ALUMNI :: CLASS NOTES
Thuy Thi Nguyen ’00 is the new president of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Prior to her appointment, she was general counsel for the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and general counsel of Peralta Community College District. Justin M. Barnes ’01 has joined Troutman Sanders LLP from Fish & Richardson.
Olga Fuentes Skinner ’01 has been promoted by Kasowitz to partner in the firm’s New York office. Formerly special counsel with Kasowitz, her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, arbitration, and internal investigations. Lev A. Ginsburg ’02, co-founding partner of Ginsburg Daniels, was featured in the Variety 2016 Legal Impact Report.
Rajani K. Gupta ’02 of Proskauer Rose LLP in Los Angeles was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal.
Devin A. McRae ’02 of Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae LLP in Los Angeles was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal. Bonita Moore ’02 has joined the litigation team at Faegre Baker Daniels in Los Angeles. Previously, Moore was a principal at Bird Marella in Los Angeles.
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David W. Tang ’02 re-joins Seward & Kissel as counsel in the Investment Management Practice. Previously, Tang was counsel to compliance consultant and investment management law firm Orical LLC. Joshua Wright ’02 has joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s antitrust practice as senior of counsel in the Washington, D.C., office. Wright, who served as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission from 2013 to 2015 and is one of the nation's leading scholars in antitrust law and consumer protection, is currently a professor of law and director of the Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University. Eric Hwang ’03 joined WilmerHale in Palo Alto. Hwang advises technology and life sciences companies, investment banks, and venture capital and private equity firms on strategic transactions. Eric J. Troutman ’03 has joined Dorsey & Whitney LLP’s Consumer Financial Services practice as partner in Southern California. Troutman joins Dorsey from Severson & Werson. Amy S. Williams ’03 was promoted to partner at Carothers DiSante & Freudenberger LLP in Orange County. She was recognized by SuperLawyers as a Rising Star in 2012 and 2015 for her track record and expertise in California labor and employment law. Dr. Walter Wu ’03 has joined the Palo Alto office of Cooley LLP as partner in the firm’s Life Sciences Patent Group. Wu joins from Morrison & Foerster LLP.
Nicole Cunningham ’04 was elected partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Cunningham is a member of the intellectual property practice in San Diego. Brandon J. Davis ’04 of Nossaman LLP in Los Angeles was named as one of the Top 40 Under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal. Annie Granatstein ’04 has joined The Washington Post and will head the WP BrandStudio. She joins the Post from Slate’s in-house creative agency. Erin R. Ranahan ’04 of Winston & Strawn LLP in Los Angeles was named as one of the Top 40 Under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal. Dominik Sklenar ’04 has been promoted to counsel at Latham & Watkins in Hong Kong. Sklenar is a member of the corporate department, specializing in capital markets transactions. Keith D. Yandell ’04 was named the first general counsel for DoorDash Inc. Previously, Yandell was working as litigation director for Uber. Gabriel F. Brakin ’05 was featured in the Variety 2016 Legal Impact Report. Brakin is the general counsel and executive vice president of business affairs at Participant Media. Eric Fisher ’05 has been named associate fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America. Fellowship is by invitation only and extended to less than one-half of one percent of attorneys in the United