Buchalter is pleased to announce the promotions of 12 attorneys to Partner across 10 practice groups and seven offices.
“Internal elevations are an incredibly important part of our firm culture, and we are so proud to celebrate Sonja, Ryan, Graham, Rebecca, Joe, Danielle, Tiffany, Mike, Michelle, Kenny, Dalton and Jackie,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive Officer of Buchalter. “They are exceptional attorneys and colleagues who represent a diverse and talented cross section of the firm.”
Sonja Arndt-Johnson is a member of the firm’s White Collar & Investigations practice groups, as well as the San Francisco Office’s Administrative Litigation Chair. A former federal and local prosecutor, congressional advisor, and Fortune 500 secondee, she advises companies, executives, and individuals facing government investigations, regulatory enforcement actions, cybersecurity incidents, privacy matters, and other high-stakes disputes.
Ryan Caplan is a member of Buchalter’s Litigation and Insurance Law practice groups in the firm’s San Diego office. He is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on insurance recovery and insurance counseling for policyholder clients. Caplan represents both commercial and individual insureds in first-party and third-party coverage matters and has extensive experience litigating and counseling across a variety of insurance lines.
Graham Lambert is a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment practice in the firm’s Los Angeles office. He is licensed in California and Washington state, as well as all Federal District Courts in those states. Lambert represents clients in a wide variety of industries including construction, garments, healthcare, technology/start-ups, and transportation, among others.
Rebecca Lang is a member of the Litigation and Real Estate practice groups, operating in the Firm’s San Diego office. Lang specializes in residential landlord/tenant matters, including compliance with local and state regulations, commercial and residential unlawful detainers, lease disputes, fair housing complaints, and investigations. Lang also has experience in affordable housing, rent control, just cause restrictions, and Ellis Act evictions. Lang’s practice focuses primarily on landlord representation in Southern California.
Joe Matuk is a member of the Tax Benefits & Estate Planning practice group in the Firm’s San Diego office. Matuk’s practice includes estate planning, trust/probate litigation, and business and real estate litigation. Oftentimes, Matuk advises and guides clients during difficult times such as the loss of a loved one, or when elderly family members need legal assistance. He has represented a wide variety of clients including small business owners, trustees, beneficiaries, doctors, financial planners, certified public accountants, and realtors.
Danielle Mayer serves as the Administrative Chair of the Litigation Practice Group in the Firm’s Los Angeles and Orange County offices and is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Equine Law Industry Group. Mayer focuses her practice on civil litigation and dispute resolution. Mayer has a diverse federal and state court litigation practice, representing clients in class actions and complex commercial disputes, in a wide array of matters involving breach of contract, allegations of fraud and real estate disputes, among others.
Tiffany Ng is a member of the Litigation and Real Estate Practice Groups at Buchalter’s San Francisco office. She focuses her practice on business and real estate litigation, as well as appellate advocacy. Ng has successfully defended clients before the California Courts of Appeal and the Ninth Circuit, preserving favorable trial court outcomes.
Mikhail “Mike” Parnes is a member of the Health Care Law and Litigation Practice Groups in Sacramento. Parnes focuses his practice primarily on healthcare litigation and complex business litigation. Parnes also counsels entrepreneurs, investors, and managers seeking opportunities in California’s legal cannabis industry.
Michelle Quist is a member of the Litigation practice group in Salt Lake City. Quist brings a diversity of skills and experience to advocate on behalf of clients in complex civil litigation, regulatory, and appellate matters. Along with a focus on appellate work in federal and state courts, Quist represents clients in a wide range of business litigation matters, including business torts and breach of contract cases. She also represents clients in litigation matters relating to governmental entities, including election and referendum related litigation as well as GRAMA requests and disputes, discrimination claims, and eminent domain issues and other property disputes.
Kenny Tamura is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in Los Angeles. Tamura focuses his practice on real estate acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, joint ventures, secured real estate finance, and tax credit finance. Tamura has represented institutional lenders, tax credit investors, community development entities and borrowers in traditional real estate-secured financing, New Markets Tax Credit transactions, Historic/Rehabilitation Tax Credit transactions and LIHTC transactions. He has also represented real estate owners and operators in drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, and joint venture agreements.
Dalton Thacker is a sophisticated corporate transactional attorney specializing in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate governance. Working out of the Firm’s Seattle office, he has successfully represented a wide range of clients, including multinational corporations, private equity firms, mid-market companies, and emerging startups.
Jacqueline Vu is a member of the Firm’s Labor & Employment and Litigation practice groups in Sacramento. Her practice focuses on representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including the defense of claims involving wrongful termination, harassment, whistleblowing, class action wage and hour disputes, as well as the investigation of workplace complaints including harassment, failure to reasonably accommodate, and discrimination and retaliation. Her experience extends to counseling employers on a variety of personnel matters including family and medical leave issues, disability accommodation, classification/independent contractor issues, wage and hour compliance, background checks, employee handbooks and contracts, discipline, and terminations.
“We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments of this exceptional group and look forward to their continued success within the firm and legal profession for years to come,” added Bass.
Buchalter is a full-service business law firm representing local, regional, national and international clients across a broad spectrum of industries and practice areas, including Bank and Finance, Corporate, Health Care, Insolvency and Financial Law, Intellectual Property, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Real Estate and Tax and Estate Planning. With nearly 700 attorneys, Buchalter has offices in California, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The firm is committed to providing practical, business-oriented legal solutions that help clients achieve their strategic objectives. For more information, visit Buchalter.com
