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Buchalter has added litigation shareholder Daniel Rygorsky to its Los Angeles o ce. Ry- gorsky has extensive experience advising
Daniel Rygorsky leading e-commerce and technology companies across the nation. He is well versed in matters relating to the Americans with Dis- abilities Act, ERISA, the Credit Re- pair Organizations Act, and federal, state, and local tax statutes.
O’Connell Award Din- ner. e award— named in honor of Daniel O’Connell, a lawyer who became the rst great 19th-century
Brian Panish Irish nationalist lead- er—recognizes an individual who is a promoter of justice and a diligent ad- vocate, and who displays a passion and commitment to the legal profes- sion.
e Mexican American Bar Associa- tion honored four distinguished ju- rists at its Annual Judges’ Night & Awards Dinner: Hon. André Birotte Jr. and Hon. A. Ashley Tabaddor re- ceived the Benjamin Aranda III Judge of the Year Award; Hon. Victoria M. Chavez received the Carlos R. More- no Judicial Excellence Award; and Hon. Sergio C. Tapia II received the Judicial Community Service Award.
public o cials and public enforce- ment bodies. He assists clients in dra ing agreements, policies, and terms of use to minimize litigation and government investigations. A member of Mayer Brown’s consumer litigation and class action and com- mercial litigation groups, Wooten has represented clients in telecommuni- cations, false claims, false advertising, unfair competition, foreign com- merce and consumer protection mat- ters.
Responding to a sweeping program created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Am Law 100 rm Polsinelli has estab- lished its newest practice, the oppor- tunity zones practice group. e rm’s new practice will work with cli- ents to structure investments compli- ant with the law in opportunity zones across the country.
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M. Reed Mercado
Bank and nance se- nior counsel M. Reed Mercado has joined Bu- chalter. Mercado repre- sents a wide range of traditional and non- traditional lenders in
complex nancing transactions. He has structured, negotiated and docu- mented a wide variety of nancing ar- rangements, including working capi- tal nancing, real estate secured - nancing, debtor-in-possession - nancing and bridge nancing.
Trial Lawyer Nick Rowley, partner at Car- penter, Zuckerman, & Rowley and founder of Trial Lawyers for Jus- tice, has been named the 2018 Trial Lawyer
S. Desmond Jui joins Lathrop Gage as of counsel in the rm’s in- tellectual property practice. Jui brings ex- perience litigating pat- ent infringement and
Buchalter has added litigation special coun- sel Richard P. Steelman Jr. Steelman’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation disputes, with a partic-
S. Desmond Jui
Richard P. Steelman Jr.
of the Year by the Consumer Attor- neys Association of Los Angeles. e CAALA Trial Lawyer of the Year Award is one of the most signi cant honors bestowed upon a civil trial lawyer and highlights those who have shown exceptional trial skills and achieved unmatched victories on be- half of injury victims and families. It is also an award that recognizes a law- yer’s contribution to the profession and long-time dedication to the jury trial method of achieving civil justice. is was the sixth time that Rowley was one of the ve nalists for the award.
Mayer Brown has promoted Evan M. Wooten to counsel, e ective Jan. 1, 2019. Wooten, a litigation and dis- pute resolution counsel in Los Ange- les, is an experienced civil litigator who focuses on privacy, consumer class action defense and actions by
ular emphasis on health care clients including, urgent care centers, emer- gency physician groups, billing com- panies, hospitals and nancial servic- es clients.
Guy M. Rodgers joins Lathrop Gage as an associate in its in- tellectual property practice. Rodgers’ has a multifaceted back- ground including sci-
Nick Rowley
invalidity matters before U.S. district courts, the Federal Court and the U.S. Patent and Trademark o ce. He also possesses unique insight from the other side of the bench, as a former judicial clerk for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, and the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Roma B. Patel
ence, technology and the law. He has focused the whole of his legal career working out of the Los Angeles area and in the eld of intellectual prop- erty, primarily handling litigation matters of all types.
More than 500 in uential commer- cial real estate executives united at the Porsche Experience Center to cel-
Buchalter has added a new member of its health care group, at- torney Roma B. Patel. Patel focuses her prac- tice on regulatory health care matters and health business trans-
Guy M. Rodgers
actions.
Panish Shea & Boyle LLP proudly
congratulates founding partner Brian Panish, who was honored by the Irish American Bar Association of Los An- geles at its 36th annual Daniel
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