Stan Lewandowski joined Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP as partner in Silicon Valley.

Lewandowski advises emerging companies in corporate matters including venture capital and private equity financing, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions.
He is based in Silicon Valley.

Nicky Jatana was promoted to office managing principal of Jackson Lewis PC in Los Angeles.

Jatana represents clients in employment litigation and counsels employers on daily workplace issues.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Eugene C. Ryu joined K&L Gates LLP as partner in Los Angeles.

Ryu will lead the California labor, employment and workplace safety practice. He represents employers including global and national companies, emerging growth companies, startups and entrepreneurs.
He is based in Los Angeles.

George S. Howard Jr joined Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton LLP as partner in San Diego.

Howard represents employers in discrimination, wage and hour, harassment, trade secrets and employee mobility, retaliation, whistleblower, ERISA and contract issues.
He is based in San Diego.

Sarah A. Marsey was promoted to partner of Holland & Knight LLP in San Francisco.

Marsey represents Alaska Native Corporations and others, plus individuals in complex commercial disputes, construction litigation, professional liability and tort claims.
She is based in San Francisco.

Daniel R. Golub was promoted to partner of Holland & Knight LLP in San Francisco.

Golub is part of the firm's West Coast land use and environment group. He represents developers, nonprofits and public agencies in litigation and in the permitting and entitlement process.
He is based in San Francisco.

James Baca was promoted to managing partner of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo PC in Cerritos.

Baca was the firm's chief operating officer. He represents public and private sector employers in labor relations and negotiations, and represents school districts.
He is based in Cerritos.

Wesley E. Overson Jr. joined Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in San Francisco.

Overson specializes in intellectual property and commercial litigation.
He is based in San Francisco.

Jessica Rankin Corpuz was promoted to shareholder of Weintraub Tobin in Los Angeles.

Corpuz focuses on complex commercial disputes with an emphasis on entertainment and intellectual property litigation.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Daniel F. Freedman was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles.

Freedman advises clients in real estate development, zoning, land use entitlements and compliance with local, state and federal regulations.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Ryan D. Nowicki was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles.

Nowicki specializes in domestic and international tax planning and controversies, business structuring and complex transactions, as well as nonprofit tax-exempt organization law.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Andrew K. Steenbock was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in Los Angeles.

Steenbock focuses on wealth transfer planning, including estate, gift tax and charitable planning, probate and trust administration.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Stuart K. Tubis was promoted to partner of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP in San Francisco.

Tubis focuses on civil litigation with an emphasis on claims related to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
He is based in San Francisco.

Nicholas V. Janizeh was promoted to counsel of Tucker Ellis LLP in Los Angeles.

Janizeh focuses on product liability defense in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Kristina D. Lawson was promoted to managing partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

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Lawson specializes in complex entitlement, land use, environmental and municipal matters.
She is based in San Francisco.

Michael J. Gorback was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Gorback advises clients in corporate formation, debt and equity financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, technology transactions, employment counseling, public securities offerings, SEC reporting and corporate governance.
He is based in San Francisco.

Constance Liu was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Liu advises clients in tax strategies and international estate planning, including issues related to investments in the U.S. and tax reporting requirements for foreign trusts.
She is based in San Francisco.

Sandra L. Rappaport was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Rappaport specializes in employer- side labor and employment law.
She is based in San Francisco.

Mohammad Walizadeh was promoted to management committee member of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Walizadeh focuses on commercial litigation related to real estate such as lease and contract actions, partition actions, debt collection cases, partnership disputes and bankruptcy matters.
He is based in San Francisco.

Christopher A. Rheinheimer was promoted to partner of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Rheinheimer focuses on complex trials and litigation with an emphasis on environmental, energy, land use
and real estate-related matters.
He is based in San Francisco.

Ann Mary Olson was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Olson represents clients in the health and long-term care services industries in civil and regulatory litigation.
She is based in San Francisco.

Nicole S. Witt was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Witt advises clients on government and public agency law.
She is based in San Francisco.

Elisha J. Yang was promoted to senior counsel of Hanson Bridgett LLP in San Francisco.

Yang is a transactional lawyer with a focus on commercial, real estate and land use matters.
She is based in San Francisco.

Bao M. Vu was promoted to partner of Stoel Rives LLP in San Francisco.

Vu specializes in consumer products law and advises clients in compliance matters related to Proposition 65 labeling requirements and federal advertising and chemical product safety laws and regulations.
He is based in San Francisco.

Justin H. Haan was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Haan focuses on transactions and counseling involving intellectual property and technology.
He is based in San Francisco.

Alex Iftimie was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

Iftimie advises clients in sensitive cyber and U.S. national security matters, internal investigations and government enforcement actions.
He is based in San Francisco.

John R. Lanham was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Diego.

Lanham specializes in litigation related to the life sciences, health care, software and semiconductor industries.
He is based in San Diego.

Maureen Elizabeth Linch was promoted to partner of Morrison & Foerster LLP in San Francisco.

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Linch focuses on federal income tax matters.
She is based in San Francisco.

Analea Patterson joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as legal affairs secretary in Sacramento.

Patterson has been chief deputy legal affairs secretary in the governor's office since 2019.
She is based in Sacramento.

Diana Becton joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california victim compensation board in El Sobrante.

Becton is a former superior court judge who has been the district attorney for Contra Costa County since 2017.
She is based in El Sobrante.

Cinthia N. Flores joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california agricultural labor relations board in Los Angeles.

Flores was appointed to the board in 2020. She is a former staff attorney at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights.
She is based in Los Angeles.

Coby King joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the board for professional engineers, land surveyors and geologists in Los Angeles.

King has been on the board since 2013. He is president and CEO of High Point Strategies.
He is based in Los Angeles.

Erin M. Choi joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of the california exposition and state fair board of directors in Sacramento.

Choi was appointed to the board in 2020 and is the corporate counsel at Sutter Health.
She is based in Sacramento.

Rex Hime joined Gov. Gavin Newsom as member of california exposition and state fair board of directors in Loomis.

Hime has been a member of the board since 1996 and is the president and chief executive officer of the California Business Properties Association. He has been president and CEO since 1984.
He is based in Loomis.

Idan Netser joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Netser advises emerging and international companies on transactional matters including cross-border transactions, funding and investments, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, international tax, tax planning, tax controversy and transfer pricing.
He is based in Palo Alto.

Andrew Harper joined Sidley Austin LLP as partner in Palo Alto.

Harper advises clients on complex business and financing issues with an emphasis on emerging and high growth companies. He has experience in equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.
He is based in Palo Alto.

Sarah Hibbard joined Snell & Wilmer LLP as associate in San Diego.

Hibbard is a corporate and securities attorney and joins the firm's life sciences and medical technology industry group.

Tao Y. Leung was promoted to partner of Hogan Lovells US LLP in Los Angeles.

Leung leads the labor and employment practice in the firm's California offices and specializes in state and federal employment law.
He is based in Los Angeles.