The legal news service Law360 honored Brett De Jarnette J.D. ’13 as a rising star for his work in securities litigation. The “rising star” list recognizes attorneys under the age of 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

Heather Gallegos MBA ’01 co-founded El Toro Tours with her friend of 30 years, Christina Perez, and together they launched their first brand, the Morgan Hill Wine Trolley, in July 2024. The company operates weekend wine-tasting tours on an iconic cable car trolley. They want to introduce locals and tourists alike to one of the […]

Michael Byrnes ’00 has been appointed chief financial officer for FORE Biotherapeutics. With over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology industry, Byrnes has navigated all development phases from early research to preparing for market launch. He has also raised over $300 million in equity and debt capital and been involved in mergers and acquisitions […]

Karim Allana ’83, founder and CEO of the architectural engineering firm Allana Buick & Bers (ABB), was recently featured in a small business entrepreneur profile in the San Francisco Business Times. His award-winning company comprises “engineers who specialize in the exterior elements of buildings as well as energy conservation.” Allana founded the Palo Alto-based firm […]

For the second time in three years, Tim Fennell ’71 served as a community representative on a panel interviewing finalists for the position of chief of police for the city of Los Altos, California.

Christine Sakuda ’91 has been appointed by Hawaii Governor Josh Green as the state’s chief information officer. She is the first female and the first person of Native Hawaiian ancestry to serve in the role.

Luis Mañeru ’71 translated two books by Spanish journalist and author, Ramon Vilaró. Tobacco charts the rise and fall of the empire founded by the Marquis of Comillas, who founded the General Tobacco Company of the Philippines. Dainichi is the epic of Francis Xavier—the Spanish Jesuit and first western monk to set foot in Japan […]

Five years ago James Goodnow ’03 became the youngest chief executive of a major law firm in U.S. history. Since then, Goodnow has transformed Fennemore into one of the fastest-growing firms in the country. With 19 offices nationally, Fennemore’s upward trajectory has led it to be named the No. 1 firm in the U.S. for […]

Luis Lorenzana ’98 has been appointed to the San Diego branch’s office managing shareholder at Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management. Lorenzana represents a wide range of employers in complex, single plaintiff and class action employment litigation.

Moksha Smith J.D. ’14 has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who, a longtime publisher of biographical data of notable individuals and leaders within various professional fields. With a juris doctorate from Santa Clara School of Law and a bachelor of science from UC San Diego in cognitive neuroscience (with a double minor in […]

Robert Stamps J.D. ’06 has been appointed to serve as a judge in the Napa County Superior Court. He served as commissioner with the court since 2021.

Writer and editor Daniel Flynn ’61 endorsed François Mühlberger’s book, The Leonardo of Philadelphia, which was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The book makes the argument that a Renaissance painting in the Philadelphia Museum of Art is wrongly attributed to another artist, and was in fact painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Flynn also helped […]

International law firm Duane Morris has named partner Ted Chiappari ’87 chair of the immigration division of the firm’s Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. Chiappari practices in the area of business immigration, representing companies seeking to acquire temporary work permits or permanent resident status for their foreign employees. He also represents individuals on […]

Josephine Copeland ’90 is a senior program manager at ServiceNow, a software company that develops a cloud computing platform.

Retiring after 47 years in the movie business, Christopher Bomba ’74 thought it would be fun to write, produce, and direct a scripted fiction podcast series, not realizing it would become the equivalent of a full time job. The result is the first season of On the Tinsel Front, a tale about a young soldier […]

Marissa Minnick ’14 graduated from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles on May 17, 2024. She graduated with a concentration in labor and employment law.

Ted Rivera ’91, MBA ’98 was recently published in the Journal of Risk and Financial Management. The research, “Ostrom’s Razor: Using Bitcoin to Cut Fraud in Hollywood Accounting,” was peer-reviewed and published in a special blockchain-themed issue on Triple Entry Accounting. The paper discusses the rampant fraud that exists in the Hollywood movie industry and […]

Mitchell White ’17 was recently traded to the Milwaukee Brewers during the same season he played with the Toronto Blue Jays and the San Francisco Giants.

Kelsey Kim ’27 finished in third place at the Golfweek NGI, while the Santa Clara women’s golf team also ended in third place for the overall tournament. Both hint at a rather promising future in women’s golf for the Broncos.

Jaya Badiga J.D. ’08 has recently been appointed as a Sacramento County Superior Court judge. Badiga is the first Telegu, Indian judge to serve in California and she brings with her years of experience in family law.