Nossaman LLP
Courtney Krause
was promoted to partner of Nossaman LLP in San Francisco.
Krause represents public pension systems and individuals in private equity, venture, credit and commingled real estate investments.
She is based in San Francisco.
Berman Tabacco
Carl Hammarskjold
was promoted to partner of Berman Tabacco in San Francisco.
Hammarskjold specializes in antitrust.
He is based in San Francisco.
Latham & Watkins
Arash Aminian Baghai
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Baghai advises issuers, underwriters and investors in securities offerings.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Latham & Watkins
Michelle Ontiveros Gross
joined Latham & Watkins as partner in Menlo Park.
Gross advises companies in the development and protection of technology assets. She specializes in transactional, intellectual property
and privacy and data security matters including a focus on complex technology transactions.
She is based in Menlo Park.
Address
140 Scott Drive , Menlo Park 94025 United States
T:
(650) 328-4600
Maynard Cooper & Gale
Kristin A. Ingulsrud
joined Maynard Cooper & Gale as associate in Los Angeles.
Ingulsrud focuses on advising and representing insurers in "bad faith" actions and insurance coverage matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1925 Century Park East Suite 1700 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(213) 615-7056
F:
(213) 615-7100
Latham & Watkins
Brian P. Duff
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Duff focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions in the health care and life sciences sector.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Beth P. Gordie
was promoted to partner of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles.
Gordie focuses on land use, energy and infrastructure matters including advising developers and utilities in project development.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Dentons US LLP
Brian MacKinnon
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in San Francisco.
MacKinnon specializes in finance, real estate and corporate law.
He is based in San Francisco.
Anna Youssefi
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Oakland.
Youssefi defends and advises clients in discrimination and wage-and-hour claims and federal and state employment law matters.
She is based in Oakland.
Ausra Deluard
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Oakland.
Deluard advises clients on contentiousvand non contentious antitrust matters including those in health care.
She is based in Oakland.
Kathleen McCain
was promoted to partner of Dentons US LLP in Los Angeles.
McCain advises insurance companies and regulators in rate regulations, policy review, insurance mergers and acquisitions, compliance, financial and market conduct examinations.
She is based in Los Angeles.
JAMS
Brian C. Walsh
joined JAMS as neutral in San Jose.
Walsh previously presided over complex civil litigation, where he heard complex business, securities, employment, product liability, internet privacy and trade secret cases.
He is based in San Jose.
Address
160 W. Santa Clara St., Suite 1600 , San Jose 95113 USA
T:
(408) 346-0737
F:
(408) 295-5267
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Arti L. Bhimani
joined Liebert Cassidy Whitmore as senior counsel in Los Angeles.
Bhimani specializes in litigation, particularly the representation of nonprofit institutions.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
6033 West Century Boulevard, 5th Floor , Los Angeles 90045 USA
T:
(310) 981-2318
F:
(310) 337-0837
Gray Duffy LLP
Nathan Blackthorne Lee
was promoted to partner of Gray Duffy LLP in Encino.
Lee focuses on civil litigation related to personal injury, insurance coverage and business related disputes.
He is based in Encino.
Nossaman
Allison Callaghan
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Sacramento.
Callaghan specializes in employment litigation and counseling.
She is based in Sacramento.
Nossaman
Seth Goldstein
was promoted to partner of Nossaman in Irvine.
Goldstein specializes in representing employers in the transportation industry in class and collective employment actions.
He is based in Irvine.
Nixon Peabody LLP
Benjamin J. Kim
was promoted to deputy practice leader of the labor and employment group of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles.
Kim also leads the occupational safety and health team and defends clients in employment litigation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Hicks Thomas LLP
Eric Grant
joined Hicks Thomas LLP as partner in Sacramento.
Grant specializes in energy and environmental litigation.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
400 Capitol Mall Ste 2530 , Sacramento 95814-4421 USA
T:
(916) 447-4900
F:
(916) 447-4904
Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP
Kaitlin A. Kontyko
joined Nicolaides Fink Thorpe Michaelides Sullivan LLP as associate in Los Angeles.
Kontyko specializes in insurance coverage litigation with a focus on disputes related to general and professional liability insurance policies. She also counsels clients in coverage related matters.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
626 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1000 , Los Angeles 90017 USA
T:
(213) 441-0783
F:
(213) 402-1246
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Daniel Belzer
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Belzer specializes in corporate and securities law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and capital-raising transactions.
He is based in Century City.
Vinay Bhupathy
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Bhupathy advises health care clients in mergers and acquisitions, strategic transactions, value-based care, reimbursement and regulatory compliance, health information technology contracting, product development, operations and data security and privacy.
He is based in Century City.
Kira T. Conlon
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Los Angeles.
Conlon helps secure land use and zoning entitlements for clients, including for residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial and educational institution projects throughout the state.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Matthew J. Goldman
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Century City.
Goldman specializes in health care law with a focus on regulatory and transactional matters.
He is based in Century City.
Hayley S. Grunvald
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Grunvald specializes in labor and employment law with an emphasis on litigation defense.
She is based in San Diego.
Kristin P. Housh
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Housh specializes in business litigation including high stakes contractual disputes and equity ownership, partnership and shareholder disputes.
She is based in San Diego.
Patricia M. Jeng
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Francisco.
Jeng specializes in labor and employment litigation. She also represents clients before administrative agencies.
She is based in San Francisco.
Joy Nemirow
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Palo Alto.
Nemirow focuses on patent preparation, prosecution and strategy. She represents clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical fields.
She is based in Palo Alto.
Chris Ponder
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in Palo Alto.
Ponder focuses on complex intellectual property disputes related to patents, trade secrets and unfair competition in the digital streaming, enterprise software, gaming, medical device, semiconductor and telecommunications industries.
He is based in Palo Alto.
Thomas R. Proctor
was promoted to partner of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP in San Diego.
Proctor specializes in representing insurance companies in bad faith litigation.
He is based in San Diego.
CDF Labor Law LLP
Corey J. Cabral
was promoted to chair of cdf's paga litigation practice group of CDF Labor Law LLP in Sacramento.
Cabral focuses on defending employers in high stakes PAGA lawsuits.
He is based in Sacramento.
Blank Rome LLP
Anthony (Tony) R. Callobre
joined Blank Rome LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Callobre specializes in representing lenders and borrowers in commercial loan transactions particularly asset-based lending and fund finance.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1000 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1500 , Los Angeles 90017-1730 USA
T:
(213) 891-5024
F:
(213) 630-5773
CDF Labor Law LLP
Thomas B. Song
was promoted to chair of cdf’s workplace safety and health (osha) practice group of CDF Labor Law LLP in Irvine.
Song is an employment litigator and specializes in OSHA laws and compliance issues.
He is based in Irvine.
Fisher Phillips LLP
Andrew Saxon
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as of counsel in Irvine.
Saxon advises employers in employment, class action and commercial matters.
He is based in Irvine.
Albert Lin
joined Fisher Phillips LLP as associate in Irvine.
Lin focuses on defending employers in workplace claims.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
2050 Main Street Suite 1000 , Irvine 92614 USA
T:
(949) 798-2194
F:
(949) 851-0152
East Bay Trust and Estate Lawyers
Ryan J. Szczepanik
was promoted to president of East Bay Trust and Estate Lawyers in Orinda.
Szczepanik is a principal at Hartog, Baer & Hand APC and is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust, and probate law.
He is based in Orinda.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Jeremy A. Avila
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the department of aging in San Jose.
Avila has been deputy county counsel at the Santa Clara County Counsel's office since 2019.
He is based in San Jose.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Scott F. Gautier
joined Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Gautier specializes in creating and structuring transactions related to distressed financial situations.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
1800 Century Park East, Suite 1500 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 500-2165
F:
(310) 229-1285
Judicate West
Robert J. O'Hair
joined Judicate West as neutral in Sacramento.
O'Hair is a certified family law specialist and has been a private judge for 15 years for settlements and trials in Northern California. He is also a former judge pro tem for both the Sacramento County.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
980 9th Street Suite 2200 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 394-8490
F:
(916) 394-8495
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Michael R. Guerrero
joined Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Guerrero specializes in advising clients in consumer protection and consumer financial services issues.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
350 S Grand Ave Ste 3600 , Los Angeles 90071-3476 USA
T:
(213) 614-7384
Loeb & Loeb LLP
Jorge Arciniega
joined Loeb & Loeb LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Arciniega focuses on complex trademark and copyright matters including the registration and enforcement of global intellectual property portfolios and licensing and co-branding endorsement agreements.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
10100 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 2200 , Los Angeles 90067 USA
T:
(310) 282-2262
F:
(310) 282-2200
Mayer Brown LLP
Vivek K. Mohan
joined Mayer Brown LLP as partner in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Mohan specializes in cybersecurity and data privacy. He previously led the information security law team at Apple. He is based in Palo Alto and San Francisco.
Address
3000 El Camino Real # 2-300 , Palo Alto 94306 USA
T:
(650) 331-2054
Roberts Disability Law
Michelle L. Roberts
as founding partner
in Oakland
Roberts specializes in ERISA litigation with a focus on representing employees in benefit disputes.
She is based in Oakland.
Address
66 Franklin Street, Suite 300 , Oakland 94607 USA
T:
(510) 230-2090
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Aileen McGrath
joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as senior counsel in San Francisco.
Aileen McGrath, the former co-chief of appellate litigation in the San Francisco City Attorney's Office, has joined Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in San Francisco.
"I've been familiar with Pratik Shah's work from his very earliest days," said McGrath of her decision to move. "Pratik was an assistant to the Solicitor General when I was a law clerk to Justice Stephen Breyer and I remember watching him do some of his very first arguments many years ago at the court. So I had followed his career with interest over the years and this past fall, when I first began thinking about possible next steps, a mutual acquaintance of ours mentioned that he thought that I might be a natural fit for Pratik's Supreme Court and appellate group at Akin Gump."
McGrath added, she and Shah discussed the opportunity further in terms of what opportunities there were for her to leverage her state and federal experience litigating in the California courts as part of the practice group.
"I started thinking about next steps in the fall," she added. "During my last few years at the city attorney's office, I focused heavily on the office's lawsuits against the federal government, against the Trump administration in particular. My old office filed lawsuits on a range of topics ranging from sanctuary city issues to LGBT issues to health care and the like and with the election in the fall it became clear that kind of work would naturally start to transition and so I began thinking about next steps that would enable me to do that same kind of high stakes, high importance rapid pace litigation in the federal appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court as I had been doing."
Her move to Akin Gump is McGrath's return to private practice, she formerly was an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP before joining the city's attorney's office in 2012.
She had been with the office until her move to Akin Gump except for a year stint in 2015, where she served as a chambers attorney for Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar of the Supreme Court of California.
She also served as a law clerk to U.S. Court Appeals Judge Michael Boudin of the 1st Circuit in Boston and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer following her graduation from Harvard Law School.
Address
580 California St, Ste 1500 , San Francisco 94104-1036 USA
T:
(515) 765-9553
JAMS
Keith D. Koeller
joined JAMS as neutral in Irvine.
Koeller was a founding partner of the firm and specialized in litigation. At Jams, he will focus on business and commercial, construction, construction defect, insurance, personal injury and torts and real property disputes.
He is based in Irvine.
Address
5 Park Plaza, Suite 400 , Irvine 92614 USA
T:
(714) 937-8256
F:
(714) 939-8710