The Honorable Brian M. Hoffstadt ’95 was appointed by Governor Brown to the Second District Court of Appeal. He was previously a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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Thomas R. Kaufman ’95 was named one of California’s leading labor and employment attorneys by the Los Angeles Daily Journal.
Ruth L. Seroussi ’95 has returned to Buchalter Nemer as of counsel and a member of the firm’s Litigation and Labor and Employment Practice Groups. She was previously a principal of Newhouse|Seroussi Attorneys, PC.
Bruce Kokozian ’97 of the Kokozian Law Firm recently obtained a jury verdict in excess of $21.7 million in a wrongful termination suit—one of the highest verdicts in favor of an individual employee plaintiff in the history of Southern California. The case was featured in San Francisco Chronicle and Daily Journal articles.
Salvador Mendoza, Jr. ’97, a judge at the Superior Court for Benton and Franklin Counties, was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first Hispanic federal judge to serve the Eastern District of the state of Washington. He had previously served as an assistant attorney general for the state of Washington and deputy prosecuting attorney for Franklin County. He also worked in private practice and spent about a decade serving as judge pro-tem for Benton and Franklin Counties.
Tsui Yee ’98 of Guerrero Yee LLP was recently featured in Small Business Majority for her work as an immigration attorney.
Joshua Briones ’99 has joined the Los Angeles office of Blank Rome LLP as partner in the Corporate Litigation practice. Briones was previously in the litigation group at DLA Piper. In 2013, the American Bar Association published his co-authored book, Social Media as Evidence: Cases, Practice Pointers, and Techniques.
Deborah T. Chen ’96 was profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal in April for her work as general counsel of business incubator Idealab, a position she has held since 2012.
Andrei Iancu ’96, the managing partner of Irell & Manella LLP and a member of the litigation and intellectual property practice groups, was recognized among the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Top Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2014.
Matt McMurtrey ’96 has been named managing partner at Sacks, Glazier, Franklin, and Lodise. McMurtrey, who specializes in probate litigation with an emphasis on trusts and estates, joined the firm in 2001 and became a partner in January 2012. MATT MCMURTREY
Jennifer L. Kelly ’97 of Fenwick & West LLP was recognized among the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Top Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2014 for her counsel to video game companies and her ability to assess risks.
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2000 to 2010 Matthew Ashby ’00 has joined Polsinelli LLP as a partner in the Los Angeles office. He was formerly with McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP.
David A. Grossman ’00, whose practice at Loeb & Loeb focuses on intellectual property and business litigation, was recognized among the Los Angeles Daily Journal’s Top Intellectual Property Attorneys of 2014.