors. Founded more than 150 years ago, Orrick today has offices in major markets worldwide. Approximately a quarter of the firm's practice is outside the United States, led from offices in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, China and Japan, as well as an affiliated office in Côte d'lvoire. Fortune named the firm to its list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2018, for the third year in a row, and Financial Times selected Orrick as the Most Innovative North American Law Firm in 2017, for the second year in a row.
Address
1000 Marsh Road , Menlo Park 94025 U.S.A.
T:
(650) 614-7400
F:
(650) 614-7401
KPMG
Kelli J. Brooks
was promoted to advisory office leader of KPMG in Los Angeles.
KPMG has appointed Kelli Brooks to the Advisory Office Leader role for the Pacific Southwest region. In this capacity, Brooks will lead the Advisory practice across all service and practice lines for KPMG in the region. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Seal Beach Office Managing Partner, and will continue to serve in that role.
Brooks is an Advisory principal with more than 25 years of forensic consulting experience providing companies and their law firms with litigation and investigation consulting services, including electronic discovery strategies and discovery management services. Brooks joined KPMG in 2002, after several years as a practicing attorney. During her tenure with KPMG she has taken on a number of leadership roles with the firm. She currently serves as the Global Leader and the U.S Partner-In-Charge of Forensic Technology Services, and is the Risk Consulting Line Business Leader for Healthcare and Life Sciences in the U.S.
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KPMG is one of the world's leading professional services firms, providing innovative business solutions and audit, tax, and advisory services to many of the world's largest and most prestigious organizations. KPMG is widely recognized for being a great place to work and build a career. Our people share a sense of purpose in the work we do, and a strong commitment to community service, inclusion and diversity, and eradicating childhood illiteracy. KPMG LLP is the independent U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG International's independent member firms have 197,000 professionals working in 154 countries. Learn more at www.kpmg.com/us.
Greenberg Traurig
Tatyana Litovsky
was promoted to ms. of Greenberg Traurig in Orange County.
Litovsky focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis in dispositions and acquisitions of real property, including office, industrial and retail properties, and real estate finance. She has experience representing borrowers in complex transactions, including portfolio loans with multiple borrowers and multiple properties in multiple states. Tatyana's practice also includes the representation of institutional landlords and tenants of commercial and industrial properties.
Concentrations
Commercial real estate
Industrial and retail real estate
Real estate finance
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https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2018/3/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-elevates-2-attorneys-in-orange-county-as-firm-reports-record-setting-revenue ORANGE COUNTY - March 5, 2018 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has elevated Howard W. Chu and Tatyana Litovsky to of counsel in the firm's Orange County office. Firmwide, Greenberg Traurig elevated 42 attorneys to shareholder from 21 of the firm's offices and 14 practice areas, with female attorneys making up 50 percent of the firm's 2018 new shareholder class. "We are extremely proud of Howard and Tatyana, who've helped drive Greenberg Traurig's success in Orange County through their professionalism, dynamism, and hard work," Orange County Co-Managing Shareholders Bruce Fischer and Susan Heller said in a joint statement. "They embody the values of Greenberg Traurig." In addition to the elevations, Greenberg Traurig reported firmwide revenue for FY2017 of $1,477,180,000, an increase of 7.28 percent over 2016. This is the fourth consecutive year of record-setting revenues for the firm. The firm's Profit per Equity Partner increased 5.42 percent to a record $1,634,000. Chu focuses his practice on the representation of major corporations, regional and national developers, REITs, private equity funds, institutional lenders, investors, pension funds and advisers, and special servicers in connection with their ownership, use, and financing of real estate. Litovsky focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis in dispositions and acquisitions of real property, including office, industrial, and retail properties, and real estate finance. She has experience representing borrowers in complex transactions, including portfolio loans with multiple borrowers and multiple properties in multiple states. About Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office Greenberg Traurig's Orange County attorneys understand the dynamic nature of Orange County and the markets in which our clients do business. Working in cooperation with Greenberg Traurig's more than 175 attorneys in California, the Orange County lawyers are innovative, business-focused, and pragmatic, and many are licensed to practice law in more than one state, before state and federal courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the International Trade Commission. Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office has active teams in a wide array of practice areas, including real estate, intellectual property, corporate and securities, litigation, tax, trusts and estates, and wealth management. About Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. One firm worldwide, GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
Nossaman
Liz Klebaner
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Irvine, CA.
Liz Klebaner is a member of Nossaman's Environment & Land Use Practice Group. She advises clients on environmental compliance and natural resources, administrative law, energy and public utilities matters, including compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act , the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act , the Federal Land Policy Management Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Warren-Alquist State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Act.
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Nossaman LLP has 170 professionals in offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas.
Nossaman
Gina Nicholls
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Los Angeles, CA.
Nicholls is a member of Nossaman's Water Practice Group and represents public agency clients and investor-owned utilities. Ms. Nicholls has litigation, regulatory, and transactional experience. Her practice focuses on water rights, California public agencies, and limitations imposed by the state constitution on water-related rates, fees, and charges. She was named a Super Lawyers "Southern California Rising Star" in 2016 and 2017 by Los Angeles magazine.
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Nossaman LLP is a national law firm with 170 professionals working seamlessly across the United States with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Sacramento, San Diego, Seattle, Washington, D.C., and Austin, Texas. Whether it is working to finance and develop public infrastructure, provide healthcare services, litigate complex matters in unique niches such as land use and environmental law, financial services, employment, and eminent domain; entitle private development, manage natural resources, complete real estate and business transactions, or increase business profitability, clients rely on Nossaman to get results.
Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP
Angela M. Butcher
joined Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP as of counsel in Los Angeles.
Butcher is a member of the firm's litigation practice. She focuses her practice on appellate litigation and on strategic, complex litigation. Butcher has represented major corporate and individual clients on a wide variety of matters in federal and state courts. She has been involved in numerous appeals before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, and various state courts. In addition to her involvement in appellate proceedings of all kinds, Butcher has substantial experience handling critical motions and strategic issues in federal and state courts. Prior to entering private practice, Butcher served as a law clerk for the Hon. Carlos T. Bea in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, and earned a B.A. from the State University of New York, summa cum laude.
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ELKINS KALT WEINTRAUB REUBEN GARTSIDE LLP is a full-service law firm with a focus on Real Estate and Finance, Land Use and Environmental, Tax, Estate Planning, Corporate, Securities, Hospitality and Leisure, Investment Advisor/Broker-Dealer, Litigation, Employment and Labor, and Family Law.
Address
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2700 , Los Angeles 90067 Los Angeles
T:
(310) 746-4431
F:
(310) 746-4499
Latham & Watkins
Jonathan D. West
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Century City (Los Angeles).
Jonathan West is a member of the Entertainment, Sports & Media Practice in the Corporate Department. He represents studios, production companies, media companies, advertisers, and corporate clients in connection with the licensing of intellectual property and the development, production, distribution, and financing of motion pictures, television programs, and advertising campaigns. He also regularly represents producers, actors, and other celebrities in negotiating personal services and employment agreements. West received his JD from the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law in 1999.
Eric Cho
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Eric Cho is a member of the Transactional Tax Practice in the Tax Department. He has broad experience in transactional matters, particularly the taxation of real estate investment trusts (REITs). His diverse capabilities include advising on M&A and capital markets matters that include taxable and tax-free mergers, stock and asset purchases, joint venture and partnership transactions, financings, and securities offerings. Cho received his JD from Harvard Law School in 2006.
Mark O. Morris
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Mark Morris is a member of the Banking Practice in the Finance Department. He represents private equity sponsors and public companies in cross-border and domestic leveraged financings, asset-based financing, mezzanine financing, and restructurings. His range of experience includes managing complex borrower-side transactions, secured and unsecured credit facilities, and acquisition financings. He received his LLB (with French Law) from University College London in 2000 and his LPC from College of Law, London in 2001.
Ann Buckingham
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Diego.
Ann Buckingham is a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice in the Corporate Department. Her practice focuses on M&A and joint venture transactions, as well as LLC structures, debt and equity offerings, technology transactions, and general public company representation. She has broad industry experience in the communications, technology, gaming, and life sciences sectors. Buckingham received her LLB from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in 1994 and her BCL (masters in law) from Oxford University, England in 1997.
James I. Mann
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in San Diego.
James Mann is a member of the Real Estate Practice in the Finance Department. He advises clients on a range of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and development and financing transactions for all property types. Mann regularly represents major investment banks in connection with their financings of gaming and hospitality assets. He also advises on the real estate aspects of leveraged finance and project finance transactions in the energy sector. He received his JD/MBA from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law in 2006.
Brian D. Paulson
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Silicon Valley (Menlo Park).
Paulson is a member of the Capital Markets Practice in the Corporate Department. His practice focuses on debt and equity offerings and general public company representation for clients in the internet and digital media, semiconductor, life sciences, and REIT industries. He has advised both company and underwriter clients on a range of notable IPOs and follow-on offerings. Paulson received his JD from Georgetown University Law Center in 2007.
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Latham & Watkins LLP is pleased to announce that 16 counsel have been elected to the partnership, including 6 attorneys in California, effective March 1, 2018. The group includes accomplished practitioners from around the world who advise clients on a range of corporate, litigation, finance, regulatory, and tax matters. "We congratulate these exceptional lawyers on their accomplishments. As a group, they have diverse skill sets and experience across practices, industries, and markets. As individuals, they've demonstrated a dedication to client service, innovation, and teamwork that are hallmarks of our partnership," said Bill Voge, Chair and Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins. The promotions this month follow the recent election of 31 associates to the partnership, effective January 1, 2018.
Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP
Christopher J Rizza
was promoted to partner of Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP in Los Angeles.
Rizza focuses his practice on real estate transactions, including retail, office, industrial and telecommunications leasing transactions, acquisitions and dispositions transactions, development and construction matters, and real estate finance transactions.
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ELKINS KALT WEINTRAUB REUBEN GARTSIDE LLP is a full-service law firm with a focus on Real Estate and Finance, Land Use and Environmental, Tax, Estate Planning, Corporate, Securities, Hospitality and Leisure, Investment Advisor/Broker-Dealer, Litigation, Employment and Labor, and Family Law.
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Howard W Chu
was promoted to mr. of Greenberg Traurig LLP in Orange County.
Chu focuses his practice on the representation of major corporations, regional and national developers, REITs, private equity funds, institutional lenders, investors, pension funds and advisers, and special servicers in connection with their ownership, use, and financing of real estate.
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https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2018/3/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-elevates-2-attorneys-in-orange-county-as-firm-reports-record-setting-revenue ORANGE COUNTY - March 5, 2018 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has elevated Howard W. Chu and Tatyana Litovsky to of counsel in the firm's Orange County office. Firmwide, Greenberg Traurig elevated 42 attorneys to shareholder from 21 of the firm's offices and 14 practice areas, with female attorneys making up 50 percent of the firm's 2018 new shareholder class. "We are extremely proud of Howard and Tatyana, who've helped drive Greenberg Traurig's success in Orange County through their professionalism, dynamism, and hard work," Orange County Co-Managing Shareholders Bruce Fischer and Susan Heller said in a joint statement. "They embody the values of Greenberg Traurig." In addition to the elevations, Greenberg Traurig reported firmwide revenue for FY2017 of $1,477,180,000, an increase of 7.28 percent over 2016. This is the fourth consecutive year of record-setting revenues for the firm. The firm's Profit per Equity Partner increased 5.42 percent to a record $1,634,000. Chu focuses his practice on the representation of major corporations, regional and national developers, REITs, private equity funds, institutional lenders, investors, pension funds and advisers, and special servicers in connection with their ownership, use, and financing of real estate. Litovsky focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis in dispositions and acquisitions of real property, including office, industrial, and retail properties, and real estate finance. She has experience representing borrowers in complex transactions, including portfolio loans with multiple borrowers and multiple properties in multiple states. About Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office Greenberg Traurig's Orange County attorneys understand the dynamic nature of Orange County and the markets in which our clients do business. Working in cooperation with Greenberg Traurig's more than 175 attorneys in California, the Orange County lawyers are innovative, business-focused, and pragmatic, and many are licensed to practice law in more than one state, before state and federal courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the International Trade Commission. Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office has active teams in a wide array of practice areas, including real estate, intellectual property, corporate and securities, litigation, tax, trusts and estates, and wealth management. About Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. One firm worldwide, GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
Baron & Budd PC
Britt K. Strottman
joined Baron & Budd PC as shareholder in San Francisco.
Britt Strottman joins Baron & Budd's Environmental Litigation Group, and brings more than 17 years of experience as a powerhouse litigator for cases relating to high-stakes state and federal safety regulatory investigations, enforcement matters for energy companies, and other public entity matters. Baron & Budd, as a member of the California Fire Lawyers legal group, is representing the counties of Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino as well as other public entities in both Northern and Southern California in litigation against PG&E and SoCal Edison for the damages resulting from the deadly and devastating wildfires that destroyed thousands of families and multiple communities across California last year. The Environmental Litigation Group litigates complex environmental contamination cases all over the country and represents public entities in litigation to recover costs of removing chemical contamination from public water supplies, governmental facilities, natural resources, and public property.
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Baron & Budd P.C. is among the largest and most accomplished plaintiffs' law firms in the country. With more than 40 years of experience, Baron & Budd has the expertise and resources to handle complex litigation throughout the United States. As a law firm that takes pride in remaining at the forefront of litigation, Baron & Budd has spearheaded many significant cases for hundreds of entities and thousands of individuals. Since the firm was founded in 1977, Baron & Budd has achieved substantial national acclaim for its work on cutting-edge litigation, trying hundreds of cases to verdict and settling tens of thousands of cases in areas of litigation as diverse as dangerous pharmaceuticals and defective medical devices, asbestos and mesothelioma, environmental contamination, fraudulent banking practices, motor vehicles, employment, and other consumer fraud issues.
Buchalter
Rick Taché
joined Buchalter as shareholder in Orange County.
Taché is a Shareholder in Buchalter's Orange County office and firm-wide Co-Chair of the Patent Litigation Group. He is a registered patent attorney focusing his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent and trademark litigation. In addition to his litigation experience, Mr. Taché advises clients on a variety of complex transactions including mergers & acquisitions, licensing, vendor agreements, development agreements, joint ventures, and outsourcing agreements. His patent and trademark prosecution practice spans a variety of industries, including medical devices, aerospace, mechanical, software, hardware, Internet, business methods, and various other technologies.
Erikson C. Squier
joined Buchalter as senior counsel in Orange County.
Squier is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the firm's Orange County office. Squier represents clients in patent prosecution and litigation matters.
Roger Scott
joined Buchalter as senior counsel in Orange County.
Scott is a member of the Litigation Practice Group in the firm's Orange County Office. He specializes in complex and civil litigation, with an emphasis on employment litigation.
Polsinelli LLP
David V Hall
joined Polsinelli LLP as shareholder in Los Angeles.
Hall counsels property owners, REITs, developers and institutional lenders guiding them in strategically managing all aspects of their multifamily, office, retail and health care property portfolios.
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Polsinelli has more than 800 attorneys in 20 offices.
Address
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 556-1801
F:
(310) 556-1802
Buchalter
Dawn Knepper
joined Buchalter as shareholder in Orange County.
Knepper has extensive experience defending employers in a myriad of employment actions, including employment-related lawsuits and agency claims.
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Adil M Khan
was promoted to mr. of Greenberg Traurig LLP in Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Khan is a commercial litigator with a primary focus on commercial disputes, class actions, and labor & employment matters. He has diverse experience in all phases of civil litigation, from the pleadings stage through trial.
Adil has represented companies in a variety of contexts, including asserting claims against former executives and managers for theft of trade secret, unfair competition, and fraud.
He also has wide-ranging experience with consumer class action litigation, including the defense of a publicly traded, for-profit owner of various "trade schools" in multiple class actions alleging claims under Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law and Consumer Legal Remedies Act.
His labor & employment work concentrates on the defense of wage-and hour-class actions under federal and state law, as well as individual and multi-plaintiff claims involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Adil has experience in both state and federal courts.
In prior years, Adil gained considerable experience in representing several juice makers in defending claims of false advertising under the Lanham Act.
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https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2018/3/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-elevates-adil-m-khan-to-shareholder-in-la-as-firm-reports-record-setting-revenue LOS ANGLES - March 5, 2018 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP elevated Adil M. Khan to shareholder in the firm's Los Angeles office. Firmwide, Greenberg Traurig elevated 42 attorneys to shareholder from 21 of the firm's offices and 14 practice areas, with female attorneys making up 50 percent of the firm's 2018 new shareholder class. "Adil has become an established and trusted member of our LA team," Los Angeles Co-Managing Shareholders Jeff Scott and Greg Fishman said in a joint statement. "We congratulate him on this achievement and wish him continued success in his new role." In addition to the elevations, Greenberg Traurig reported firmwide revenue for FY2017 of $1,477,180,000, an increase of 7.28 percent over 2016. This is the fourth consecutive year of record-setting revenues for the firm. The firm's Profit per Equity Partner increased 5.42 percent to a record $1,634,000. Khan is a commercial litigator with a primary focus on commercial disputes, class actions, and labor and employment matters. He has diverse experience in all phases of civil litigation, from the pleadings stage through trial. He has represented companies in a variety of contexts, including asserting claims against former executives and managers for theft of trade secret, unfair competition, and fraud. Khan also has experience with consumer class action litigation, including the defense of a publicly traded, for-profit owner of various "trade schools" in multiple class actions alleging claims under Unfair Competition Law, False Advertising Law, and Consumer Legal Remedies Act. In prior years, Kahn gained considerable experience in representing several juice makers in defending claims of false advertising under the Lanham Act. About Greenberg Traurig's Los Angeles office Greenberg Traurig's Los Angeles attorneys have the experience and relationships required to meet the increasingly complex legal needs of global corporations, entrepreneurs, high-net-worth individuals, and artists. The LA office attorneys provide litigation, corporate and securities, media and entertainment, real estate, intellectual property, labor and employment, tax, and bankruptcy services to firmclients. About Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. One firm worldwide, GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
Bailey PLC
Landon Bailey
as president, shareholder
in Roseville
Commercial litigation, business consulting, and Prop 65 litigation and consulting
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Landon D. Bailey, a Professional Law Corporation - solo practice of Landon D. Bailey, commercial litigator and Prop 65 defense lawyer and consultant
Address
3001 Douglas Blvd., Suite 340 , Roseville 95611
T:
(916) 899-8493
Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP
Alan J Friedman
joined Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP as partner in Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP (Irvine).
Friedman concentrates his practice in the representation of debtors in connection with financial restructurings both in out-of-court workouts and in Chapter 11 cases. He also represents creditors' committees in complex Chapter 11 cases. In addition, Friedman represents numerous entities in the acquisition of businesses and real estate in connection with both Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases.
Address
100 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 600 , Irvine 92618
T:
(949) 340-3400
F:
(949) 340-3000
Foley & Lardner LLP
Eric Cheung
joined Foley & Lardner LLP as of counsel in Foley & Lardner LLP (Los Angeles).
Cheung is an experienced health care transactional and litigation lawyer whose practice focuses on regulatory compliance, hospital operations, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. He handles matters involving physician alignment models, medical staff and licensure issues, health plans, accountable care organizations and labor issues, including physician recruiting and hiring. Cheung represents clients across the health care industry, including hospitals, medical groups, physicians, diagnostic imaging centers and dialysis centers.
"We're eager for Eric to join us," said Larry Vernaglia, chair of Foley's Health Care practice. "His vast litigation and transactional experience is a valuable asset to our growing practice. We welcome his perspective as we continue to navigate the health care industry's complex legal landscape on behalf of our clients."
In addition, Cheung is familiar with federal and state regulatory compliance issues concerning anti-kickback, self-referral and HIPAA laws, as well as risk management and litigation avoidance. He also has a background in biology which allows him to maintain an interest in the biotechnology issues that can potentially alter and transform health care and delivery and payment systems.
"Eric's unique insight on an array of health care issues and his involvement with the California health care industry will be incredibly helpful to our clients in Los Angeles, across California and nationally," said Jeff Atkin, managing partner of Foley's Los Angeles office. "We're happy to bring him on board."
Cheung is a member of the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, the Los Angeles Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
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Foley & Lardner LLP has more than 900 lawyers in 19 offices across the United States, Europe and Asia.
Address
555 SOUTH FLOWER STREET, SUITE 3500 , LOS ANGELES 90071-2411 United States
T:
(213) 972-4500
F:
(213) 486-0065
Polsinelli
David V Hall
joined Polsinelli as principal in Los Angeles.
Hall counsels property owners, REITs, developers and institutional lenders guiding them in strategically managing all aspects of their multifamily, office, retail and health care property portfolios.
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Polsinelli has more than 800 attorneys in 20 offices.
Address
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 556-1801
F:
(310) 556-1802
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp (MSK)
Marc A. Jones
was promoted to chairman of Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp (MSK) in Los Angeles.
Jones has over 20 years of experience in private equity and strategic acquisitions, minority investments, venture capital, growth equity financings and joint ventures transactions. He routinely represents private equity firms, buyers, sellers, issuers and entrepreneurs in private transactions. In addition, he has extensive experience representing senior executives and employers in negotiating executive employment arrangements, severance packages, and equity and non-equity management incentive plans.
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Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP has more than 130 lawyers and offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C;
Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP
Alan J Friedman
joined Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP as partner in Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP (Irvine).
Friedman concentrates his practice in the representation of debtors in connection with financial restructurings both in out-of-court workouts and in Chapter 11 cases. He also represents creditors' committees in complex Chapter 11 cases. In addition, Mr. Friedman represents numerous entities in the acquisition of businesses and real estate in connection with both Chapter 11 and Chapter 7 cases.
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Founded in Orange County in 1992, Shulman Hodges & Bastian LLP offers comprehensive legal solutions to businesses and individuals throughout the nation. By assembling a talented group of diverse attorneys, we have expanded to help a wide range of clients in the areas of business organization and transaction, litigation, reorganization and insolvency, real estate, and estate planning.
Address
100 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 600 , Irvine 92618
T:
(949) 340-3400
F:
(949) 340-3000
Epstein Becker Green
Richard J. Frey
joined Epstein Becker Green as member of the firm in Los Angeles.
Frey focuses his practice on the unique labor and employment challenges faced by employers and general and complex commercial litigation and business matters.
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Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. has offices throughout the U.S. and supporting clients in the U.S. and abroad, the firm's attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.
Address
1925 Century Park East, Suite 500 , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 557-9513
F:
(310) 943-3304
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Howard W. Chu
Howard W. Chu focuses his practice on the representation of major corporations, regional and national developers, REITs, private equity funds, institutional lenders, investors, pension funds and advisers, and special servicers in connection with their ownership, use, and financing of real estate.
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https://www.gtlaw.com/en/news/2018/3/press-releases/greenberg-traurig-elevates-2-attorneys-in-orange-county-as-firm-reports-record-setting-revenue ORANGE COUNTY - March 5, 2018 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has elevated Howard W. Chu and Tatyana Litovsky to of counsel in the firm's Orange County office. Firmwide, Greenberg Traurig elevated 42 attorneys to shareholder from 21 of the firm's offices and 14 practice areas, with female attorneys making up 50 percent of the firm's 2018 new shareholder class. "We are extremely proud of Howard and Tatyana, who've helped drive Greenberg Traurig's success in Orange County through their professionalism, dynamism, and hard work," Orange County Co-Managing Shareholders Bruce Fischer and Susan Heller said in a joint statement. "They embody the values of Greenberg Traurig." In addition to the elevations, Greenberg Traurig reported firmwide revenue for FY2017 of $1,477,180,000, an increase of 7.28 percent over 2016. This is the fourth consecutive year of record-setting revenues for the firm. The firm's Profit per Equity Partner increased 5.42 percent to a record $1,634,000. Chu focuses his practice on the representation of major corporations, regional and national developers, REITs, private equity funds, institutional lenders, investors, pension funds and advisers, and special servicers in connection with their ownership, use, and financing of real estate. Litovsky focuses her practice on commercial real estate transactions, with an emphasis in dispositions and acquisitions of real property, including office, industrial, and retail properties, and real estate finance. She has experience representing borrowers in complex transactions, including portfolio loans with multiple borrowers and multiple properties in multiple states. About Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office Greenberg Traurig's Orange County attorneys understand the dynamic nature of Orange County and the markets in which our clients do business. Working in cooperation with Greenberg Traurig's more than 175 attorneys in California, the Orange County lawyers are innovative, business-focused, and pragmatic, and many are licensed to practice law in more than one state, before state and federal courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the International Trade Commission. Greenberg Traurig's Orange County office has active teams in a wide array of practice areas, including real estate, intellectual property, corporate and securities, litigation, tax, trusts and estates, and wealth management. About Greenberg Traurig, LLP Greenberg Traurig, LLP (GT) has more than 2,000 attorneys in 38 offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. One firm worldwide, GT has been recognized for its philanthropic giving, was named the largest firm in the U.S. by Law360 in 2017, and is among the Top 20 on the 2017 Am Law Global 100. Web: http://www.gtlaw.com Twitter: @GT_Law.
DIAZ, REUS & TARG, LLP
Kenneth A. Linzer
joined DIAZ, REUS & TARG, LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Linzer provides strategic counsel to clients in the courtroom and in the boardroom. He frequently counsels executives, business owners and boards of directors in matters including strategic planning and corporate governance. He is particularly experienced in all aspects of business and investment matters, real estate matters, corporate governance, intellectual property and technology industries. Linzer has negotiated agreements for his clients with all the major and mini-major movie studios in Hollywood dealing with independent movie production, television production, streaming services, among others, regarding rights acquisitions, production issues, talent relations, content and merchandise licensing and royalty audits for celebrity clients. He was one of the first West Coast attorneys to represent clients in the rapidly evolving litigation finance field. Representative matters include all aspects of claim funding, law firm financing and lawsuit investment-related litigation. He has authored several significant articles on the attorney-client privilege in litigation finance cases as well as contributed to the recently published Model Litigation Finance Agreement. He graduated from Tufts and the University of San Diego law school.
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Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP has 23 offices on five continents. The firm specializes in national and transnational parallel proceedings and transactions in the following broad areas: sovereign immunity, trade, commerce, finance, and fraud; civil litigation and arbitration; asset identification, location, tracing and recovery; white collar crime, regulatory and criminal investigations, and defense in matters of corruption, bribery, anti-money laundering, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals, the Magnitsky Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and politically sensitive investigations including the recovery of U.S. immigration status and visas. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
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12100 Wilshire Boulevard - Suite 1090 , Los Angeles 90025 United States
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(310) 826-2627
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(310) 820-3687
Miller Kaplan Arase LLP
Nicholas Sanchez
was promoted to partner of Miller Kaplan Arase LLP in San Francisco.
Nicholas Sanchez provides his clients with consulting and compliance services regarding information returns and withholding, offers general tax advisory services, and advises clients with respect to the tax implications of settlements and judgments - whether arising out of class action litigation, administrative enforcement actions, bankruptcies, receiverships, or otherwise. Nicholas is licensed to practice law in California, as well as before the United States Tax Court and Internal Revenue Service.
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Established in 1941, Miller Kaplan Arase LLP is a certified public accounting firm that performs accounting, auditing, tax, business management, licensing and royalty, media revenue reporting, and advisory engagements, among other services for individuals, businesses, tax-exempt organizations. Miller Kaplan is one of the top 100 accounting firms in the United States. Visit www.millerkaplan.com for more information.
Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP
Kenneth A. Linzer
joined Diaz, Reus & Targ LLP as partner in Diaz Reus & Targ LLP (Los Angeles).
Mr. Linzer provides strategic counsel to clients in the courtroom as well as in the boardroom. He is trusted by clients to resolve litigation and business disputes, as well as for his advice regarding key corporate issues. He frequently counsels executives, business owners and boards of directors in matters including strategic planning and corporate governance. He is particularly experienced in all aspects of business and investment matters, real estate matters, corporate governance, intellectual property and technology industries.
Mr. Linzer has negotiated agreements for his clients with all the major and mini-major movie studios in Hollywood dealing with independent movie production, television production, streaming services, among others, regarding rights acquisitions, production issues, talent relations, content and merchandise licensing and royalty audits for celebrity clients.
In addition, he was one of the first West Coast attorneys to represent clients in the rapidly evolving litigation finance field. Representative matters include all aspects of claim funding, law firm financing and lawsuit investment-related litigation. He has authored several significant articles on the attorney-client privilege in litigation finance cases as well as contributed to the recently published Model Litigation Finance Agreement.
Admitted to practice in California, he is a past-member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Section on Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law, and the editor of its Annual Symposium on Licensing. He is also a Judge Pro Tempore at the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Municipal Courts.
Mr. Linzer holds a B.S. from the Tufts University and a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of San Diego. He has an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell(r), is top rated by SuperLawyers, the Los Angeles Magazine and the Beverly Hills Courier.
"Ken's broad experience will reinforce our firm's expanding presence in California. He is a great asset and we are delighted to welcome him", commented Global Managing Partner Michael Diaz Jr.
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About Diaz Reus Diaz, Reus & Targ, LLP operates on five continents, across 23 offices in key business centers, offering a global practice centered around national and transnational parallel proceedings and transactions in the following broad areas: sovereign immunity, trade, commerce, finance, and fraud; civil litigation and arbitration; asset identification, location, tracing and recovery; white collar crime, regulatory and criminal investigations, and defense in matters of corruption, bribery, anti-money laundering, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals, the Magnitsky Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Bank Secrecy Act, and politically sensitive investigations including the recovery of U.S. immigration status and visas. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
Address
12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1990 , Los Angeles 90025 USA
T:
(310) 826-2627
F:
(310) 820-3687
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
Michael D. Mortenson
joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. as shareholder in Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C..
Mortenson represents entities and individuals in class actions, breach of contract, breach of warranty, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty matters, including RICO and fraudulent transfer claims and retaliation actions as well as various commercial and employment litigation matters. He also handles appeals to the California Courts of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and tries cases on behalf of clients before arbitration panels.
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C.
Michael D. Mortenson
joined Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, P.C. as shareholder in Newport Beach.
Mortenson represents entities and individuals in class actions, breach of contract, breach of warranty, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty matters, including RICO and fraudulent transfer claims and retaliation actions as well as various commercial and employment litigation matters. He also handles appeals to the California Courts of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and tries cases on behalf of clients before arbitration panels.
Littler Mendelson PC
Constance Elizabeth Norton
was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in San Francisco.
Norton is a member of the firm's governance committee and women's leadership initiative. She defends employers in wage and hour class and PAGA-only actions, lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination and harassment and employee theft of trade secrets.
Gregory G. Iskander
was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in Walnut Creek.
Iskander’s practice covers a broad range of employment matters, including harassment, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination, and class actions. He also has experience as a white-collar criminal defense attorney, specializing in computer-related crimes, and is a former lieutenant with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Littler Mendelson PC
Constance Elizabeth Norton
was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in San Francisco.
Norton is a member of the firm's governance committee and women's leadership initiative. She defends employers in wage and hour class and PAGA-only actions, lawsuits involving claims of employment discrimination and harassment and employee theft of trade secrets.
Gregory G. Iskander
was promoted to office managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson PC in Walnut Creek.
Iskander’s practice covers a broad range of employment matters, including harassment, discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and wrongful termination, and class actions. He also has experience as a white-collar criminal defense attorney, specializing in computer-related crimes, and is a former lieutenant with the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.
Blackacre LLP
Daniel Teitelbaum
joined Blackacre LLP as partner in Manhattan Beach.
Teitelbaum's practice focuses on real estate transactions, placing a specific focus on commercial leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, financing and construction.