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Former Top California Official Joins Alston & Bird as Senior Policy Advisor

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Los Angeles / Sacramento, May 23, 2011 – Susan Kennedy, former Chief of Staff to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Cabinet Secretary to Governor Gray Davis, has joined Alston & Bird LLP as the Senior Policy Advisor for California. In this role, Kennedy will help Alston & Bird and the firm’s national and international clients successfully conduct business in California. Kennedy...

Farella Braun + Martel Takes Top Honors in The Recorder’s “The Best” Poll

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SAN FRANCISCO (December 17, 2010): Farella Braun + Martel LLP was ranked number one in the category of “The Best Trusts & Estates Firm” in The Recorder’s annual 2010 “The Best” special publication. In the 2010 survey, the legal community was asked “Which firm are you most likely to refer Trusts & Estates work to?” “We are delighted that our Family Wealth Group has earned this recognition...

Kevin Brodehl Joins Wendel Rosen’s Litigation Practice

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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 23, 2010 – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP’s Litigation Practice Group has gained another partner with the addition of Kevin R. Brodehl. Brodehl, formerly vice chair of Walnut Creek-based Morgan Miller Blair’s Business and Technology Practice Group, focuses his trial and appellate practice on intellectual property, complex commercial, and real estate disputes. He has...

Eugene Pak Joins Wendel Rosen’s Intellectual Property Practice Group

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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 2, 2010 – Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP has added Eugene M. Pak as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Pak joins from DLA Piper in San Francisco with more than 15 years of IP and litigation experience. “Demand for IP counsel from clients requires the expansion of this group,” says managing partner Daniel Rapaport. “Our green business and clean...