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Sklar Kirsch has opened a new o ce in Orange County, with recent addition Je ery Richbourg joining the rm at that location.
against, and between, government agencies and private entities.
owners on high-stakes land use and
CEQA matters.
Polsinelli welcomes
Je ery Richbourg
Blank Rome LLP has elected Jonathan Keen to partner. Keen concentrates his prac- tice on a broad range of corporate and busi-
six attorneys who have joined the Los Angeles o ce over the past few months. Tanya Beh- nam is an associate in the bankruptcy and restructuring practice group. Brieana Dorf- man is an associate in the real estate practice group. Erica Gruver is an associate in the em- ployment class action practice group. Ima Nsien is an associate in the rm’s health care litigation practice. Kirra Jones is an asso-
Richbourg specializes in executing high-stakes mergers and acquisi- tions, as well as a range of corporate and securities transactions.
For the third consecutive year, Am Law 100 rm Polsinelli has been named on the 2019 Client Service A- Team Report by BTI Consulting Group as one of the 30 leading law rms across the country that deliver the best client service.
Jonathan Keen
Tanya Behnam
Brieana Dorfman
Ima Nsien
Ibiere Seck
Ibiere Seck has joined the Simon Law Group as of counsel. Seck was the National Bar Association’s 2015 Nation’s Best Advo-
ness transactions, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, securities matters, venture capital and private equity transactions, and general out- side counsel representation. His practice includes representing well- established companies, as well as pri- vately held companies and emerging growth companies. Keen represents these companies in a variety of mat- ters, including mergers and acquisi- tions, as well as equity nancing and investment transactions. He also represents NYSE and NASDAQ-list- ed companies in public o erings and private placements of equity and debt securities and counsels them on public company reporting and other regulatory matters. He is a certi ed public accountant licensed in the State of California.
ciate in the products liability and toxic tort practice group. Scott Timpe is an associate in the capital markets and commercial lending practice.
Je er Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP announces the promotion of Jamie K. Ogden to partnership. Part of the taxation and trusts and estates department, Ogden advises individuals and business entities on a range of tax plan- ning, tax controversy and estate planning matters. He counsels U.S. and non-U.S. individuals on complex income, estate and gi tax planning, along with business succession and general family of- ce matters. He serves as lead tax counsel M&A transactions, - nancing, internal corporate re- structurings and deferred com- pensation matters.
cates 40 Under 40. She was also the recipient of Consumer Attorneys As- sociation of California’s Street Fight- er of the Year award for 2016.
Enrique A. Monagas
Trial attorney En- rique A. Monagas joins Sklar Kirsh LLP’s liti- gation group. Mona- gas’ practice focuses primarily on business,
Cox, Castle & Nich- olson LLP has elected A. Alexander DeGood to the rm’s partner- ship. DeGood joined the rm’s land use practice group in 2013
intellectual property, entertainment, and constitutional matters. He has represented clients before the Su- preme Court of the United States, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court, and other courts throughout the country. As a former California Deputy At- torney General, he has been on the front lines of major legal battles
A. Alexander DeGood
and handles zoning matters, envi- ronmental compliance and litiga- tion, with a focus on California En- vironmental Quality Act compli- ance. He also maintains an active litigation practice, frequently repre- senting developers and property
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