On the Move: Tracking the Ins and Outs of California Lawyers
Bar association news and new hires from across the California legal market.
September 14, 2018 at 11:49 AM
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The Alameda County Bar Association has announced the following nominations for its board of directors: Cheryl Poncini, president; Pelayo Llamas, president-elect; Lauren Powe, vice president; and for directors Alice Cheng, Jo-Anna Nieves, Autumn Paine and Peter Shelton. Additional nominations may be submitted to ACBA CEO and general counsel Tiela Chalmers at [email protected].
Janet Gertz was elected as co-chairwoman of the Lawyer Representatives for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California. Gertz is a partner in Barnes & Thornburg's finance, insolvency and restructuring department. She will also become a member of the Ninth Circuit's Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee.
DLA Piper brought on Vanina Guerrero as a partner in the Silicon Valley office. She will be part of the corporate practice. Previously, Guerrero was general counsel for Reliance Communications and Global Cloud Xchange.
Holland & Knight brought on Thomas Hill and Christina Tellado as partners in the Los Angeles office. Hill's practice focuses on management-side employment law, and Tellado's practice focuses on aspects of employment and labor law. Previously, both attorneys were partners at Reed Smith.
Ann Ravel joined McManis Faulkner as of counsel in the San Jose office. Previously, she was appointed to the Federal Election Commission as chairwoman in 2015 and vice chairwoman in 2014. Most recently, Ravel was a senior fellow at MapLight, a nonprofit organization.
Severson & Werson brought on Sharon Collier, Nandor Krause and Kenneth Ward to its trial practice. Collier represents corporations and local businesses in commercial litigation matters. Krause's experience includes litigating cases, including commercial business disputes, motor vehicle accidents, asbestos exposure claims, product liability claims and medical malpractice claims. Ward's practice focuses on such matters as insurance bad faith, inverse condemnation, and medical malpractice.
Cristina Shea has been named Reed Smith's Women's Initiative Network global chairwoman. WINRS focuses on building a global platform that provides support to women lawyers. Shea is part of the firm's insurance recovery practice and has experience representing corporate policyholders in disputes with insurance companies.
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