Katherine Ku ’03 joined Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as a partner in the firm’s Corporate and Securities Practice in Los Angeles. She joins from Munger, Tolles & Olson. Susan Schalla ’03, who specializes in corporate law, estate planning and probate, was elected a shareholder at Carney Badley Spellman in Seattle. Pam Singh ’03 was appointed as the Public Defender for Kern County, the first woman to serve in the role in the county’s history. David Horton ’04 was named to the 2016-2017 class of the UC Davis’ Chancellor’s Fellows. He joined the law faculty at UC Davis in 2012. Marc Lewis ’04 of Lewis & Llewellyn was named one of the 2017 Top 40 under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal. Cheryl Lott ’04 of Buchalter was named president-elect for the UCLA Alumni Association Board. She also serves on the UCLA Law Alumni Board of Directors. Bradley A. Lebow ’05, former editor of UCLA Law Review and executive editor of UCLA Entertainment Law Review, joined Higgs Fletcher & Mack as an associate. Timothy Loose ’05 was elected partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Glenn Nieves ’05 received the Hispanic National Bar Association’s “Top Lawyers Under 40” Award. He is the General Counsel, Vice President- Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary for fiberoptic network provider Wilcon.
Rebecca Petereit ’05, who focuses on corporate restructuring and reorganization, was promoted to partner at Vinson & Elkins in Dallas. Misty Sanford ’05 of Munger, Tolles & Olson was named one of the 2017 Top 40 under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal. Eric Vandevelde ’05, who focuses on white collar criminal defense, complex litigation and cybersecurity, was promoted to partner in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Matt Ahart ’06 joined Transom Consulting Group as associate partner. Kristen Hilton ’06 joined the Oregon Coast Aquarium board of directors. Arwen Johnson ’06 of Boies Schiller Flexner was named one of the 2017 Top 40 under 40 attorneys by the Daily Journal. Matthew Serratto ’06 won a seat on the Merced City Council. He has been a deputy in the Merced County District Attorney’s Office for nine years. Albert Valencia ’06 has joined Ervin Cohen & Jessup as partner in Beverly Hills. Focusing his practice on commercial real estate transactions, he previously was a partner at Sklar Kirsh. Christopher Campbell ’07 was named a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department at Latham & Watkins in San Francisco. Patrick Hammon ’07 was promoted to counsel in the Palo Alto office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. In 2017, he received a California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award
from the Daily Journal for his role in defending FedEx against allegations it conspired with online pharmacies to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and misbranded drugs. Aaron Levine ’07 was promoted to counsel in the New York office of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer. Amanda Molter ’07, who focuses on representing clients forming private investment vehicles, was been promoted to counsel at Latham & Watkins’ San Diego office. Daniel Rees ’07, who specializes in securities and corporate governance, was promoted to partner at Latham & Watkins’ Orange County office. Esther Ro ’07 was elected partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Los Angeles.
Cynthia Tollett ’07 was promoted to assistant executive director for the Directors Guild of America. Tollett was previously the Director’s Guild’s associate general counsel. Erin Kolter ’08 joined Dorsey and Whitney in the Intellectual Property Litigation Group in Seattle as of counsel. Daniel Wiesel ’08 joined the Los Angeles office of Wolf Rifkin as a senior associate in the Real Estate practice. He was previously with Norton Rose Fulbright. Ryan Erickson ’09, who focuses on litigation, became a partner at Lewis & Llewellyn. He joined the firm in 2013.
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