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UCLA School of Law gave me an education, friends, mentors, lifelong memories and skills that I use on a daily basis. — Diego Arp, J.D. '03, Vice President, Wells Fargo Capital Finance
UCLA School of Law gave me an education, friends, mentors, lifelong memories and skills that I use on a daily basis.
— Diego Arp, J.D. '03, Vice President, Wells Fargo Capital Finance
UCLA Law shaped me as a lawyer and person and connected me to a community. I’m committed to giving back so future students can feel connected the same way. – Rich Parker, J.D. '74, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
UCLA Law shaped me as a lawyer and person and connected me to a community. I’m committed to giving back so future students can feel connected the same way.
– Rich Parker, J.D. '74, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
My three years at UCLA Law were the beginning of something wonderful —something that is satisfying to this day, in my career and my friendships with alumni. – Brian Lee, J.D. ’96, CEO and Co-Founder, The Honest Company
My three years at UCLA Law were the beginning of something wonderful —something that is satisfying to this day, in my career and my friendships with alumni.
– Brian Lee, J.D. ’96, CEO and Co-Founder, The Honest Company
UCLA Law broadened my horizons and kept me committed to the reason why I went to law school: to be an advocate for my community.– Kristen Johnson, J.D. ’13, Clerk, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
UCLA Law broadened my horizons and kept me committed to the reason why I went to law school: to be an advocate for my community.
– Kristen Johnson, J.D. ’13, Clerk, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Schuyler M. Moore of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Read more
Rasha Gerges Shields has joined Jones Day as a partner. Read more
Caroline Dessert is the new executive director of Immigration Equality, a nationwide organization that provides direct representation and advocacy for LGBT and HIV-positive asylum seekers. Read more
Robert Fabela was appointed as the general counsel of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.Board of Directors. Read more
Ginny Sloan, founder and president of The Constitution Project in Washington, D.C., received the 2014 Excellence in Advocacy Award for a Federal Campaign, presented at the Professional Women in Advocacy Conference in November. Read more
Eric Weissmann recently received the 2010 Entertainment Lawyer of the Year Award by the Beverly Hills Bar Association for his contributions to the industry and the community. Read more
Perry Maguire has retired from Farmer & Ridley LLP in Los Angeles, where he specialized in employee benefits and executive compensation for both publicly and privately held companies. Read more
Stacey Snider, co-chairman of 20th Century Fox, was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2014 Power 100 listing of Women in Entertainment. Read more
Brian Jones married Samara Yudof in December. Jones is a senior vice president of Strayer Education Inc., overseeing the company’s external affairs and government relations Read more
Adam L. Kestenbaum has been made a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins. Kestenbaum, a member of the Tax Department, specializes in executive compensation and employee benefits matters. Read more
Jeffrey M. Goldman has joined Pepper Hamilton LLP as a partner in the Orange County and Los Angeles offices. Read more
The Honorable Ann Kough [Ret.] was profiled by the Los Angeles Daily Journal in December. Read more
Tritia M. Murata is a new partner with Morrison & Foerster LLP in Los Angeles. Read more
Ken Ziffren, a partner at Ziffren, Brittenham LLP and an adjunct professor at UCLA Law, was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. Read more
Yosef Mahmood has joined Blank Rome LLP as an associate in the Corporate Litigation group. Read more
Philip Cook has opened The Cook Law Firm, a downtown Los Angeles litigation boutique. The new firm opening was featured in a February 3, 2015 Los Angeles Daily Journal article. Read more
Ana Graciela Nájera Mendoza is this year’s Hernandez-Stern Law School Scholarship recipient, a scholarship awarded by MALDEF. She was a 2012 Summer Law Clerk at MALDEF and was selected as one of eight law students in California to be a 2013 CELA Employee Justice Fellow. Read more
Randolph C. Visser, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Sheppard Mullin, was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
Joel Bernstein is now vice president, regulatory and public policy, for SMS/800, Inc., a provider of toll-free numbering and database administration services for the telecommunications industry. Read more
Nancy Alpert has retired from A&E Television Networks, LLC, where she had been vice president and deputy general counsel since 2007. Read more
Patrick Gibbs was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
Bruce Tobey, a partner in the Century City office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014. Read more
Stephanie C. Thomas is now a partner in the San Francisco office of Morrison & Foerster LLP. Read more
Sandra M. Forman joined Proskauer as senior counsel in the firm’s New York office. She is part of Proskauer’s business development companies team and came to the firm after a decade at Harris & Harris Group, where she was general counsel and chief compliance officer. Read more
Lillian Vega Jacobs has been appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Brown. Read more
Patricia C. Perez has joined Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC from Puente Consulting APC. She is a shareholder in the firm’s San Diego office. Read more
Henry Waxman retired in January from Congress, following a three-term, 40-year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read more
Ed Weissman was appointed by President Obama as United States Commissioner of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Weissman is a retired director of several fishing enterprises and began his career as an attorney in private practice Read more
The Honorable David Brickner [Ret.] was profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal for his work as a mediator with JAMS. He specializes in employment, insurance, personal injury, other torts and real estate cases. Read more
The Honorable Frances Rothschild was recently elevated by Governor Jerry Brown to a presiding justice position on the Second District Court of Appeal. Read more
David C. Eisman, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Read more
Glenn Nieves, general counsel and vice president of government affairs for Wilshire Connection (Wilcon), was profiled in Hispanic Executive Magazine. Read more
Lisa Greer Quateman has been named general counsel of the UCLA Alumni Association. While serving on the executive, nominating and government committees of the alumni association, she will continue as the office managing partner at Polsinelli LLP in Los Angeles. Read more
Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero was elected to the Women Lawyers of Alameda County Board of Directors. Read more
Tina Koonse was quoted in November in a front-page Los Angeles Times article on wage theft in the garment industry. Read more
Gary L. Gilbert of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Read more
The Honorable Alex Kozinski was profiled by the Los Angeles Daily Journal in December at the end of his term as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, a position he held for seven years. Read more
Liane Randolph was appointed by Governor Brown as commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission. Read more
Ronald O. Kaye was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
Brelle Rohwer is now vice president of client services at UpShot LLC, a leading claims and noticing firm serving companies undergoing corporate bankruptcy. Read more
R. Daniel Carter has joined the Tulsa office of Conner & Winters LLP. Read more
Erin Kolter is now a partner in the Los Angeles office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Read more
Elizabeth Y. J. Oh has been promoted to counsel in Latham & Watkins’ Los Angeles office. Read more
Victor J. Gold is stepping down after seven years as dean of Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. Gold joined the Loyola faculty in 1984 and became an associate dean in 2000. Gold said he will take a year-long sabbatical to update his books on federal practice and procedure and his evidence casebook. He plans to return to the Loyola faculty in 2016. Read more
The Honorable Rupa Goswami was profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal as the state’s first South Asian female jurist. She was appointed by Governor Brown to the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2013. Read more
Peter J. Howell is now a partner in the Costa Mesa office of Rutan & Tucker LLP. Read more
John Branca of Ziffren, Brittenham LLP was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers and one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California. Read more
James Behrens practices bankruptcy and restructuring law in Los Angeles at Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP. Read more
Nicholas Hobson is a new partner in Cooley LLP’s San Francisco office. Read more
Paul Swanson has joined Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles as counsel. He was previously with Liner LLP. Read more
Todd A. Davidovits has joined the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Polsinelli LLP in the intellectual property litigation practice. Read more
Hernán Vera is joining Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow PC in Los Angeles as a litigation partner. Read more
Leah Goodridge, an attorney at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project, was recently selected as a Fulbright Specialist, traveling to Malta in March 2015 to teach social entrepreneurship. Read more
Laura Stoll is now a partner with Goodwin Procter LLP in Los Angeles. Read more
Sara A. Mann has joined Hinman & Carmichael LLP as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco office. Read more
Sandra Stern, chief operating officer of Lionsgate TV, was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2014 Power 100 listing of Women in Entertainment. Read more
Joshua Dean has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP as a partner in Orange County. Read more
Oswald Cousins is a new member at Nixon Peabody. He joined the firm’s Labor & Employment practice in San Francisco from Littler Mendelson. Read more
Gregory K. Jones has joined Dykema Gossett PLLC as senior counsel in Los Angeles. He was previously with Stutman, Treister & Glatt PC. Read more
Rob B. Villeza has been appointed to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Governor Brown. Read more
Skip Brittenham of Ziffren, Brittenham LLP was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Brittenham also was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014. Read more
Aaron Gafni was included in Variety’s roundup of Hollywood’s New Leaders. Read more
Eric Jensen was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Jensen is a partner in the Palo Alto office of Cooley LLP. Read more
Howard E. King, a partner in the Los Angeles firm King Holmes Paterno & Berliner LLP, was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Read more
John T. Frankenheimer of Loeb & Loeb was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Read more
Ralph Shapiro was honored with the Bernard E. Witkin Amicus Curiae Award in August, one of the distinguished service awards presented by the Judicial Council of California. Read more
Danny Passman, a partner at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, was included in Variety’s roundup of Hollywood’s New Leaders. Read more
Lauren Bernadett has joined Sacramento’s Somach Simmons & Dunn. Read more
Tami K. Sims, an associate at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, was profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal in December as part of a series highlighting pro bono work. Read more
The Honorable Paul A. Turner, presiding justice of the Second District Court of Appeals, was profiled in the Los Angeles Daily Journal for keeping a full caseload while undergoing cancer treatment and waiting for a liver transplant. Read more
Ruth E. Fisher, a partner in the Century City office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher and co-chair of the firm’s Media, Entertainment & Technology practice, was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers and she was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014. Read more
Offer Lion joined the Los Angeles office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP as partner. He was previously with Hunton & Williams LLP. Read more
The Honorable Teresa Magno has been sworn in as a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. She was previously in the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office. Read more
William Sullivan, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Paul Hastings, was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
Jennifer Lloyd Kelly was named by the Los Angeles Daily Journal as one of California’s Top Entertainment Lawyers. Read more
Glenn Whitehead, executive vice president of business and legal affairs at HBO, was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014. Read more
Matthew Erramouspe, a partner in the Century City office of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014 Read more
Pauline Maxwell was appointed to a judgeship in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court by Governor Brown. Read more
William M. Kahane has been elected executive chairman of the board of New York REIT, Inc., a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Read more
Craig A. Moyer was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. He is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. Read more
Terry Garnett has joined the Los Angeles office of Loeb & Loeb LLP as a partner. He was previously with Goodwin Procter LLP. Read more
Jessica Kornberg was named president and CEO of Bet Tzedek. She is the first woman to occupy the organization’s top job. Read more
Steve Younger was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014. Younger is a partner with Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light. Read more
Barbara Krieg, who has been director of human resources for the state of Hawaii for the past three years, has been approved by the board of education to run the state Department of Education’s office of human resources as an assistant superintendent. Read more
of Ziffren, Brittenham LLP was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s 2014 Power 100 listing of Women in Entertainment. Read more
Keith H. Borjon was appointed by Governor Brown in December to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Read more
A. Barry Cappello of Cappello & Noel LLP in Santa Barbara was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
The Honorable Elwood Lui [Ret.] was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
Cheryl Snow, a partner at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, was included in Variety’s Dealmaker’s Impact Report for 2014. Read more
Andrei Iancu, managing partner of Irell & Manella LLP, was named among the Top 100 Lawyers in California by the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Read more
March 3, 2015 -- Professor Emeritus Gary Blasi commented on bringing relief to the homeless in Los Angeles. His comments appear in a Los Angeles Times article. "Its fundamental... Read more
March 3, 2015 -- Professor Jill Horwitz has co-authored an article on the Affordable Care Act's hospital tax exemption rules. The article was published in Health Affairs. Read the... Read more
March 2, 2015 – Professor Allison Hoffman was quoted in an Aljazeera America article on the ACA statute disagreement. The key, says Allison Hoffman, an expert in health care law and... Read more
March 2, 2015 – Professor Steven Bank published an op-ed in American Soccer Now on why players should file lawsuits if they want the MLS to permit free agency. Read the op-ed. Read more