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Attorneys Ken Malovos and Joanna Mendoza announce the formation of their firm, Malovos & Mendoza, LLP. Also joining the firm as of counsel is Craig Lundgren. All attorneys were formerly with Livingston & Mattesich Law Corporation.

Malovos, former President of the Sacramento County Bar Association, will continue to emphasize his work as a mediator and arbitrator. He will also continue his business litigation practice. Malovos has been practicing law in Sacramento for over 30 years as a trial lawyer and litigator, emphasizing complex business litigation. He has represented a wide range of businesses in virtually every type of business dispute. He is the founding chairman of the Construction Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar and is Past President of Legal Services of Northern California. He previously served as the County Bar’s delegate to the American Bar Association and is a master of the bench (emeritus) of the Anthony M Kennedy American Inn of Court. He has taught trial practice at UC Davis and Hastings Law Schools and is a frequent lecturer in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trial Practice and Construction Law for continuing legal education classes. He serves as a Superior Court Judge pro tem and judicial arbitrator and is a member of the panel for the American Arbitration Association. He is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of California, Hastings Law School in San Francisco.

Mendoza focuses her practice on complex business litigation, including intellectual property disputes including trade secret misappropriation, as well as patent, trademark and copyright infringement. Her practice also includes licensing, registrations and representation of local media personalities. She currently serves as an Eastern District Lawyer Representative for the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and on the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Section of the California State Bar. She is an active member of the Sacramento Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. She is a past chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Sacramento County Bar and a past member of the Bar Council. She is a graduate of UC San Diego and UC Berkeley’s Boalt Hall School of Law.

Lundgren has a broad litigation background and emphasizes construction law and complex business litigation in his practice. He is a member of the Construction Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar, the Association of General Contractors and the Sacramento County Builder’s Exchange. He lectures in construction law and is a member of the Milton Schwartz American Inn of Court. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley and UC Davis’ King Hall Law School.

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP announces the addition of three associates to the firm’s Sacramento office.

Stacy E. Don joins the firm’s litigation department. She is a 2003 graduate of UC Davis’ King Hall School of Law, where she was a member of the UC Davis Law Review and moot court participant. Stacy also completed an externship with Magistrate Judge John Moulds of the United States District Court, Eastern District of California. Stacy received her B.A. in Political Science from the UC Berkeley in May 2000.

Galen T. Shimoda joins the firm’s employment department. Shimoda is a 2003 graduate of the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, with distinction, Order of the Coif. Shimoda was also the Editor-in-Chief of The Transnational Lawyer. Galen is also working on an MBA from California State University at Sacramento. Galen received his B.A. in Asian Studies and B.S. in Business Management from the University of Utah in August 2000.

Bryan D. Victor joins the firm’s public finance department. He is a 2003 graduate of the University of the Pacific’s McGeorge School of Law, with distinction, Order of the Coif. Bryan completed an externship with Justice George Nicholson at the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. Bryan received his B.A. in Organizational Communication from California State University, Sacramento in May 1990.

“Stacy, Galen and Brian are three exceptional new associates who each demonstrate the leadership skills that will help them excel in their careers at Orrick,” said Iain Mickle, partner-in-charge of the firm’s Sacramento office. “We are confident they will immediately contribute to the office’s and the firm’s success.”

Bullivant Houser Bailey PC recently expanded its litigation practice group with the addition of Richard A. Chavez to its Sacramento office. Chavez has extensive experience representing employers in a full range of employment related issues, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination, civil rights lawsuits, unfair competition proceedings, and other related claims. He has represented public entities in matters from civil rights claims brought under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Title IX. Chavez also has substantial experience in complex tort claims involving product liability and premise issues, industrial workplace injuries, and construction site accidents. Prior to joining Bullivant, Chavez was an associate at Burnham Brown in Oakland. He earned his J.D., with distinction, from the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in 2001 and received his B.A. from Sonoma State University in political science and criminal justice.