Alison practices in the area of corporate and employee benefits law. Her practice focuses on the tax, securities and ERISA aspects of executive and equity compensation; including nonqualified deferred compensation plans, stock compensation plans, employee stock purchase plans, change in control plans, as well as perquisite programs, executive employment and severance agreements. For 18 years, she has been advising clients regarding their traditional employee benefit plans — including 401(k) and other retirement plans — health and welfare plans and cafeteria plans. (more…)
Cooley LLP announced today that Robert W. (“Rob”) Phillips has joined the firm as a partner in its business department. Phillips will reside in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Phillips’ practice focuses on the representation of technology and other companies in capital markets offerings, including public offerings and convertible debt and high yield debt offerings. Phillips, who was previously a partner at Latham & Watkins, also has deep experience advising clients on general corporate issues, including securities laws compliance and corporate governance and in handling mergers and acquisitions and private financings. (more…)
With a strong focus on helping our clients navigate new and complex employment laws and regulations, Nixon Peabody has added new partner Oswald Cousins, who will join our San Francisco Labor & Employment practice.
Oswald is an experienced trial lawyer who focuses his practice in the areas of wrongful termination, discrimination and harassment, wage and hour, disability accommodation, trade secrets, and contract disputes. During his 20 years of practice, he has served as lead and co-lead counsel on numerous bench trials, jury trials and arbitration in federal and state forums. Oswald provides counseling and advice to employers involving hiring and terminating employees, workplace investigations, disability accommodations, employee leaves, reductions in force, wage and hour issues, and various governmental compliance issues. (more…)
Gordon & Rees welcomed two new partners to the firm’s expanding San Francisco office, bringing to three the number of lateral partners who have joined the firm’s San Francisco office over the past month. Fletcher Alford returns to Gordon & Rees from Dentons and Brian Mulry joins the firm from Gagen, McCoy, McMahon, Koss, Markowitz & Raines. Robert P. Andris recently joined Gordon & Rees from Ropers, Majeski, Kohn & Bentley.
“As the firm prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary in October, we are thrilled to welcome home our friend and colleague Fletcher, who along with Brian and Rob add dynamic new capabilities to our growing San Francisco office,” says firmwide managing partner Dion N. Cominos. “These outstanding lawyers are the perfect additions for Gordon & Rees’s expanding commercial litigation, class action, land use, and intellectual property practices.” (more…)
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has added partner Joshua A. Dean in Orange County and special counsel Thomas G. Reddy in San Francisco. Dean and Reddy join Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate practice group from Bingham McCutchen.
“We are thrilled to welcome Josh and Tom, who bring a bank-focused transactional expertise to our Corporate practice group. Their knowledge and capabilities dovetail well with our financial institutions practice, while also strategically expanding our capabilities geared toward community and regional banks. Josh brings a significant level of banking industry M&A, securities and other experience, while Tom specializes in a mix of bank regulatory, finance and transactional work,” said Guy N. Halgren, chairman of Sheppard Mullin. (more…)
Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of Vanessa C. Gage as a partner in San Francisco, where she is a member of the firm-wide Financial Industry Group (FIG).
Gage was formerly an attorney in Mayer Brown’s New York office, where she focused her practice on asset-based lending, securitization and other structured products, and she is especially known for her work on major aviation and rail deals. (more…)
Duane Morris LLP is pleased to announce that Mariette “Jet” J. Stigter has joined the firm’s Immigration Practice Group in its San Francisco office. Stigter adds to the firm’s global immigration capabilities. Both Chambers USA and U.S. News Best Lawyers have consistently awarded Duane Morris with top-tier national rankings in immigration law. Stigter joins Duane Morris from Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. (more…)
Maynard Cooper & Gale PC today announced the firm will open a new office in San Francisco. Existing clients and related opportunities have led to this decision to expand the firm’s presence on the West Coast. This new office will initially focus on three practice areas: insurance and financial services litigation, complex ERISA litigation (including class actions), and sports and entertainment law. (more…)
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP announces the addition of Diana Hastings to the firm’s Corporate practice in California. Based in San Francisco, Hastings focuses on international, domestic and cross-border estate planning, estate and trust administration and related tax matters.
Hastings is a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and is certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization as a legal specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. (more…)
Robert P. Andris and Michael D. Kanach have joined Gordon & Rees’s Intellectual Property Practice Group in San Francisco as a partner and senior counsel, respectively. Andris and Kanach are the latest additions to Gordon & Rees’s growing San Francisco office, which now has more than 115 attorneys. The firm was recently named by The National Law Journal as the 13th largest law firm in the Bay Area. (more…)
Reed Smith LLP has added Kevin D. Whittaker as a partner in its Labor & Employment practice in San Francisco.
“Northern California is an important and growing market for our national Labor & Employment practice,” said Sara Begley, Global Leader of the firmwide practice. “The addition of Kevin Whittaker, with his substantive background in employment litigation serving national client portfolios, adds depth to our Northern California presence and supports our growing national practice.” (more…)
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…)
