VLP Law Group LLP
Elliot G. Freier
joined VLP Law Group LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Freier specializes in taxation of mergers and acquisitions, establishing and growing companies, bankruptcy and workout taxation and tax controversy representation.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Address
555 Bryant Street Suite 820 , Palo Alto 94301
T:
(424) 344-9770
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Melinda Haag
joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Haag is a former U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California. She has more than 30 years of experience handling complex white collar and civil rights cases, as well as corporate investigations and complex commercial litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.
Walter Brown Jr.
joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Brown represents companies and individuals in criminal and regulatory investigations, parallel civil and administrative litigation and proceedings, as well as complex business litigation and crisis management.
He is based in San Francisco.
Randall "Randy" Luskey
joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Luskey is a former prosecutor and specializes in conducting internal investigations and representing clients in white collar criminal cases, fraud and abuse matters, complex class actions and cases brought under the False Claims Act.
He is based in San Francisco.
Jeremy M. Veit
joined Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Veit focuses on private equity transactions such as leveraged acquisitions of public and private targets, as well as equity and debt financing. He also has experience in securities offerings, fund formation, executive compensation and general corporate matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
King, Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP
Harold Papineau
was promoted to attorney of King, Holmes Paterno & Soriano LLP in Los Angeles.
Papineau was formerly a paralegal at the firm. He specializes in entertainment law.
He is based in Los Angeles.
DLA Piper LLP
Richard Rahm
joined DLA Piper LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Rahm advises and represents employers in wage and hour class and collective actions, in addition to other complex litigation matters.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
555 Mission St, Ste 2400 , San Francisco 94105-0922 USA
T:
(415) 638-2524
F:
(415) 659-7324
Gov. Gavin Newsom
Saralyn M. Ang-Olson
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief compliance officer at the california department of health care services in Sacramento.
Ang-Olson is a former senior assistant attorney general, director of the California Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, acting chief of civil prosecutions and supervising deputy attorney general in civil prosecutions.
She is based in Sacramento.
Lisa Niegel
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as chief counsel at the california department of rehabilitation in Sacramento.
Niegel has served as acting chief of the department since 2020. She was previously an attorney in the department from 2007 to 2020.
She is based in Sacramento.
Arthur “Ari” Krantz
joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california public employment relations board in Berkeley.
Krantz has served on the board since 2018. He is a pro bono attorney for the Centro Legal de La Raza Asylum Project since 2014.
He is based in Berkeley.
Higgs Fletcher & Mack
Jonathan A. Grissom
joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack as partner in San Diego.
Grissom specializes in nonprofit organizations, business and corporate law and tax.
He is based in San Diego.
Address
401 West A Street, Suite 2600 , San Diego 92101 USA
T:
(619) 236-1551
F:
(619) 696-1410
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Timothy A. Worrall
joined Baker & Hostetler LLP as partner in Denver and San Francisco.
Worrall is a patent prosecutor and focuses his practice on developing client's patent portfolios.
He is based in Denver and San Francisco.
Address
600 Montgomery Street, Suite 3100 , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(303) 861-0600
F:
(303) 861-7805
Paul Hastings LLP
Lucas M Rachuba
joined Paul Hastings LLP as partner in San Francisco.
Rachuba focuses on private equity, credit, hedge funds, venture capital and real estate.
He is based in San Francisco.
Address
101 California Street Forty-Eighth Floor , San Francisco 94111 USA
T:
(415) 856-7060
F:
(415) 856-7160
Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP

Allyson K Thompson
joined Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck LLP as partner in Los Angeles.
Thompson specializes in employment litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Address
11755 Wilshire Boulevrd , Los Angeles 90025 US
T:
(301) 775-6511
Waymaker LLP (formerly Baker Marquart LLP)
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Gamble T Parks
joined Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck as shareholder in Santa Barbara.
Parks specializes in estate planning, trust and probate law.
She is based in Santa Barbara.
Address
1021 Anacapa Street , Sacramento 93101 US
T:
(805) 963-7000
Judicate West
Daniel I. Spector
joined Judicate West as neutral in Sacramento.
Spector has served as a judge pro tem and a pro tem settlement conference judge for the Sacramento County Superior Court since 2000.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
980 9th Street Suite 2200 , Sacramento 95814 USA
T:
(916) 394-8490
F:
(916) 394-8495
SulmeyerKupetz APC
Steven F. Werth
was promoted to partner of SulmeyerKupetz APC in Los Angeles.
Werth represents Chapter 11 debtors, creditors and creditors' committees in bankruptcy cases.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Asa S. Hami
was promoted to partner of SulmeyerKupetz APC in Los Angeles.
Hami advises debtors, creditor committees, trustees and other parties in a range of bankruptcy-related matters in industries like real estate, retail, entertainment and health and fitness.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Amber S. Healy
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Cerritos.
Healy defends employers and management in employment claims including wage and hour class and representative actions, as well as unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, meal and rest break violation claims.
She is based in Cerritos.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Stephen M. McLoughlin
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Cerritos.
McLoughlin advises public and private agencies in transactional and litigation issues such as state community college districts in education related matters as well as providing counsel concerning compliance with Title IX.
He is based in Cerritos.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Susana P. Solano
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Sacramento.
Solano advises employers and management in employment issues including prevention of employment discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and wage and hour violations.
She is based in Sacramento.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

William A. Diedrich
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Riverside.
Diedrich advises school districts, community college districts and public agencies in all aspects of labor and employment law.
He is based in Riverside.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Anthony P. Niccoli
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Cerritos.
Niccoli represents contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers and owners in construction issues such as licensing, contract drafting and negotiations.
He is based in Cerritos.
Reed Smith LLP

Ashley B. Jordan
was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
Jordan focuses on insurance recovery. She advises policyholders in negotiation, litigation or alternative dispute resolution.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Scott K. Holbrook
was promoted to shareholder of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Sacramento.
Holbrook advises school districts, county offices of education and community college districts in labor and personnel matters.
He is based in Sacramento.
Reed Smith LLP

Benjamin R. Fliegel
was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in Los Angeles.
Fliegel is a commercial litigator with an emphasis on representing policyholders in large or protracted litigation with insurance companies.
He is based in Los Angeles.
Reed Smith LLP

Maytak Chin
was promoted to partner of Reed Smith LLP in San Francisco.
Chin focuses on complex litigation related to fiduciary duties, unfair competition and business torts.
She is based in San Francisco.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Alexandria M. Davidson
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Irvine.
Davidson represents California public school districts as general counsel.
She is based in Irvine.
Olson Remcho

Kristen Mah Rogers
was promoted to partner of Olson Remcho in Oakland.
Rogers represents clients in litigation related to election law, education funding, public policy and constitutional issues.
She is based in Oakland.
Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo

Dan J. Bulfer
was promoted to partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo in Irvine.
Bulfer represents employers in labor and employment compliance and risk management issues like workplace investigations and corrective actions.
He is based in Irvine.
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP

Heidi Walas
joined Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP as partner in Redwood City.
Walas specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies and early stage investors in venture financings, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers and general business matters.
She is based in Redwood City.
Address
550 Allerton Street , Redwood City 94063 United States of America
T:
(650) 321-2400
Nixon Peabody LLP
Rachel L. Conn
was promoted to partner of Nixon Peabody LLP in San Francisco.
Conn specializes in labor and employment law. She represents and advises clients on matters related to the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
She is based in San Francisco.
Jade E. Turner-Bond
was promoted to partner of Nixon Peabody LLP in Los Angeles.
Turner-Bond represents clients in the financing and refinancing of infrastructure and capital improvements projects for state and local municipal entities.
She is based in Los Angeles.
Munoz Dispute Resolution, Inc.

William Munoz
as president and ceo
in Sacramento
Munoz specialized in defending professionals in professional liability matters. The new arbitration and resolution firm focuses on professional liability, employment and personal injury matters throughout California.
He is based in Sacramento.
Address
555 University Avenue , Sacramento 95825 United States
T:
(916) 437-5900
Rutan & Tucker LLP

Allina M. Amuchie
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Amuchie specializes in business and civil litigation.
She is based in Orange County.

Mohammed E. Elayan
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Elayan advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, SEC reporting and compliance, financing, commercial and licensing agreements, corporate governance and entity structuring.
He is based in Orange County.

Lucas K. Hori
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Hori specializes in business and civil litigation.
He is based in Orange County.

Seth M. Jessee
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Jessee represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex business litigation.
He is based in Orange County.

Carrie A. MacIntosh
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Palo Alto.
MacIntosh focuses on construction, real estate and general commerce matters. She is a litigator and counsels clients in contract preparation, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution.
She is based in Palo Alto.

Jonathan D. Nomura
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Nomura represents lenders and borrowers in single and multiple lender acquisitions, construction, term and affordable housing financing related to all property types.
He is based in Orange County.

Kyle M. St. James
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
St. James advises clients on patent strategy including in portfolio development and prosecution.
He is based in Orange County.

Bryan A. Wilbert
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Wilbert represents financial institutions, private equity funds, developers and owners in commercial real estate matters such as acquisition, disposition, development, leasing and financing.
He is based in Orange County.

Meredith Williams
was promoted to partner of Rutan & Tucker LLP in Orange County.
Williams specializes in trademark and copyright litigation, including trade secret misappropriation, false advertising and unfair competition, and advises clients on how to promote and defend brands and intellectual property.
She is based in Orange County.
District Attorney Chesa Boudin
James Bell
joined District Attorney Chesa Boudin as member of the the san francisco ethics commission in San Francisco.
Bell replaces former judge Fern Smith, who is stepping down after serving on the commission for two years. Bell is the founding president of the W. Haywood Burns Institute.
He is based in San Francisco.