Ware and Freidenreich. Carol Stratford is general counsel for KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, where her work includes a mixture of transactional contract work and intellectual property.
96 Timothy Branson
is a partner at Gordon & Rees in San Diego, where he focuses on commercial litigation. Shelyna Brown was honored in a special Women of Influence 2011 section by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. She is a deputy public defender for Santa Clara County. Patrick Premo B.S. ’89 received a pro bono services award from the Santa Clara County Bar Association. He is a partner at Fenwick & West, and had chaired the firm’s pro bono program since 2005. He also has provided direct legal services to low-income clients. Jeff Rich B.A. ’92 and his wife, Molly (Foy) Rich B.S. ’92, announce the birth of their third child, Findlay George Rich, on June 12, 2010. Finn joins brother, Jeffrey Jr., and sister, Molly, in Palo Alto. Jeff is assistant general counsel at Juniper Networks.
97 Michele Corvi was
named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2010 Edition. She is coleader of the family law team at McManis Faulkner. Clare Frank is the assistant deputy director, cooperative fire, training and safety program, for CAL FIRE, the largest fire department in California and second largest in the United States. Robert Greeley B.S. ’87 received Santa Clara County Bar Association’s Diversity Award in recognition of his commitment and
leadership in promoting diversity in the legal profession. Greeley’s San Jose law firm focuses on employee rights. Gerry Houlihan B.S. ’87 married Karen Dalhuisen on Nov. 24, 2010. They live in San Jose. Gerry is an attorney with Matteoni, O’Laughlin & Hechtman in San Jose. Jeff True is vice president and general counsel at Palo Alto Networks. He previously held a similar role at 2Wire for five years before its acquisition by Pace.
98 Michael Reiter has his own law firm in Redlands, after serving as an assistant city attorney there for four years. He handles personal injury, criminal, business, real estate, and municipal law. Nader Yasin B.S. ’94 and his wife, Lynn, announce the birth of their third child, Max Julien. Nader handles intellectual property and general business litigation with his law firm, La Fleur & Yasin. 99 Neda Mansoorian
was named to the Northern California Super Lawyers 2010 Edition as a rising star. She is an attorney at McManis Faulkner in high tech litigation. Natasha Parrett is a shareholder at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel in San Jose. Previously, she was a litigator representing New York City in serious child abuse and neglect cases, and was a trial attorney in the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General’s Corps. She was named a Northern California Rising Star in 2009 and 2010, and a Woman of Influence by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
00 Jason Baker is mayor of the city of Campbell.
Ian Carter is a partner at Downey Brand in Roseville. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, corporate governance, and intellectual property. Susan Edwards is senior corporate counsel in employment law for Marvell Semiconductor in Santa Clara. She was honored in a special Women of Influence 2011 section by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Annaliese (Smith) Dolph is director of public policy for Disability Rights North Carolina. She and her husband, Donavan, have two daughters, Lillian, 6, and Cecelia, 3. Dori Rose Inda, executive director of the Watsonville Law Center, received a $125,000 award from the James Irvine Foundation for the center’s Agricultural Workers Access to Health Project. Nanci Lewellen is in solo practice, as a business and real estate attorney. Anne Ortel is general counsel of Future US, a publisher of special interest print and digital magazines and interactive digital content. Traci Pickering is a partner at Mello & Pickering in San Jose, where she practices family law.
01 Samuel Dalesandro
Jr. and Heather Mardel Jones ’02 announce the birth of their first child, Lila Mardel Dalesandro, on Aug. 11, 2010. Sam is a deputy district attorney in Fresno County, in the Career Criminal Unit. Heather is an associate at Dowling, Aaron and Keeler in Fresno, focusing on civil, probate, and trust litigation. Abdi Shayesteh is vice president and counsel with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in New York.
Previously, he was at King & Spaulding for four years. Scotty and Angela (Foster) Storey welcomed their second child, Spencer, on Nov. 2, 2010. He joins big brother, Alastair, 3. Scotty has a law firm in Santa Clara, and Angela is a trial attorney with Farmers Insurance. Amin Zoufonoun B.S. ’98 is director of mergers and acquisitions at Facebook. Previously, he was director of corporate development at Google, and director of intellectual property and corporate counsel at ArrayComm.
02 Matthew Ellis is a partner at Downey Brand in Sacramento, where he focuses on real estate law. Kristina Lawson is a partner with Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, in its San Francisco office. 03 Erin Dungan is an
associate with Briggs and Morgan, where she practices intellectual property litigation. Scott Gilles was appointed Deputy Secretary for Elections in Nevada in January 2011, and is responsible for administering the state’s election process, including enforcing state and federal election laws and procedures and the Help America Vote Act (HAVA). Brian Hennessy B.S. ’00 is one of the recipients of the 2011 Ignatian Award from Santa Clara University’s Alumni Association. It is given for exceptional service to humanity. Gina Policastri is a certified family law specialist and a senior associate at Lonich & Patton in San Jose, where she has worked since 2003. Christina and Michael Vigilia announce the birth of a daughter, Jamie
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