Attorneys & Staff

See also: Systemwide Office Locations

Oakland (Office of the President)

Scott Abrams

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9721

Jennifer K. Achtert

Principal Counsel – Labor and Employment

Phone: (510) 987-0383

Larry Adkison

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9805

Ellen Auriti

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9429

Brooke Anderson

Principal Counsel, Construction

Phone: (510) 987-9372

Leonid Balaban

Senior eDiscovery Specialist - Practice Support

Phone: (510) 987-9296

Emily Berger

Principal Counsel, Procurement

Phone: (510) 987-9057

Luis Blanco

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9508
Fax: (510) 987-9757

Gigi Capuyan

Principal Procurement Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0275

Harpreet Chahal

Principal Counsel, Litigation

Phone: (510) 987-0117

James Chang

Principal Counsel – Risk Litigation

Phone: (510) 987-9723

Matthew A. Chayt

Principal Counsel – Health Affairs

Phone: (510) 987-9038

Christopher R. Cheleden

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9078

Jennifer Chin

Managing Counsel - Labor & Employment

Phone: (510) 987-0411

Heather Claus

Senior Counsel, Corporate Transactions

Phone: (510) 987-0464

Tess Elconin

Principal Counsel, Labor and Employment

Phone: (510) 987-9820

Liana C. Epperson

Interim Deputy General Counsel for Business, Transactions, and Innovation

Phone: (510) 987-9709

Katharine Essick

Managing Counsel, Core Litigation

Phone: (510) 987-9447

Fatima Evans

Senior Principal Counsel And Trust & Estates Practice Area Lead

Phone: (510) 987-9450

Trevor Finneman

Principal Counsel

Matthew Gale

Principal Counsel – Health Affairs

Phone: (510) 987-9050

Robert Gaumer

Principal Counsel, Benefits

Phone: (510) 987-0235

John Gherini

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0863

Epiphanie Gillette

Executive Advisor

Phone: (510) 587-6397

Michael R. Goldstein

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9895

Rhonda S. Goldstein

Deputy General Counsel - Litigation

Phone: (510) 987-9096

Nancy G. Hamill

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9720

Norman J. Hamill

Managing Counsel, Risk Litigation

Phone: (510) 987-9746

Rita A. Hao

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9734

Matthew Hawk

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 587-6037

Annette Hayes

Senior Paralegal - Trusts and Estates

Phone: (510) 987-9398

Caroline Holmes

Principal Counsel, Labor & Employment

Phone: (510) 987-9660

Timothy Hoppe

Principal Counsel, Labor & Employment

Phone: (510) 987-0019

Kate Horton

Executive Assistant

Phone: (510) 987-0234

Randi Jenkins

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9713

Kewa Jiang

Associate Counsel, Health Affairs, Privacy & Data Protection

Phone: (510) 987-9567

Hillary Noll Kalay

Managing Counsel, Health Affairs, Privacy and Protection

Phone: (510) 987-0355

Nima Katz

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 287-3358

Michelle Kim

Counsel

Phone: (510) 587-6076

Alison Krumbein

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0851

William Lin

Principal Counsel, Investments

Phone: (510) 987-9067

Barton Lounsbury

Managing Counsel - Business, Charitable Giving, Finance & National Laboratories

Phone: (510) 987-0976

Angus MacDonald

Managing Counsel - Intellectual Property, Investments & Innovation

Phone: (510) 987-9737

Rowena Manlapaz

Senior Principal Counsel

Trina Mastro

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0778

Sajjad Matin

Principal Counsel – Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Phone: (510) 987-0674

Jerome Mayer-Cantú

Principal Counsel, Litigation

Phone: (510) 987-9127

Joshua Meltzer

Managing Counsel, Education Affairs and Governance

Phone: (510) 987-0502

Mark Meredith

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 587-6478

Ben Minkow

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0466

Mark Morodomi

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9748

Stella Ngai

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0972

Thu Nguyen

Senior Counsel

Phone: (510) 287-3363

Rafael Pacquing

Principal Counsel – Venture Capital and Startups

Phone: (510) 987-9247

Lauren Peebles

Senior Counsel - Trust & Estates

Phone: (510) 987-0177

Yakeen Qawasmeh

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 587-6419
Fax: (510) 987-9757

Sarah Quiter

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0138

Kimberly Robinson

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 587-6483

Suzanne Rode

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0282

Sonya Sanchez

Managing Counsel, Education Affairs and Governance

Phone: (510) 987-9412
Fax: (510) 987-9757

Valerie C. Shelton

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9783

Monica Sloboda

Principal Counsel - Real Estate

Phone: (510) 987-0575

Melvin Tangonan

Legal Operations Coordinator

Phone: (510) 987-9295

William Teeling

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9865

Carol Lynn Thompson

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0287

Wanda Tong

Legal Operations Coordinator

Phone: (510) 587-6154

Natasha Williams

Paralegal

Phone: (510) 987-0590

Mark Wilson

Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9758

Elisabeth Yap

Senior Principal Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-0481

David A. Zonana

Principal Counsel – Education Affairs and Governance

Phone: (510) 987-9231

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Therese M. Leone

Chief Laboratory Counsel

Phone: (510) 486-5111

Robin C. Chiang

Patent Attorney, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Phone: (510) 486-4534

Stephen C. Glade

Patent Counsel

Phone: (510) 486-6503

Michelle C. Wong

Senior Counsel

Phone: (510) 495-2456

Mark D. Menge

Patent Legal Analyst, LBNL

Phone: (510) 486-7058

Debra Troxell

Executive Assistant, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Phone: (510) 486-7026

UC Berkeley

David M. Robinson

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Berkeley

Phone: (510) 642-7791

Julie Conner

Associate Campus Counsel, UC Berkeley

Phone: (510) 642-7123

Liv Hassett

Associate Campus Counsel, UC Berkeley

Phone: (510) 664-5214

Andrew Houston

Principal Campus Counsel

Phone: (510) 409-6238

UC Davis

Michael Sweeney

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Davis

Phone: (530) 754-7111
Fax: (530) 752-4931

UC Davis Medical Center

Anna Orlowski

Chief Health System Counsel, UC Davis Medical Center

Phone: (916) 734-2288
Fax: (916) 734-0222

UC Irvine

Andrea Gunn Eaton

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Irvine

Phone: (949) 824-2880

Kyle E. Rowen

Campus Counsel

Phone: (949) 824-1756

Ann Springer

Principal Campus Counsel, UC Irvine

Phone: (949) 824-2880

UCI Health

Peter Schneider

Chief Health Sciences Counsel, UCI Health

Phone: (714) 456-2297
Fax: (714) 456-2298

George Choriatis

Principal Health Sciences Counsel

Phone: (714) 456-7282

Carolyn Goldenberg

Senior Health Sciences Counsel

Phone: (714) 509-2245

UCLA

Robert Swerdlow

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Los Angeles

Phone: (310) 825-4042

Paula Kim

Senior Counsel, UCLA

Phone: (213) 219-3824

UCLA Medical Center

Jane E. Boubelik

Chief Health Sciences Counsel, UCLA Health System

Phone: (310) 267-7445
Fax: (310) 794-3313

Janet M. Lee

Principal Counsel – UCLA Health Office of Legal Affairs

Phone: (310) 267-7445

Emily Wee

Senior Counsel, UCLA Health System

Phone: (310) 267-7445

UC Merced

Cesar Alvarado-Gil

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Merced

Phone: 209-349-1568

UC Riverside

Lorena Peñaloza

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Riverside

Phone: (951) 827-2228
Fax: (831) 459-1910

Jamie Lopez

Counsel, UC Riverside

Phone: (951) 827-5075

Victor Ortiz

Senior Health Counsel, UC Riverside

Phone: (951) 827-5171

UC San Diego

Daniel Park

Chief Campus Counsel, UC San Diego

Phone: (858) 822-1237

UC San Diego Medical Center

Sarah Suskauer

Principal Counsel, UC San Diego Health

Phone: (858) 688-4725

Jessica Jung

Principal Counsel, UC San Diego Health

Phone: (858) 239-6672

Steve Brandenburg

Principal Counsel, UC San Diego Health

Phone: (858) 203-5634

Jonathan Lee

Counsel, UC San Diego Health

Phone: (858) 761-1685

UC San Francisco

Darnele Wright

DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL, BUSINESS, TRANSACTIONS & INNOVATION

Phone: 510-987-9856

Kathryn M. (Kate) Mente

Senior Campus Counsel

Phone: (415) 476-5005

UC San Francisco Medical Center

Rachel Nosowsky

Chief Counsel - UC San Francisco Health

Phone: (415) 502-2268

Kelsey Bagheri

Principal Counsel – Health Affairs

Phone: (510) 987-0158

UC Santa Barbara

Nancy G. Hamill

Chief Campus Counsel, UC Santa Barbara & Senior Counsel

Phone: (510) 987-9720

UC Santa Cruz

Eréndira Rubin

Chief Campus Counsel - UC Santa Cruz

Phone: (831) 459-5412

Jessica Espinoza

Senior Counsel, UC Santa Cruz

UC Legal - Office of the General Counsel

Oakland (Office of the President)

Scott Abrams

Larry Adkison

Katharine Essick

Michelle Kim

Thu Nguyen

Melvin Tangonan

Carol Lynn Thompson

Wanda Tong

Natasha Williams

David A. Zonana

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mark D. Menge

Debra Troxell

UC Berkeley

UC Davis

UC Davis Medical Center

UC Irvine

UCI Health

Carolyn Goldenberg

UCLA

UCLA Medical Center

Emily Wee

UC Merced

Cesar Alvarado-Gil

UC Riverside

Victor Ortiz

UC San Diego

Daniel Park

UC San Diego Medical Center

Jessica Jung

UC San Francisco

Darnele Wright

UC San Francisco Medical Center

UC Santa Barbara

UC Santa Cruz