Husch Blackwell opens offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

Husch Blackwell is opening two new offices in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

A Thursday press release from the firm said the openings were prompted by the arrival of a 21-lawyer litigation team from Dentons. The group includes Los Angeles-based partners Bradford J. DeJardin, Frederic Norris, Kelvin Wyles and Jules Zeman; and the new Bay Area partners Lisa L. Oberg, Lynne Patricia Blair, Michelle C. Jackson, Jennifer J. Lee, Michael E. Sandgren and Christopher W. Wood.

An additional 11 people are joining the new offices as counsel and associates. Joining the firm as counsel are Patricia Alberts, Arlene Barton, Erin Carpenter, Kimberly Chew, Daniel Hoye, Kathy Huynh, Karen Luong and Natasha Sumner. Natalie Lashinsky, Shayan Heidarzadeh and Amrita K. Pannu are the new associates. The firm has also added 14 administrative staff, bringing the totalnumber of new arrivals to 35.

Catherine Hanaway, chair of Husch Blackwell, said the firm is excited to expand its footprint in California with an "incredibly gifted" team of lawyers who fit the culture and strategy.

Husch Blackwellalso operates an office in Sacramento...