Goodwin Procter LLP
Andrew P. Sparks
joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Sparks focuses on venture capital financing and corporate matters related to emerging companies.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
Three Embarcadero Center 28th Floor
San Francisco, 94111 USA
T:
(415) 733-6135
F:
(415) 677-9041
Goodwin Procter LLP
Ora Grinberg
joined Goodwin Procter LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Grinberg specializes in corporate and international taxation with a focus on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
She is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
601 Marshall St
Redwood City, 94063-1621 USA
T:
(650) 752-3297
Latham & Watkins
Jennifer K. Roy
joined Latham & Watkins as partner in San Diego.
Jennifer Roy returned to Latham & Watkins LLP's San Diego office after 15 months as assistant general counsel at East Coast based natural gas company Venture Global LNG. She had been a Latham associate for eight years.
"One of the pros of being in house was being able to do a deep dive into a particular industry area and gain a ton of knowledge about one particular area," Roy said. "But I'm excited to be working on a variety of different matters going forward and expanding my practice into other areas as well."
As a member of Latham's environment, land and resources department and the project siting and approvals practice, Roy specializes in energy and infrastructure projects, mixed use developments and commercial real estate projects. She helps clients obtain approval for projects and defends those when necessary in litigation or administrative proceedings. Her clients include utility companies and infrastructure developers.
"I really enjoyed working with the team before. I felt that I learned a lot working with that team and really enjoyed all of my colleagues," Roy said of her decision to return to the firm. "But, from a professional standpoint and business standpoint, I was really attracted to both the depth and the breadth of the environmental practice and the opportunity to work on projects in California, but also nationally because of the national presence in D.C., New York and Houston."
She looks forward to mentoring and developing younger attorneys and taking on projects that develop cleaner energy supplies, she said. San Diego office managing partner Cheston Larson issued a statement saying, "Jennifer is a proven talent and leader with substantial experience with many of California's large-scale developments, energy regulations, and litigation. Complemented by her private sector experience, our clients will benefit immensely from her vast knowledge and insight."
Address
355 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, 90071 United States
T:
(213) 891-7628
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Travis Jackson
joined McDermott Will & Emery LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Jackson specializes in mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures involving hospitals, health systems and academic medical centers.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East Suite 3200
Los Angeles, 90067-3206 USA
T:
(310) 710-1310
Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation
Eli Makus
joined Van Dermyden Maddux Law Corporation as senior partner in Sacramento.
Makus has purchased founder Deborah Maddux's interest in the firm, which will relaunch under the new name Van Dermyden Makus Law Corporation. He specializes in investigation in discrimination, harassment, retaliation, disability accommodations and other employment related claims.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
2520 Venture Oaks Way, Ste 450
Sacramento, 95833-4257 USA
T:
(916) 779-2402
Miller Barondess LLP
Jamil Aslam
joined Miller Barondess LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Aslam specializes in litigation related to copyright and intellectual property, defamation, false advertising and antitrust.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1999 Avenue Of The Stars, Ste 1000
Los Angeles, 90067-4632 USA
T:
(310) 552-4400
F:
(310) 552-4400
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye
Jon B. Streeter
joined Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye as member of the california access to justice commission.
Streeter will serve a two-year term starting in July and serves on the 1st District Court of Appeal in San Francisco.
He is based in San Francisco.
Hanson Bridgett LLP
Alfonso Estrada
joined Hanson Bridgett LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Hanson Bridgett expanded its Los Angeles office with the addition of Alfonso Estrada as a labor and employment partner. Estrada had practiced at Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC for the past eight years.
"A lot of it was a cultural thing for me," Estrada said of his decision to move. He said he was drawn to the firm's people and inner workings while being recruited over the last couple of years.
"I'm excited to integrate myself into their culture and to continue to build my practice as I've done," Estrada said. "I was never handed anything. All the clients, my book of business, everything that I've ever gotten, I've worked for and I'm just looking forward to continuing to do that here at Hanson Bridgett."
"And I know that they've given me a platform to do so and have been completely supportive of the things that I want to do," he said.
An experienced trial attorney who started as a prosecutor in the Los Angeles County district attorney's office, Estrada works
in labor and employment litigation and counsel and workplace investigations. His clients range from law enforcement agencies to private employers.
"I've always been drawn to trial work from when I started off as a prosecutor here in LA County. That is my favorite thing to do," he said. "I liken it to sports or athletic competitions, you know, the Adrenaline of the trial work but also building relationships. That's been an aspect of practicing that nobody really considers coming out of law school, but building my practice has been something that's been really rewarding and personally satisfying."
Address
777 S Figueroa Street, Suite 4200
Los Angeles, 90017 USA
T:
(213) 295-7620
F:
(213) 295-7615
Buchalter
Artin Betpera
joined Buchalter as shareholder in Irvine.
Betpera specializes in high stakes litigation related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
18400 Von Karman Ave, Ste 800
Irvine, 92612-0514 USA
T:
(949) 760-1121
The Wagner Law Group PC
Neelam Chandna
joined The Wagner Law Group PC as partner in Los Angeles.
Chandna specializes in bargaining multi-employer funds and has experience in employee benefits. She was with the Employee Benefits Security Administration of the United States Department of Labor, where she focused on Employee Retirement Income Security Act issues.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
17777 Center Court Drive N., Suite 613
Cerritos, 90703 USA
T:
(562) 459-4500
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Jay P. Srinivasan
was promoted to co-partner in charge of the los angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.
Srinivasan specializes in antitrust with a focus on intellectual property and technology.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Peter Wardle
was promoted to co-partner in charge of the los angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles.
Wardle focuses his practice on equity and debt offerings. He is also co-chair of the capital markets group.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Michael D. Celio
was promoted to partner in charge of the palo alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Palos Alto.
Celio's litigation practice focuses on securities litigation.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Ryan A. Murr
was promoted to co-partner in charge of the san francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.
Murr specializes in corporate transactions related to the life sciences and technology industries. He is also co-chair
of the life sciences practice group.
He is based in San Francisco.
Kahlil T. Yearwood
was promoted to co-partner in charge of the san francisco office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in San Francisco.
Yearwood focuses on commercial real estate finance and capital markets.
He is based in San Francisco.
McGuireWoods LLP
Evelyn M. Kim
joined McGuireWoods LLP as partner.
Kim specializes in advising clients in the acquisition, development and financing of solar, wind and battery energy facilities.
She is based in San Francisco.
Kim Stouffer
joined McGuireWoods LLP as associate in San Francisco.
Stouffer focuses her practice on renewable generation facilities.
She is based in San Francisco.
Caroline Jo
joined McGuireWoods LLP as associate in San Francisco.
Jo specializes in renewable generation facilities.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
TWO EMBARCADERO CENTER SUITE 1300
SAN FRANCISCO, 94111-3821 USA
T:
(415) 844-1978
F:
(415) 844-1938
Nixon Peabody LLP
Anthony Barron
was promoted to leader of the litigation department of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Barron specializes in litigation and arbitration in the construction and real estate development industry.
He is based in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
OneJustice
Jay Lee
joined OneJustice as director of healthy nonprofits.
Lee was the pro bono manager of the Justice and Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
33 California St #815
San Francisco, 94104 USA
Everett Dorey LLP
Stacy L. Douglas
joined Everett Dorey LLP as partner and director of diversity and inclusion in Orange County.
Douglas specializes in a range of litigation matters including general liability, transportation and employment disputes.
She is based in Orange County.
Address
18300 Von Karman Ave, Ste 900
Irvine, 92612-1054 USA
T:
(714) 860-0465
F:
(714) 860-0465
JAMS
Mark S. Millard
joined JAMS as neutral in Irvine.
Millard was appointed to the bench in 2003 and will specialize in family law disputes.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
5 Park Plaza Suite 400
Irvine, 92614 USA
T:
(714) 939-1300
F:
(714) 939-1300
Jackson Lewis PC
Peter J. Woo
joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Orange County.
Woo was the national vice chair of the employment and labor practice at Goldberg. He specializes in representing employers in workplace law matters including preventive advice.
He is based in Orange County.
Sean Paisan
joined Jackson Lewis PC as principal in Orange County.
Paisan specializes in Occupational Safety and Health Administration, data privacy and trade secret matters.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
200 Spectrum Center Drive Suite 500
Irvine, 92618 USA
T:
(949) 885-1360
F:
(949) 885-1360
Judicate West
Jeffrey B. Barton
joined Judicate West as neutral in San Diego.
Barton served on the bench for 20 years and previously represented medical providers in professional liability disputes. He is a former presiding judge and is based in San Diego.
Address
402 W. Broadway Ste 2400
San Diego, 92101 USA
T:
(619) 814-1966
F:
(619) 814-1966
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Frank Splendorio
joined Best Best & Krieger LLP as of counsel in Sacramento.
Splendorio specializes in municipal law and provides city attorney advice and services to public agencies. He is the city attorney for Atwater and Plymouth.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
300 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, 90071 United States
T:
(213) 787-2552
DLA Piper
Erin P. Gibson
was promoted to chair of the international trade commission practice of DLA Piper in San Diego.
Gibson focuses her civil trial practice on patent litigation and International Trade Commission proceedings.
She is based in San Diego.
Rimon Law
Debra Vernon
joined Rimon Law as partner in San Francisco.
Vernon specializes in advising emerging companies. She advises clients in startup formation, venture capital financing, mergers and acquisitions.
She is based in San Francisco.
David Y. Choi
joined Rimon Law as partner in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Choi specializes in advising clients in the cannabis industry
on litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Address
800 Oak Grove Ave, Ste 250
Menlo Park, 94025-4446
Sidley Austin LLP
Carlton Fleming
joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Fleming represents life sciences and technology companies in private financing, public offerings, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and compliance and corporate governance.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
555 California St, Ste 2000
San Francisco, 94104-1513 USA
T:
(415) 772-1207
Merchant & Gould PC
Scott P. Shaw
as office managing partner
The new location will be led by office managing partner Scott P. Shaw, who joined the firm this year from Call
& Jensen.
Address
611 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1109
Los Angeles, 90017 USA
T:
(612) 332-5300
F:
(612) 332-9081
Signature Resolution
Robert C. O'Brien
joined Signature Resolution as neutral in Los Angeles.
O'Brien is the former national security adviser and will handle complex disputes related to business and commercial contracts, class actions, employment, entertainment, securities and corporate governance.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Redgrave LLP
Karen Hourigan
joined Redgrave LLP as partner in Redgrave LLP (San Francisco).
Hourigan is a litigator and specializes in product liability, antitrust, insurance and environmental disputes.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
201 Mission Street, 12th FL
San Francisco, 94105 USA
T:
(415) 636-2687
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP
Matthew J. Wayne
joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Wayne specializes in defending employers in litigation against claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations and other employment related matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
275 Battery St, Ste 2000
San Francisco, 94111-3367 USA
T:
(415) 986-5900
F:
(415) 986-8054
2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Anthony Pane
joined 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission as chief counsel.
Pane was formerly with the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
He is based in Sacramento.
T:
(916) 323-0323
Edelson PC
J. Aaron Lawson
was promoted to partner of Edelson PC in San Francisco.
Lawson focuses on federal appeals.
He is based in San Francisco.
Todd Logan
was promoted to partner of Edelson PC in San Francisco.
Logan specializes in high-stakes class actions and mass tort.
He is based in San Francisco.
Raines Feldman LLP
Kathy Bazoian Phelps
joined Raines Feldman LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Raines Feldman has expanded its insolvency, fiduciary representation and fraud litigation practice with the addition of partner Kathy Bazoian Phelps in Los Angeles.
Phelps joined the firm from Diamond McCarthy LLP, where she practiced for more than eight years.
"I was presented with an opportunity at Raines Feldman and was attracted to the high quality of the lawyers and the work that the firm does," explained Phelps. "The high caliber of the attorneys at the firm is really in line with my practice, and I also really admire the very team-oriented approach of the firm."
Phelps said she was also drawn to the firm's breadth, which spans various practice groups and its litigation strengths.
Phelps specializes in fraud matters, specifically Ponzi schemes. Her expertise lies in maximizing recovery for investors after a fraud has been committed, and she also serves as a fiduciary and advises fiduciaries in unraveling frauds, running claims and distribution processes and recovering money for defrauded victims. Phelps also handles complex litigation matters involving fraud.
"Early on in my career I really started out as a bankruptcy lawyer, and I started finding that these fraud cases kept landing on my desk in the bankruptcy context," Phelps said. "I ended up having a little bit of a sixth sense to sniff out fraud, and as I grew as a lawyer, the nature of the cases grew in size and scope as well. And I found myself extending beyond bankruptcy into the world of federal equity receiverships in representing SEC appointed receivers."
Phelps's practice did not, however, become specialized in Ponzi Schemes until she handled a $300 million SEC fraud case, which entailed filing a sizable lawsuit against an insurance company.
"I went out looking for a resource to help me, and there really wasn't one," she added. "So I decided to write it myself."
In 2012, she co-authored "The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes."
Phelps favorite aspect of her practice is, "the satisfaction of putting the pieces of the puzzle together, which are very scattered at the beginning" of fraud cases. She also enjoys recovering assets for victims.
"It's very satisfying work when you have positive results like that," she said.
Address
1800 Avenue of the Stars, 12th Floor
Los Angeles , 90067 USA
T:
(310) 424-4080
Buchalter APC
Damaris L. Medina
was promoted to member of the board of directors of Buchalter APC in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Medina is a shareholder and is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the firm's board. She also serves as the co-chair of the life sciences practice.
She is based in Los Angeles and Orange County.
Matthew S. Covington
was promoted to member of the board of directors of Buchalter APC in San Francisco.
Covington is a shareholder and specializes in franchise, real estate, environmental, commercial and construction disputes.
He is based in San Francisco.