Class Notes Category: Career
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J. Patrick Doust ’07
Life member J. Patrick Doust ’07 has joined Downey Brand’s Trust & Estate Team. Doust comes to Downey Brand with extensive trial experience in matters involving trusts and estates, real estate, and elder abuse, as well as general commercial litigation and white collar criminal defense. Prior to Downey Brand, Patrick practiced for six years at…
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Keith M. Gregory ’81
Keith M. Gregory ’81 has been invited to join the board of directors for Anti-Defamation League Los Angeles (ADL). Gregory practices in the areas of general business matters, corporate, franchise and partnership disputes, and intellectual property and commercial litigation. He is an experienced litigator, with considerable background in litigating government debarment proceedings, intellectual property issues,…
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Alan H. Bergman ’88
Alan H. Bergman ’88 has been named co-chairman of Walt Disney Co.’s studio entertainment division, a title he will share with Alan Horn, who has led the unit since 2012. Bergman has been president of Walt Disney Studios since 2005, overseeing its business units and leading the integration of key acquisitions, including Pixar Animation Studios…
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Dallas King ’01, M.F.A. ’14
Dallas King ’01, M.F.A. ’14, wrote, directed and produced a feature film, “Kiss Kiss,” that has been released on Amazon Prime, iTunes and 10 other digital platforms nationwide.
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Leslie Erganian, M.F.A. ’93
Leslie Erganian, M.F.A. ’93 (Life member), has co-authored a book entitled “NEW WEST: Innovating at the Intersection.” Read more here.
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Summer Taylor ’98
Summer Taylor ’98 (Life Member), a certified public accountant and business advisor with over 20 years of experience, has joined the board of directors of Think Together, a statewide nonprofit organization that partners with schools to change the odds for kids. With two million students in California still performing below grade level, Think Together plans…
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Lou Yoelin, M.A. ’05
Lou Yoelin, M.A. ’05, had a musical composition featured the CBS show “Criminal Minds” in April. Yoelin has written music for over 1,000 TV shows including CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother,” E!’s “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” and many more. After graduating from UCLA with his M.A. in music in 2005, he went on…
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Carly Nese ’04
Carly Nese ’04 was elevated to shareholder, effective Jan. 1, in the Los Angeles office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management. Nese represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, employee discipline and state and federal wage and hour claims. She advises…
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Shiva Shirazi Davoudian ’00
Shiva Shirazi Davoudian ’00 was elevated to shareholder, effective Jan. 1, in the Los Angeles office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management. Davoudian defends employers in California and federal courts on a wide range of employment law matters. She represents employers before the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment…
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Michael A. Kahn ’70
Michael A. Kahn ’70 of San Francisco was appointed to the Commission on Catastrophic Wildfire Cost and Recovery by Governor Gavin Newsom on Jan. 22. Kahn has been of counsel at Crowell and Moring LLP since 2009 and was senior counsel at Folger Levin and Kahn LLP from 1979 to 2009. Kahn served as Chair…