Class Notes Category: Career
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Sanford Michelman ’92
Sanford Michelman ‘92, co-founder and chairman of Michelman & Robinson LLP in Los Angeles, California was elected to the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Michelman was elected by member banks as one of 3 Class B directors, a designation given to directors who represent the public with due, but…
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Anne Swoboda Cruz ’00, J.D. ’03
Anne Swoboda Cruz ’00, J.D. ’03 received the 2017 Outstanding Leader award from the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Women in the Law (WITL) committee. The annual award recognizes a WITL leader who has shown exemplary service, dedication, and innovation on behalf of DRI and the committee. Cruz was presented the award at DRI’s annual meeting…
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Darrell White ’05
UCLA alumnus Darrell White ’05 has been elected as the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association’s 2017 president-elect. White, who is currently CFO of the organization, will be the 2018 association president. He has been actively involved in the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association since 2014 and in 2016 he was appointed American Bar Association, Litigation…
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Kavin Panmeechao ’06
Bruin Kavin Panmeechao ’06 was cast as Lun Tha in “The King and I” staged at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The program will run from Dec. 13, 2016 – Jan. 21, 2017. Panmeechao is a national and regional actor who has performed at the Lucas Theater and the Nuffield Theatre in the…
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Patricia Kinaga ’75
Bruin Patricia Kinaga ’75 joined LTL Attorneys LLP as a partner in 2016. She focuses her practice on employment litigation, including class actions, representing private and public employers in high-profile cases. Kinaga will serve as co-chair of the firm’s employment and class action litigation group.
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Amanda Villalobos ’05
Amanda Villalobos ’05 was promoted to counsel at Tucker Ellis LLP. Villalobos focuses her practice on litigation defense and product liability. Her work is concentrated in the area of civil litigation, defending high-profile corporate clients in general liability matters, including pharmaceutical and medical device matters, consumer class actions, and cases involving personal injury and wrongful…
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Monee Takla Hanna ’05
Monee Takla Hanna ’05 has been promoted to counsel at Tucker Ellis LLP. Hanna practices primarily in the area of pharmaceutical and medical products liability. She serves on litigation teams in state and federal courts, defending clients in matters involving transdermal drug-delivery systems, pelvic mesh, and cardiac medication actions. Hanna also defends clients in business…
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Justin Garratt ’04
Justin Garratt ’04 was promoted to counsel at Tucker Ellis LLP. Garratt focuses his practice on products liability, mass tort and business litigation. He serves on national and local trial counsel teams for clients in industries including aviation, vertical transportation, raw minerals and more. Garratt handles all aspects of the litigation process, from pre-suit evaluation…
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Kyle Kim, M.B.A. ’08
Kyle Kim, M.B.A. ’08 was promoted from senior manager to executive director at the Ernst & Young LLP’s Advisory practice. Kim has nearly two decades of experience serving clients in the banking industry and guiding them through transformation initiatives. He has experience leading cost-saving transformation projects focused on process optimization, work rationalization, resource alignment and…
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Mike Runfola ’04
Mike Runfola ’04 was promoted to partner from senior manager at the professional services firm, Ernst & Young. He joined the practice in 2004. Runfola serves companies ranging from private start-ups through the IPO process, to established, publicly-traded global technology brands and is experienced with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements, technical accounting topics and international…