Mayer Brown LLP
Amanda Rosenberg
as partner
in Los Angeles
from Norton Rose Fulbright.
Rosenberg focuses on federal income tax law with an emphasis on renewable energy investment, energy tax credits, government incentive programs and project financing.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
350 S Grand Avenue Fl 25 , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 229-5193
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Jeffrey C. Giering
as shareholder
in Orange County
from Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo PC.
Giering specializes in biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent rights.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
18565 Jamboree Rd, Ste 500 , Irvine 92612-2562 USA
T:
(786) 647-6163
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Kela Shang
as partner
in Palo Alto
Shang advises companies on offering employee equity plans.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Aarthi Kumar Belani
as Partner
in Palo Alto
Belani specializes in mergers and acquisitions and venture deals in the technology and life sciences industries.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Elizabeth Ann Lieb
as Partner
in Palo Alto
Lieb specializes in corporate and international tax planning.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Ethan Kroll
as Partner
in Los Angeles
Kroll specializes in tax law.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Helena Jung Engfeldt
as Partner
in San Francisco
Engfeldt specializes in advising clients in cross-border transactions and international expansion.
She is based in San Francisco.
Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Christopher Pelham
as partner
in Los Angeles
from Jones Day.
Pelham is a former federal prosecutor and specializes in commercial dispute advocacy, internal investigations, compliance counseling and representations before government agencies and regulators.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 South Flower Street Forty-First Floor , Los Angeles 90071 USA
T:
(213) 892-9221
Noonan Lance Boyer & Banach LLP
Sara Noonan
as associate
in San Diego
Noonan handles general civil litigation, complex business disputes, professional liability litigation and employment cases.
She is based in San Diego.
Address
701 Island Ave Ste 400 , San Diego 92101-7143 USA
T:
(619) 780-0880
Buchalter PC
Jenni Krengel
as shareholder and chair of the employment benefits and executive compensation group
in San Francisco and Sacramento
from from Reed Smith LLP.
Former Reed Smith partner Jenni Krengel joined Buchalter PC's San Francisco and Sacramento offices on Aug. 4 as a shareholder. She will chair the employee benefits and executive compensation group.
"Buchalter has a really strong bench of benefits and executive compensation lawyers who are solution oriented and efficient and that really resonated with me," Krengel said. "The team also has a number of subspecialties that compliment my practice."
The firm has "a very sophisticated, full service corporate practice," she said. "And so to have both of those, the opportunity to work with this strong bench of benefits lawyers and also a strong corporate group, was really kind of the best of both worlds. The opportunity to lead the benefits and executive compensation group and expand it is really exciting."
Krengel advises clients in all aspects of benefits and executive compensation such as the design, compliance and operation of health, welfare plans and retirement plans. The bulk of her work focuses on advising public employee retirement systems on tax and fiduciary issues. She also handles the employee benefits and executive compensation aspects of mergers and acquisitions.
Over the course of her career she has practiced at Steptoe & Johnson LLP and been assistant chief counsel and acting deputy general counsel for the California Public Employees' Retirement System.
"A lot of my work is helping clients find solutions and opportunities in an area of law that tends to be complex and nuanced, and so at times it can be daunting for clients," she said. "I really enjoy counseling clients through that and finding solutions and opportunities for them."
Krengel is a graduate of UC Davis School of Law and is a member of the National Association of Public Pension Attorneys and the American Bar Association.
Address
55 Second Street Suite 1700 , San Francisco 94105-3493 USA
T:
(415) 227-0900
Miller Starr Regalia
Bradley R Sena
as Associate
in Walnut Creek
from Lozano Smith.
Sena is a member of the transactional department and specializes in real property matters such as sale and lease transactions, surplus property issues, land use and zoning matters and California Environmental Quality Act issues.
He is based in Walnut Creek.
Address
1331 N. California Blvd. , Walnut Creek 94596
T:
(925) 935-9400
Kabateck LLP
Matt Sahak
as Associate
in Los Angeles
Sahak has extensive litigation experience including drafting motions, taking and defending depositions, legal research and writing, and litigating at trial. Before joining Kabateck LLP, he worked at a Pasadena law firm for several years, gaining extensive experience in civil litigation in both state and federal court and is a former Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Ferdinand F. Fernandez on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Talitha Galstyan
as Associate
in Los Angeles
Galstyan formerly was a law clerk and oversaw all aspects of civil litigation including drafting complaints, demand letters, mediations briefs, and arbitration briefs for various personal injury cases and a judicial extern for U.S. Central District Judge Ronald S.W. Lew.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Arlene Elyasi
as Associate
in Los Angeles
Elyasi most recently worked as the legal researcher for the Office of the Governor in the State of Nevada and assisted the general counsel with research, analysis and writing.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Barret Alexander
as Associate
in Los Angeles
Alexander has extensive experience handling various aspects of civil litigation cases including law and motion, legal research, taking and defending depositions, written discovery and settlement negotiations.
He is based in Los Angeles
Address
633 W. Fifth Street, Suite 3200 , Los Angeles
T:
(213) 217-5000
Olson Remcho LLP
Anna S Myles-Primakoff
as senior associate
in Sacramento
Myles-Primakoff focuses on government and nonprofit law.
She is based in Sacramento.
Address
555 Capitol Mall, Ste 400 , Sacramento 95814-4503 USA
T:
(510) 346-6200
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Nicole S. Healy
as San Mateo County Superior Court Judge
in Redwood City
Healy formerly was a partner at Ropers Majeski PC, where she specialized in complex individual, shareholder derivative and class action litigation. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge George A. Miram.
She is based in Redwood City.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Farrah A. Usmani
as counsel
in Los Angeles
from Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Usmani advises recording artists, songwriters, executives and entertainment companies on transactions in the music industry.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
300 South Grand Avenue Suite 4100 , Los Angeles 90071-3151 USA
T:
(213) 629-6102
F:
(213) 629-6001
Buchalter PC
David M. Balfour
as shareholder
in San Diego
from from Nossaman LLP.
Balfour represents health care clients.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
655 West Broadway Suite 1600 , San Diego 92101-8494 USA
T:
(619) 219-5335
F:
(619) 219-5344
Lagerlof LLP
Nicholas Everett
as Partner
in Pasadena
Everett specializes in trust and estate litigation, contested conservatorships and estate planning.
Erika Rae Scheideman
as Partner
in Pasadena
Scheideman specializes in family law matters.
Polsinelli LLP
Joseph M. Teleoglou
as counsel
in Los Angeles
from Snell & Wilmer LLP.
Teleoglou focuses on U.S. and foreign patent applications in the aerospace, telecommunications, software and automobile system industries. He also provides legal opinions regarding patentability and infringement of intellectual property and litigates intellectual property disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
2049 Century Park East, Suite 2900 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 203-5393
F:
(310) 556-1802
DLA Piper LLP US
Sarah A. Tauman
as partner
in San Francisco
from Goodwin Procter LLP.
DLA Piper has expanded its San Francisco office with the addition of partner Sarah Tauman, who advises, counsels and does transactional work for private equity and emerging company, capital market and public company deals. Her focus is on technology companies but she also has clients in other industries and jurisdictions.
"DLA presented this role as an opportunity to grow my practice and to shape it, all with the support of very talented partners and obviously highly regarded large firms and all of its many resources," Tauman said of her decision to move from Goodwin Procter, where she was counsel. She said she is still impressed with the amount of support and knowledge she's gaining from making the move.
"I learned early in my career that I really enjoy working with startups and early stage clients, because of the closeness of those relationships," she said.
"Smaller companies tend to regard outside counsel as members of their own team, which is gratifying."
Tauman worked "to ensure that clients of every type and size come to rely on me in that same way. I love the human element of the work that I do. ... I may be a little old fashioned in that I'll pick up the phone and call folks and encourage clients and colleagues to ring me anytime. I really do enjoy and appreciate the personal connection."
Address
555 Mission Street Suite 2400 , San Francisco 94105-2933 USA
T:
(415) 836-2500
F:
(415) 836-2501
Crosbie Gliner Schiffman Southard & Swanson LLP (CGS3)
Stacey Tyree
as Partner
in San Diego
Tyree specializes in the acquisition, disposition, development and leasing of commercial property.
She is based in San Diego
Perkins Coie LLP
Eudeen Y Chang
as partner
in San Diego
from Troutman Sanders LLP.
Chang focuses on commercial litigation with a focus on real estate, hospitality, employment, investment and construction disputes.
He is based in San Diego
Address
11452 El Camino Real Suite 300 , San Diego California 92130-208 92130-208 USA
T:
(858) 720-5794
F:
(858) 720-5799
Perkins Coie LLP
Paul S Jasper
as senior counsel
in San Francisco
from Rimon Law.
Jasper focuses on transactional, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
505 Howard Street Suite 1000 , San Francisco 94105-3204 USA
T:
(415) 344-7155
F:
(415) 344-7050
Buchalter APC
Lee Cheng
as shareholder
in Orange County
from Maschoff Brennan.
Cheng focuses on corporate transactions and intellectual property matters.
He is based in Orange County
Michael Katz
as shareholder
in Orange County
from Maschoff Brennan.
Katz specializes in complex business disputes with an emphasis on intellectual property.
He is based in Orange County.
Address
1000 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1500 , Los Angeles 90017-1730 USA
T:
(949) 224-6471
F:
(213) 896-0400
Zacks, Freedman & Patterson PC
Emily Lowther Brough
as shareholder
in San Francisco
Brough specializes in real estate and environmental litigation, administrative law, land-use disputes, property rights and landlord-tenant matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Justin Alda Goodman
as shareholder
in San Francisco
Goodman focuses on real estate disputes and transactions and landlord-tenant law.
He is based in San Francisco.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
James Brockton Damrell
as chief counsel at the California Department of Real Estate
in Sacramento
Damrell was assistant commissioner of legislation and regulations at the Department of Real Estate.
He is based in Sacramento
Matthew Lee
as California Department of Cannabis Control
in Sacramento
Lee was the deputy legal affairs secretary for the Office of the Governor from 2019.
He is based in Sacramento.
Tamara Michelle Colson
as deputy director of legal at the California Department of Cannabis Control
in Sacramento
Colson had been assistant chief counsel at the Bureau of Cannabis Control since 2016.
She is based in Sacramento
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Babak Emil Nikravesh
as partner
in Palo Alto
from Hogan Lovells US LLP.
Nikravesh practiced for five years and founded the sovereign investor practice.
He is based in Palo Alto
Address
707 Wilshire Boulevard , Los Angeles 90017-3543 USA
T:
(650) 813-5829
Meyers Nave APC
Palmer Hilton
as associate
in Sacramento
from Somach Simmons & Dunn.
Hilton specializes in public agency, environmental, land use and water rights law.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1200 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 556-1531
F:
(916) 556-1516
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Robert A. Brundag
as partner
in San Jose
Brundage specializes in appellate law in the automotive and recreational vehicle industries.
He is based in San Jose.
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Bethany Gayle Lukitsch
as partner
in Los Angeles
from McGuireWoods LLP.
Baker & Hostetler expanded its litigation practice with the addition of Bethany G. Lukitsch, who joined the firm in Los Angeles as a partner and co-chair of the class action defense team on July 13.
"I was really attracted by the firm's commitment to the West Coast," Lukitsch said in an interview. "I was really impressed by the expansion and really the high quality of trial attorneys that they were adding to their West Coast practice."
"They are really building sort of a destination trial team in Los Angeles and that was tremendously attractive to me," she added.
She was also drawn to the firm's reputation in big ticket litigation and class actions.
During her previous 24 years at McGuireWoods LLP, she was co-chair of the class action practice and chaired the litigation subgroup of the data and privacy group.
Lukitsch has handled class actions involving products, labeling and alleged misrepresentation. Her clients include consumer products, manufacturing and food and beverage companies.
"I really love working on complex cases and I love working with the client to build the strategy that's best for them within this complex environment of class actions," she said. "In other words, the messier the better in my mind in terms of the issues and the fact pattern."
Lukitsch is among 35 trial attorneys that have joined Baker & Hostetler on the West Coast since 2019.
"I am thrilled to have Bethany join me as co-leader of the class action defense team," said Orlando-based partner Julie Singer Brady in a news release. "Her experience in consumer related matters, along with her impressive list of clients, will be a true asset to the firm."
Address
11601 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1400 Los Angeles, CA 90025 , Los Angeles 90025 USA
T:
(310) 820-8800
F:
(310) 820-8859
DLA Piper
Sarah Ashleigh Tauman
as partner
in San Francisco
from Goodwin Procter LLP.
Tauman focuses on employment law
related to transactional matters.
She is based in San Francisco.
Address
555 Mission Street Suite 2400 San Francisco, California , San Francisco 94105 USA
T:
(415) 836-2510
F:
(415) 659-7310
Goodwin Procter LLP
Wendy Rochelle Kottmeier
as partner
in Los Angeles
from Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Kottmeier focuses on mergers, acquisitions and private equity transactions.
She is based in Orange County.
Address
601 South Figueroa Street 41st Floor , Los Angeles 90017 USA
T:
(213) 426-2500
F:
(213) 623-1673
Holland & Knight LLP
Bryan Scott Gadol
as partner
in Los Angeles
from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Gadol also advises clients in securities transactions, reorganizations and
other corporate matters.
He is based in Orange County
Address
601 South Figueroa Street 41st Floor , Los Angeles 90017 United States
T:
(213) 426-2500
F:
(213) 623-1673
Venable LLP
Manny Joseph Caixeiro
as partner
Caixeiro specializes in complex
commercial and intellectual property
disputes.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
Century Plaza Towers, 2049 Century Park E, , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 229-9900
F:
(310) 229-9901
Venable LLP
Laura Ann Wytsma
as partner
in Los Angeles
from Loeb & Loeb LLP.
Wytsma focuses on high stakes litigation involving intellectual property.
She is based in Los Angeles
Address
Century Plaza Towers, 2049 Century Park E, , Los Angeles 90067 United States
T:
(310) 229-9900
F:
(310) 229-9901