Karen French '78 Joins Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni

Karen French '78, former Associate Director of Legislative Affairs for the Office of the President at the University of California, has joined Nielsen Merksamer Parrinello Gross & Leoni LLP as "Of Counsel." French will serve as a member of the firm's Government and Administrative Law practice effective March 31, 2014.  Nielsen Merksamer specializes in government, political and initiative law, trial and appellate litigation, taxation and tax policy, civil and constitutional rights, voting rights and redistricting, and regulatory agency law.