Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Tax Practice in California with the addition of property tax shareholders C. Stephen Davis and Cris O’Neall to the Orange County office.

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Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) is pleased to announce that Aaron Craig has joined as a partner in the firm’s Commercial and Complex Litigation Group. Mr. Craig brings more than 15 years of experience litigating high profile intellectual property, commercial and bankruptcy cases, with a focus on patent, trademark, entertainment and real property litigation. Last year, Mr. Craig won a seven-figure verdict in a three-week jury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of a victim of a fraudulent mortgage brokerage scheme. Mr. Craig has prevailed for clients on both the plaintiff and defense side, in Federal District and Bankruptcy Courts and California Superior Courts, as well as federal administrative proceedings before the International Trade Commission and Trademark Trial and Appeals Board. (more…)

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Eudeen Y. Chang is returning to international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP as a shareholder in the Irvine office. In addition to his litigation practice, Chang, who is fluent in Mandarin, serves as outside general counsel for Chinese investors and companies and counsels clients in real estate, corporate structure, formation, and governance matters. (more…)

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Real estate attorney Roxana K. Chamouillé has joined the law firm Freeman Freeman & Smiley, LLP as a partner in its Irvine office.

Ms. Chamouillé handles commercial real estate transactions on behalf of local, regional and nationwide institutional lenders, with particular emphasis on financing, acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing. She was previously the Founder and President of RKC APC, a law firm specializing in real estate transactions and litigation. (more…)

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Troutman Sanders LLP announced today that J. David Bournazian has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in Orange County. He joins the firm from Baker Hostetler LLP. Bournazian is the third litigation partner to join the firm’s Orange County office in the past six months, with Edward Kim and Peter Villar arriving last fall. (more…)

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP is pleased to announce that William (Bill) Rooklidge is joining the Orange County office as a partner. Formerly with Jones Day, Rooklidge will continue to practice intellectual property law with a focus on patent litigation.

“We are very pleased to welcome Bill to the firm,” said Ken Doran, Chairman and Managing Partner of Gibson Dunn. “Bill is a nationally recognized patent litigator with extensive trial and appellate experience. Our patent litigation practice is thriving, and adding someone of Bill’s caliber will help us continue to grow our practice while providing the highest level of client service.” (more…)

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Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP, announced the addition of a three-partner group to its Intellectual Property practice, including Robert W. Dickerson Jr. and Lawrence R. LaPorte in the firm’s Los Angeles office, and Yasser M. El-Gamal in Orange County. The team joins from Dickstein Shapiro LLP, where Dickerson had served as co-leader of that firm’s Intellectual Property practice and El-Gamal had served as administrative partner of its Orange County office.

Dickerson joins as chair of Manatt’s national Intellectual Property practice. (more…)

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The global law firm Jones Day has announced that four former prosecutors – including three Assistant U.S. Attorneys and a former Deputy District Attorney – have joined the Firm’s Business and Tort Litigation Practice in three different California offices. In San Diego, Truc Do and Peter Mazza have joined as partner and of counsel, respectively. In addition, Rasha Gerges Shields has joined Jones Day as a partner in Los Angeles and Cheryl O’Connor will join the firm on November 17 as a partner in Irvine. (more…)

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Morris Polich & Purdy LLP is pleased to announce that on July 1, 2014, SmithTrager PC joined Morris Polich & Purdy LLP, an established law firm with offices in Los Angeles, Irvine, San Diego, San Francisco and Las Vegas. SmithTrager attorneys Summer L. Nastich and Diane R. Smith bring with them exceptional expertise in the areas of environmental and construction law. (more…)

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Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) is pleased to announce that Carol A. Gefis has joined the firm’s Irvine, California office as a partner. She brings 25 years of employment law knowledge, including significant litigation experience in state and federal court. (more…)

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to welcome Eric J. Fromme as a partner in its Irvine, California office. Formerly of Rutan & Tucker, Fromme helps companies to restructure their financial affairs and represents creditors in their dealings with financially distressed companies, both in and out of court. (more…)

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Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo (AALRR) is pleased to announce that Kellie Christianson has joined the firm’s Irvine, California office as a partner, bringing a 21-year practice that focuses on legal counsel and strategic advice to car dealerships and small businesses exclusively in all aspects of employment and business litigation. She had been a partner with the firm of Callahan Thompson Sherman & Caudill LLP. (more…)

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