Class Notes Category: Career
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Hee Sung Yoon ’02
Selman Breitman LLP has elected Hee Sung Yoon ’02 (Life member) to the firm’s partnership. Yoon, who practices in the firm’s Los Angeles office, represents insurance companies in coverage disputes with their insureds, or co-insurers in the areas of commercial general liability, commercial automobile, professional liability, excess and umbrella coverage. He has represented clients in…
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Noel B. Vales ’92
Robinson+Cole lawyer Noel B. Vales ’92 was installed as President of the Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York (FALA New York) at the organization’s sixth anniversary dinner at Aureole Restaurant in New York City on May 30, 2019. Vales was one of nine founding attorneys of FALA New York, which was established in 2013…
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Amy Sueyoshi, M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’02
Amy Sueyoshi, M.A. ’98, Ph.D. ’02, has been appointed dean of San Francisco State University’s College of Ethnic Studies (CoES). She is the first woman appointed to the position in the college’s 50-year history and has served as interim dean for CoES since January 2018. “Professor Sueyoshi has done a superlative job leading the college…
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Emily J. (Peacock) Atherton ’02
Emily Atherton ’02 has joined Klinedinst PC Los Angeles as counsel and has been awarded the Martindale-Hubbell® AV®-Preeminent™ designation, the highest honor Martindale can bestow. Atherton’s practice focuses on business, commercial and employment litigation. Before joining Klinedinst, she practiced in a wide range of areas, such as toxic tort, product liability, premises liability, business litigation…
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Maria Strong ’85
Life member Maria Strong ’85 was appointed to serve as Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Policy and International Affairs at the United States Copyright Office, effective April 23, 2019. Strong earned her J.D. from George Washington University Law School, her M.A. in communications management from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of…
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Laurie Holden ’93
Actress Laurie Holden ’93 stars in the action thriller film “Dragged Across Concrete,” featuring Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Michael Jai White and Jennifer Carpenter. Holden received her bacherlor’s degree in theater arts.
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Michael Kao ’01, J.D. ’04
Michael Kao ’01, J.D. ’04 joined the firm Cox, Castle & Nicholson as their general counsel. Kao earned his juris doctor from UCLA School of Law, where he also served as an editor of the UCLA Law Review. He graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
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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…