Gov. Gavin Newsom
Julia Montgomery
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as general counsel of the california agricultural labor relations board in Sacramento.
Montgomery has served in the role since 2016 and was previously with the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
1325 J St Ste 1900-A
Sacramento, 95814 USA
T:
(916) 653-2690
F:
(916) 653-2743
Jones Day
Celeste M. Brecht
joined Jones Day as partner in Los Angeles.
Brecht specializes in representing pharmaceutical, health care, consumer products, media, entertainment and transportation companies in civil disputes.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Ramanda Luper
joined Jones Day as associate in Los Angeles.
Luper specializes in business litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 S Flower St Fl 50
Los Angeles, 90071-2452 USA
T:
(213) 243-2116
F:
(213) 243-2539
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Thomas W. Michael
joined Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Michael was co-chair OF the startup practice at Dentons and specializes in advising venture backed companies throughout their life cycles.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East Suite 1700
Los Angeles, 90067 USA
T:
(310) 312-4255
F:
(310) 312-4224
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Gary L. Ogden
joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Ogden specializes in real estate law with an emphasis on transactional matters involving commercial properties.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
350 South Grand Avenue Suite 3600
Los Angeles, 90071 USA
T:
(213) 614-7333
F:
(310) 909-8000
Sacramento Superior Court
Lee Seale
joined Sacramento Superior Court as court executive officer in Sacramento.
Seale is the Sacramento County chief probation officer and will replace Lloyd Connelly effective June 1.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
8745 Folsom Blvd
Sacramento, 95826 USA
T:
(916) 875-0310
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Alexander F. Porter
joined Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Porter is a former assistant U.S. attorney in the major frauds section and joins the firm's white collar, investigations and government controversies group.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 2400
Los Angeles, 90017-2566 United States
T:
(213) 633-6800
F:
(213) 633-6899
Hogan Lovells
Hogan Lovells announces relocation of Silicon Valley office
The firm has signed an 11-year lease for an office in Redwood City and will be an anchor tenant in the new building at 855 Main in the first half of 2022.
Address
855 Main St
Redwood City, 94063 USA
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Brenda Ho
joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as associate in Irvine.
Ho counsels and defends employers, insurers and third-party administrators in workers' compensation matters.
She is based in Irvine.
Address
2600 Michelson Dr Ste 900
Irvine, 92612-6507 USA
T:
(949) 271-3338
WithersWorldwide
Christine E. Brown
joined WithersWorldwide as special counsel in San Francisco.
Brown focuses on wealth, estate planning, succession and philanthropy matters. She also has experience as fiduciary counsel on trust and estate administration.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
505 Sansome Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, 94111 USA
T:
(415) 872-3200
Berger Kahn ALC
Bonnie J. Bennett
joined Berger Kahn ALC in Berger Kahn.
Wildfire litigator Bonnie J. Bennett joined Berger Kahn in Irvine as senior counsel. A graduate of Chapman University Fowler School of Law, she specializes in litigating subrogation claims on behalf of insurance companies.
She has handled claims related to the North Bay and Camp Fires against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., as well as the Thomas, Rye and Woolsey Fires against Southern California Edison Co. She worked alongside
Berger Kahn's managing partner Craig Simon in claims involving the Woolsey and Thomas Fires. "Bonnie is a perfect fit for our subrogation practice, which is why I personally recruited her," Simon said in a prepared statement.
Bennett joined the firm April 12 from Tyson & Mendes LLP in Los Angeles, where she had practiced since January.
According to Bennett, her past experience working with Simon and the firm were what attracted her to the opportunity, as well as the opportunity to return to Orange County.
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for him and the entire group," Bennett said. "Knowing how hard they work and how successful they are was part of the attraction."
Bennett formerly specialized in high stakes litigation, defending general contractors, developers and insurers and said subrogation was something she "somewhat fell into." "Getting an opportunity to switch from defense work to plaintiffs' work was an interesting opportunity and I really took to it and have enjoyed doing it ever since," she said. "Getting to the root cause of the different fires is always an interesting process."
Bennett previously practiced at Stutman Law, Hall Griffin LLP, Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck and Baker & Baker APC.
Address
1 Park Plz, Ste 340
Irvine, 92614-2511 USA
T:
(949) 474-1880
F:
(949) 313-5029
Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
Steve Levitan
joined Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.
Levitan specializes in patent, trade secret, trademark and technology contract disputes.
He is based in Silicon Valley.
Address
1841 Page Mill Road, Suite 200
Palo Alto, 94304 USA
T:
(408) 341-3045
President Joseph Biden
Doug Parker
joined President Joseph Biden as director of the occupational safety and health administration in Oakland.
Parker led the state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health and previously worked at the Mine Safety and Health Administration during President Barack Obama's administration.
He is based in Oakland.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Camille K. Binon
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as legal adviser at the public employment relations board in Sacramento.
Binon has been an attorney at the board since 2019 and formerly was at the California Department of Human Resources.
She is based in Sacramento.
Sheena J. Farro
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as legal adviser to the chair of the public employment relations board.
Farro has served as a regional attorney for the board since 2015.
She is based in Sacramento.
Shuo Shuonan Chen
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the mental health services oversight and accountability commission in Berkeley.
Chen is a lecturer at UC Berkeley and a general partner at IOVC investment company. She earned her law degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
She is based in Berkeley.
Geneva E. Thompson
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as assistant secretary for tribal affairs at the california natural resources agency in Arcata.
Thompson is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and associate general counsel to the Yurok Tribe since 2019.
She is based in Arcata.
Danielle A. Lucido
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel of the division of occupational safety and health at the california department of industrial relations in Albany.
Lucido has been chief counsel at the Engineers and Scientists of California Local 20, CIO & CLC since 2010.
She is based in Albany.
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Christopher D. Bright
joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as partner in Orange County.
Bright specializes in litigating patent cases. He has experience handling patent licensing negotiations, patent due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, as well as inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
600 Anton Blvd, Ste 1400
Costa Mesa, 92626-7689 USA
T:
(714) 427-7799
F:
(714) 427-7799
Snell & Wilmer LLP
Monique Lashbrook
joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as partner in San Diego.
Lashbrook specializes in real estate acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, commercial mortgage financing, commercial leasing for industrial and retail spaces and property management matters.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
4320 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 205
San Diego, 92122 USA
T:
(858) 434-5020
Ropers Majeski
Briana J. Bramer
was promoted to of counsel of Ropers Majeski in Los Angeles.
Bramer specializes in complex civil litigation and premises and product liability.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Ropers Majeski
Marie E. Sobieski
was promoted to of counsel of Ropers Majeski in San Jose.
Sobieski focuses on intellectual property with a focus on general, patent and trademark litigation.
She is based in San Jose.
Ropers Majeski
Pascale Gagnon
was promoted to partner of Ropers Majeski in Los Angeles.
Gagnon advises clients in professional liability matters, as well as business and commercial litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Ropers Majeski
Chantel E. Lafrades
was promoted to of counsel of Ropers Majeski in San Francisco.
Lafrades specializes in litigation with a focus on personal injury, premises liability, construction and property disputes.
She is based in San Francisco.
Dykema Gossett PLLC
Becky S. James
joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as member in Austin, TX and Los Angeles, CA.
James specializes in white collar criminal defense, civil and criminal appeals.
She is based in Los Angeles and Austin, Texas.
Address
333 South Grand Avenue Suite 2100
Los Angeles, 90071 United States
T:
(213) 457-1800
F:
(213) 457-1850
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Abraham A. Tabaie
was promoted to partner of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates in Palo Alto.
Tabaie specializes in commercial business litigation involving trade secret misappropriation, privacy, products liability and unfair competition.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Miller Starr Regalia
Mitchell Khurin
joined Miller Starr Regalia as associate in Walnut Creek.
Khurin focuses on commercial real estate transactions including leasing, acquisitions and dispositions.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd.
Walnut Creek, 94596
T:
(925) 935-9400
Goldberg Segalla LLP
Caitlin A. Tassos
joined Goldberg Segalla LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Tassos focuses on trucking, transportation and general liability matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
777 S. Figueroa Street Suite 2000
Los Angeles, 90017 USA
T:
(213) 415-7214
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP
Remy Joseph Kessler
joined Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP as senior counsel in Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete - Los Angeles office.
Kessler is an employment litigator with a focus on wage and hour class and representative actions.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2029 Century Park East, Suite 1100
Los Angeles, 90067 United States
T:
(310) 909-7775
JAMS
Randa M. Trapp
joined JAMS as neutral in San Diego.
Trapp was a judge for 18 years and served as supervising judge of the civil division and a member of the court's executive committee.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
401 B Street Suite 2100
San Diego, 92101 USA
T:
(619) 236-1848
F:
(619) 236-9032
Eversheds Sutherland US LLP
Jeffrey W. Guise
joined Eversheds Sutherland US LLP as partner in San Diego.
Guise advises clients in building, managing and protecting their intellectual property portfolios globally.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
12255 El Camino Real
San Diego, 92130 USA
T:
(858) 252-6074
Venable LLP
Ryan M. Andrews
was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Andrews specializes in defending employment lawsuits and arbitration, as well as counseling employers in law compliance and best practices.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Logan M. Elliott
was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Elliott is trial and appellate litigator with a focus on high stakes business litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Matthew M. Gurvit
was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Gurvit focuses on complex litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Marjorie W. Norman
was promoted to partner of Venable LLP in Los Angeles.
Norman specializes in domestic and international trademark preparation and prosecution, portfolio strategy, licensing, clearance and intellectual property transaction counseling.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Data Trace Publishing Company
Alan R. Seher
joined Data Trace Publishing Company as author of the california estate and gift tax planning forms and practice manual in San Francisco.
Seher is a certified specialist in taxation by the State Bar and is partner at Niesar & Vestal LLP.
He is based in San Francisco.
Public Counsel
Mónica Ramírez Almadani
joined Public Counsel as president and ceo in Los Angeles.
Almadani succeeds Margaret Morrow effective June 1 and is a law professor and co-director of the Immigrant Rights Clinic at UC Irvine School of Law.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
610 South Ardmore Avenue
Los Angeles, 90005 USA
T:
(213) 385-2977
F:
(213) 385-9089
Sanders Roberts LLP
Robert K. Dixon
joined Sanders Roberts LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Dixon specializes in products liability, personal injury, wrongful death and complex litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1055 West 7th Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles, 90017 USA
T:
(213) 426-5000