Cox, Castle & Nicholson
Andrea Saunders Rifenbark
was promoted to partner of Cox, Castle & Nicholson in Los Angeles.
Andrea Saunders Rifenbark's institutional investment practice focuses on acquisitions and dispositions as well as domestic and international joint ventures and financial transactions for pension funds and other institutional clients. During her tenure, Rifenbark has worked on many high-stakes matters, including the recent acquisition of a $610 million office park for one of the largest U.S. public pension funds. She also recently represented a group of foreign pension funds in the formation of a $600 million joint venture to acquire, develop and operate student housing projects near major universities throughout the United States.
Rifenbark is a nine-time Southern California Super Lawyers Rising Star, a 2017 Southern California Super Lawyer, an Up-and-Coming 50 Women Southern California Rising Star and she was recognized as one of "Five Associates to Watch" by the Daily Journal. She is a member of NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association's SoCal Chapter and National Multifamily Housing Council.
Elizabeth Willes
was promoted to partner of Cox, Castle & Nicholson in Los Angeles.
Willes represents real estate owners, investors and developers during all phases of the acquisition, development, management, leasing, financing and disposition of retail, residential (including multi-family and student housing), office and industrial properties. A significant amount of her current practice focuses on the representation of institutional investors and public pension funds in complex joint ventures and fund investment transactions involving hundreds of millions of dollars in commitments. With experience representing operators, developers and investors, Willes' balanced perspective helps clients achieve successful venture formation in an efficient manner.
Willes recently represented a student housing developer in the initial acquisition and joint venture with a local developer of land for redevelopment, and a subsequent joint venture with a New York-based hedge fund for development ,of a 1,039-bed, $193 million high-rise student housing project in San Jose, California. Her representative clients include San Diego-based Brixton Capital and Westcore Properties and El Segundo-based Griffin Capital Company, LLC. Willes is a member of the California Bar Association's Real Property Section, an Advisory Board Member of Surfrider Foundation, San Diego Chapter, and the President of the Myanmar-Burma Children's Hope Fund.
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Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP delivers strategic legal counsel and services to developers, public agencies, energy companies, lenders, investors, joint ventures, pension funds, landlords, tenants, corporations, high net-worth individuals and others in the management of their complex real estate, business and litigation challenges. Founded in 1968, the firm has more than 130 attorneys in offices in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Francisco. For more information, visit www.coxcastle.com. Follow the firm on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Jared B. Grauer
was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Silicon Valley.
Jared represents a variety of technology companies in all phases of their life cycle. His practice focuses on strategic advisory, corporate governance, securities law compliance, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. Jared also regularly advises many venture capital firms in their investments. Prior to joining Gunderson Dettmer, Jared co-founded Course Hero, Inc., the leading online learning platform for crowd-sourced study resources.
Mike Heath
was promoted to partner of Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP in Los Angeles.
Mike co-founded the firm’s Los Angeles office in 2012. He represents emerging growth companies, technology incubators and venture funds with a focus on venture financing, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, token investments and corporate governance matters. He represents clients in a wide range of industries.
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Gunderson Dettmer is the leading business law firm for venture capital and emerging growth companies globally. The firm brings unsurpassed commitment and experience to supporting entrepreneurs and investors in building game-changing companies and leading venture capital brands. With more than 220 attorneys in nine offices around the world, the firm is consistently recognized for leadership and excellence in its areas of practice by Chambers & Partners, Best Lawyers, Legal 500 and Pitchbook.
Akerman LLP
Caroline Hoadley Mankey joined Akerman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Kanika Dziko Corley joined Akerman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
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Akerman Continues Los Angeles Growth with Team of IP and Commercial Litigation Partners LOS ANGELES -- Jan. 10, 2018 -- Akerman LLP, a top 100 U.S. law firm serving clients across the Americas, continued the expansion of its Los Angeles office with intellectual property partner Caroline Mankey and commercial litigation partner Kanika Corley. They join from Sedgwick LLP, where Mankey chaired the Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Group. The lawyers join Akerman's Los Angeles team at a time when it has more than doubled in size since 2015 to 32 lawyers. In recent months, the office relocated to the CalEdison DTLA to accommodate continuing growth. "Caroline and Kanika are highly skilled lawyers who bring important depth to our intellectual property and commercial litigation team in Los Angeles and nationwide," said Lawrence Rochefort, chair of the Litigation Practice Group. "We look forward to making even greater contributions to our clients through their comprehensive knowledge of the entertainment, arts, fashion, retail, sports and technology sectors." "Caroline and Kanika add great value to Akerman's national IP and litigation platforms, as we expand our Los Angeles presence to meet the growing needs of our clients," said Sue Zabloudil, Los Angeles office managing partner. "In Los Angeles and nationwide, we remain focused on making Akerman a place where clients benefit from a diversity of ideas and experiences essential to advance their goals as well as our culture of collaborative innovation." Caroline Mankey Mankey is a seasoned trial lawyer representing clients in intellectual property matters in the entertainment, arts, fashion, retail and technology sectors. She focuses her practice on copyright, trademark, trade secret, design patent, licensing and other contract rights, and rights of publicity disputes. Her entertainment clients include motion picture studios and production companies, actors, comedians, television personalities, and artists. Mankey is recognized among the National Law Journal's 2017 list of Intellectual Property Trailblazers and among the Daily Journal's 2017 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in California. She serves as chair of the Women Who Lead Board for the Association of Media and Entertainment Counsel and as a board member of Female Executives in Media and Entertainment. Kanika Corley Corley is known for her broad-based business and entertainment litigation practice. Her clients include multimedia companies, musicians and other creatives, professional athletes, fashion brands, wine manufacturers, and hotels. She focuses her practice on commercial disputes as well as soft intellectual property litigation and prosecution for clients in the media, entertainment and sports sectors. Corley was named to the National Bar Association's Top 40 Under 40 Nation's Best Advocates list. In addition to her practice, she serves as an adjunct professor for the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law. Mankey and Corley are the latest lateral partners to join the Los Angeles team. Other recent additions include consumer financial partner Kathleen "Kitty" Ryan, a former Deputy Assistant Director for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Office of Regulations, and real estate transactional associate Christopher Muno, who represents operators, developers and investors in connection with the formation and structuring of real estate joint ventures and other investment vehicles. About Akerman Akerman LLP is a top 100 U.S. law firm recognized by Financial Times as among the most forward thinking firms in the industry. Its more than 650 lawyers and business professionals collaborate with the world's most successful enterprises and entrepreneurs to navigate change, seize opportunities, and overcome barriers to innovation and growth. Akerman is known for its results in middle market M&A and complex disputes, and for helping clients achieve their most important business objectives in the financial services, real estate, and other dynamic sectors across the United States and Latin America. Akerman's Intellectual Property Practice Group serves clients worldwide in all areas of intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and the Internet. Ranked nationally by U.S. News - Best Lawyers in intellectual property litigation, the group handles complex and high-profile cases spanning a range of industries, including technology, life sciences, fashion, entertainment and sports, and chemical, among others. More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.
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601 West Fifth Street, Suite 300 , Los Angeles 90071 United States
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(213) 688-9500
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(213) 627-6342
Holland & Knight LLP
Timothy Quinn Evans
was promoted to partner of Holland & Knight LLP in Los Angeles.
Holland & Knight LLP announced Timothy Quinn Evans has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Evans is a member of the firm's government section. He practices in the area of Native American law in several capacities, including tribal governmental, transactional and litigation work. Evans also frequently interacts with the federal regulatory agencies involved in tribal client matters.
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Michael Freedman
was promoted to senior counsel of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP in San Francisco.
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP announced Michael Freedman has been promoted to senior counsel. Freedman focuses his practice on complex civil litigation, employment law, constitutional and civil rights law, and appellate litigation.
VLP Law Group LLP
Debra Ann Schiff
joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
VLP Law Group LLP announced Debra Ann Schiff has joined the firm's real estate practice group as a partner in Los Angeles. Schiff's practice focuses on commercial leasing with a special emphasis on high-rise developments. She has helped to develop and structure office leasing programs, guidelines and documentation for clients and projects throughout the country.
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6876 Batiquitos Dr , Carlsbad 92011-3917 United States
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(213) 261-0035
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(213) 261-0036
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP
Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld
was promoted to managing partner of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP in San Francisco.
Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP announced Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld has been named managing partner. Grunfeld succeeds Mike Bien, who has held the position since the firm was founded in 1990. She focuses her practice on complex civil litigation, with an emphasis on business, civil rights, and employment litigation.
Alston & Bird LLP
Jessica Leah Sharron
was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.
Alston & Bird LLP announced Jessica Leah Sharron has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Sharron is a member of the firm's construction & government contracts group. She represents large and small government contractors across a variety of industries on compliance with federal, state, and local procurement rules and regulations and in adversarial proceedings such as pre- and post-award bid protests and False Claims Act litigation. Additionally, she represents owners, developers, and contractors in public and commercial construction projects through all phases of construction contracts.
Venable LLP
Logan Mitchell Elliott
was promoted to counsel of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Venable LLP announced Logan Mitchell Elliott has been promoted to counsel in Los Angeles. Elliott is a trial and appellate litigator who has represented companies and individuals in a variety of business litigation matters.
Alston & Bird LLP
David Andrew Revelt
was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird LLP in Los Angeles.
Alston & Bird LLP announced David Andrew Revelt has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Revelt is a member of the firm's corporate transactions & securities group, representing public and private businesses and commercial clients across several industries in a variety of complex real estate and corporate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, debt and equity financings, leasing, licensing, and joint venture arrangements.
Baker Hostetler
Shareef Swamy Farag
was promoted to partner of Baker Hostetler in Los Angeles.
Baker Hostetler announced Shareef Swamy Farag has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Farag, a member of the firm's employment group, represents employers in addressing employment law issues. He focuses his practice on wage and hour class action litigation, discrimination and harassment litigation, and traditional labor arbitration. He has first- and second-chair experience in trial and arbitration.
Alston & Bird
Paul James Beard II
was promoted to partner of Alston & Bird in Los Angeles.
Alston & Bird announced Paul James Beard, II has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Beard is a member of the firm's environment, land use & natural resources group. He represents agricultural interests, developers, and industry associations in permitting and litigation issues arising from the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, California Environmental Quality Act, and California Coastal Act, among other statutes.
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Eric Richard Bardwell
was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Irvine.
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP announced Eric Richard Bardwell has been promoted to partner in Irvine. Bardwell's practice focuses on all aspects of wealth transfer planning, including estate planning and charitable planning. He also provides tax strategies to business owners in the sale of their businesses, and in succession planning.
Blank Rome LLP
Caroline Powell Donelan
was promoted to partner of Blank Rome LLP in Los Angeles.
Blank Rome LLP announced Caroline Powell Donelan has been promoted to partner in Los Angeles. Donelan counsels and defends domestic and foreign corporations in all areas of employment law compliance and litigation, including wage and hour class actions, wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, trade secret disputes, data protection, and alleged fiduciary breaches.
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Maxwell Vaughn Pritt
was promoted to partner of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in Oakland.
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP announced Maxwell Vaughn Pritt has been promoted to partner in Oakland. Pritt represents plaintiffs and defendants in federal and state court in matters including antitrust, unfair competition, class action, contract, securities, civil rights, and other disputes.
Sideman & Bancroft LLP
Kirsten Diane Wolff
was promoted to partner of Sideman & Bancroft LLP in San Francisco.
Sideman & Bancroft LLP announced Kirsten Diane Wolff has been promoted to partner in San Francisco. Her practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, estate and gift taxation, charitable gift planning and probate for individual clients. She also representing trustees and other fiduciaries on issues relating to California state income taxation of trusts. Additionally, Wolff assists clients with philanthropic planning and advises on ongoing tax and administration issues.
Umberg Zipser LLP
Jeffrey Harlan Reeves
joined Umberg Zipser LLP as partner in Irvine.
Umberg Zipser LLP announced Jeffrey Harlan Reeves has joined as partner in Irvine. Reeves is a trial lawyer whose practice focuses on litigating complex business disputes in the trial and appellate courts, as well alternative dispute resolution settings. He represents companies from the sports, nutrition, apparel, life sciences, entertainment and other industries in business and tort cases, including handling high-profile endorsement contract disputes, trade secret misappropriation cases, and data breach class actions.
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1920 Main St #750 , Irvine 92614 United States
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(949) 679-0052
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(949) 679-0052
Greenberg Glusker
James R. Molen
was promoted to partner of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles.
James R. Molen is in the Litigation Department of Greenberg Glusker, focusing on entertainment and intellectual property related matters.
Brian Moskal
was promoted to partner of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles.
Brian Moskal is in the firm's Environmental Group. He has represented clients in environmental litigation and counseling matters with a focus on contaminated sites and water and wastewater issues. He also has experience with insurance recovery in the environmental context. Brian provides litigation and counseling support to industrial companies, property owners, and municipalities regarding matters arising under the Clean Water Act (CWA), Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and California law.
Daniel G. Stone
was promoted to partner of Greenberg Glusker in Los Angeles.
Dani is in the Entertainment and Media Group of Greenberg Glusker. He helps plaintiffs and defendants successfully navigate their disputes at all stages of litigation and dispute resolution, including at trial and on appeal.
Larson O'Brien LLP
Jerry Alan Behnke
was promoted to partner of Larson O'Brien LLP in Los Angeles.
Jerry Behnke is an experienced trial lawyer and former Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) and Deputy District Attorney. He litigates white collar criminal and complex commercial matters for Larson O'Brien LLP. He has investigated, prosecuted, and defended a wide array of criminal matters, including public corruption, wire fraud, healthcare fraud, financial services fraud, and tax violations. Mr. Behnke graduated cum laude from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles where he was a member of the law review.
Melissa A. Meister
was promoted to counsel of Larson O'Brien LLP in Los Angeles.
Melissa A. Meister is an experienced trial lawyer. She handles white collar defense and complex commercial matters at Larson O’Brien LLP, including civil and criminal False Claims Act litigation, internal investigations, public corruption, and fraud disputes. Ms. Meister previously served as a trial attorney in the False Claims Section of the Civil Division of the Department of Justice and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of California. Ms. Meister clerked for the Honorable William C. Canby of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She graduated summa cum laude from The University of Arizona College of Law where she was a member of the Order of the Coif and law review.
Richard (R.C.) Harlan
was promoted to counsel of Larson O'Brien LLP in Los Angeles.
Harlan has extensive experience handling complex commercial disputes in state and federal courts and arbitration, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He represents clients in several industries, including manufacturing, entertainment, pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Mr. Harlan also has experience litigating wrongful death claims and mass tort litigation. Mr. Harlan clerked for the Honorable Boyce F. Martin, Jr. of the United States Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit and is a cum laude graduate of Boston University School of Law and Claremont McKenna College.
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Larson O'Brien is a 23-lawyer trial boutique in Southern California, founded by former federal prosecutor and U.S. District Judge, Stephen G. Larson, and Robert C. O'Brien, the former California managing partner of a national AMLAW firm. Larson O'Brien LLP focuses exclusively on complex business and criminal disputes, internal investigations, international arbitrations, and appeals. Since opening its doors in January 2016, Larson O'Brien LLP has quickly emerged as one of the go-to litigation, white collar, and appellate boutiques in California. The law firm represents clients such as The Walt Disney Company, Korbel Champagne Cellars, International Business Machines Corporation, Renovate America, Colonies Partners, and the Orange County Water District.
Phillips & Cohen LLP
Edward Henry Arens
was promoted to partner of Phillips & Cohen LLP in San Francisco.
Arens represents whistleblowers in "qui tam" cases brought under the False Claims Act, as well as in whistleblower claims made to the Securities and Exchange Commission and the IRS.
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Phillips & Cohen is the nation's most successful law firm representing whistleblowers, with recoveries for governments totaling more than $12.3 billion in civil settlements and criminal fines. The firm represents whistleblowers in qui tam lawsuits as well as cases brought under the whistleblower reward programs of the SEC, CFTC and IRS.
NEWSPROS
Jana L Contreras
was promoted to shareholder of NEWSPROS in Walnut Creek.
Contreras focuses her practice on complex real estate and commercial disputes in state and federal courts. She has represented individuals, property owners, developers, retailers, utilities, financial institutions, and government entities in a wide variety of real estate and business matters, including commercial leasing, construction, environmental contamination, easement, and contract and partnership disputes. Contreras also represents clients in eminent domain and inverse condemnation proceedings. In addition to being a member of the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) and the Real Property Subsection of the Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA), Contreras is part of the East Bay Chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW).
Allison K Wopschall
was promoted to shareholder of NEWSPROS in Walnut Creek.
Wopschall's practice focuses on business disputes and negotiation in the area of contracts, commercial leasing, real estate transactions, partnership and corporate disputes, and environmental contamination. She also represents clients in eminent domain and inverse condemnation proceedings. Her clients include property owners, developers, and managers, national retailers, tenants, and financial institutions, among others. Wopschall has significant experience in both state and federal court at the trial and appellate court levels, as well as in arbitration and judicial reference proceedings. She is the Program Chair of the Real Estate Section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA) and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the ICSC Next Generation San Francisco and East Bay Program Committees.
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Miller Starr Regalia has had a well-established reputation as a leading real estate law firm for more than fifty years. For nearly all that time, our firm has written Miller & Starr, California Real Estate 4th, a 12-volume encyclopedia on California real estate law. We call it "the Book." The Book is the most widely used and judicially recognized real estate treatise in California and is cited by practicing attorneys and courts throughout the state. Our firm has expertise in all real property matters, including full-service litigation and dispute resolution services, transactions, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, common interest development, construction, management, title insurance, environmental law, and redevelopment and land use. For more information, visit www.msrlegal.com
Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
Keith Grossman
as partner
Labor and employment counseling, with emphasis on the hospitality industry.
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Hirschfeld Kraemer is a California-based labor and employment firm with offices in Northern (San Francisco and Napa) and Southern California (Santa Monica).
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233 Wilshire Blvd #600 , Santa Monica 90401 United States
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(310) 255-0705
California Appellate Law Group LLP
Sharon Baumgold
joined California Appellate Law Group LLP as counsel in California Appellate Law Group (Los Angeles).
Sharon Baumgold, who joins the California Appellate Law Group after nearly four decades as a lead writ attorney in the 2nd District of the California Court of Appeal in Los Angeles, is an expert in appellate writs. She authored the Action Guide: Handling Civil Writs in the Courts of Appeal for California's CEB, Continuing Education of the Bar, every year of publication since 1992.
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The California Appellate Law Group LLP is a 15-lawyer appellate boutique with offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles that handles appeals and writs in the California appellate courts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court. www.calapplaw.com
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811 Wilshire Blvd 17th Floor , Los Angeles 90017 USA
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(213) 878-0404
CaseyGerry
Meagan L. Verschueren
was promoted to associate attorney of CaseyGerry in San Diego.
CaseyGerry has announced the addition of Meagan L. Verschueren as its newest associate attorney.Verschueren started out as a CaseyGerry legal clerk in 2015 and also worked for the firm as a contract attorney. In her new role as a full-time associate, Verschueren will work closely with partner Robert J. Francavilla on cases in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, product and premises liability, aviation litigation, wrongful death, elder abuse litigation and more.
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Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, CaseyGerry was established in 1947, and is the longest-standing plaintiffs' law firm in San Diego. The firm's attorneys practice in numerous areas, including serious personal injury, product liability, aviation, pharmaceutical, mass tort and class action litigation.
Rutan & Tucker LLP
Deja Marie Hemingway
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.
Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Deja Marie Hemingway has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Hemingway is a member of the firm's real estate department. She handles a variety of commercial real estate transactions with particular expertise in handling all aspects of real estate financing, leasing and purchase and sale transactions. Hemingway frequently handles commercial real estate finance transactions on behalf of borrowers, including acquisition, construction and permanent financing for developers, credit facilities, and Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae loans.
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Christopher J. Diaz
was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Walnut Creek, Calif..
Diaz and is a member of the Municipal Law practice group. He is a public agency attorney serving as city attorney to the cities of Los Altos and Milpitas and the Town of Colma, and district counsel for the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District.
Kimberly E. Hood
was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Sacramento, Calif..
Hood is a member of the Municipal Law practice group and handles all aspects of public law, with a focus on public agency litigation, including Proposition 218, the Public Records Act and eminent domain. Based in the firm’s Sacramento office, she serves as the interim city attorney to the City of Galt and the assistant city attorney for the cities of Davis and Paso Robles.
Michael J. Maurer
was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Los Angeles.
Maurer works in BB&K’s Los Angeles office and is a member of the Municipal Law practice group. In addition to advising cities on the legalities of their day-to-day operations, Mike provides guidance on land use, public infrastructure and construction, and open government and ethics laws. He serves as city attorney for the cities of La Habra Heights and San Jacinto and as assistant city attorney for the cities of Avalon and Arcadia. He provides general counsel services to a number of special districts, as well.
Gregory G. Snarr
was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Riverside, Calif..
Snarr serves in BB&K’s Eminent Domain and Business practice groups. Based in Riverside, his practice broadly encompasses all aspects of business law and litigation, labor and employment, construction litigation, real-property acquisitions, eminent domain and inverse condemnation actions.
Brian E. Whitley
was promoted to partner of Best Best & Krieger LLP in Indian Wells, Calif..
Whitley is in the firm’s Business practice group and is based in Indian Wells. He represents local and national banks and borrowers in various loan transactions, nonprofit corporations and other businesses in tax-exempt financing transactions, and a variety of other clients in business and real estate matters.
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Best Best & Krieger LLP is a national law firm that focuses on environmental, business, education, employee benefits, municipal and telecommunications law for public agency and private clients. With nearly 200 attorneys, the law firm has nine offices nationwide, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego and Washington, D.C.
Horvitz & Levy LLP
Mark A Kressel
was promoted to partner of Horvitz & Levy LLP in Burbank, CA.
Trial Strategy and Civil Appeals with a focus on entertainment, government entity defense, CEQA, and elder abuse.
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Horvitz & Levy LLP is a specialized boutique focused on trial strategy and civil appeals. In the late 1950s, there were no US law firms focused solely on appellate success, but the firm's founder, Ellis J. Horvitz, had a vision of creating a firm whose exclusive focus would be to win cases on appeal. Mr. Horvitz achieved this vision that continues to unfold today as Horvitz & Levy remains the largest firm in the United States specializing exclusively in civil appellate litigation. The firm is widely recognized for superior client service, judgment, and instinct.
CaseyGerry
Meagan L. Verschueren
was promoted to associate attorney of CaseyGerry in San Diego.
CaseyGerry has announced the addition of Meagan L. Verschueren as its newest associate attorney.Verschueren started out as a CaseyGerry legal clerk in 2015 and also worked for the firm as a contract attorney. In her new role as a full-time associate, Verschueren will work closely with partner Robert J. Francavilla on cases in the areas of catastrophic personal injury, product and premises liability, aviation litigation, wrongful death, elder abuse litigation and more.
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Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, CaseyGerry was established in 1947, and is the longest-standing plaintiffs' law firm in San Diego. The firm's attorneys practice in numerous areas, including serious personal injury, product liability, aviation, pharmaceutical, mass tort and class action litigation.
Rutan & Tucker LLP
Alisha Anne Patterson
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Costa Mesa.
Rutan & Tucker LLP announced Alisha Anne Patterson has been promoted to partner in Costa Mesa. Patterson is a member of the firm's government & regulatory law section. She provides strategic counsel to, and litigates on behalf of, public agencies and private clients, including California cities, property owners, and developers. She is currently Assistant City Attorney for Irvine, Laguna Woods and Duarte. Patterson helps clients navigate the intersection of land use and civil rights laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Federal Fair Housing Act, and California's Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Best, Best & Krieger LLP
Christopher John Diaz
was promoted to partner of Best, Best & Krieger LLP in Walnut Creek.
Best Best & Krieger LLP announced Christopher John Diaz was promoted to partner in Walnut Creek. Diaz is a member of the firm's municipal law practice group. He is a public agency attorney serving as city attorney to the cities of Los Altos and Milpitas and the Town of Colma, and district counsel for the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District.