IRVINE, CA – July 7, 2025 – Kahana Feld is pleased to announce that Randa Derias, Thomas Foley, Eran Forster, Laurence Granite, Nicole Johnson, Sebastian Kaplan, Kevin Lazar, Michelle Martin, Jared Peterson, and John Ranucci have joined the firm as partners. Join us in welcoming them to the team. 

Randa Derias is based in the Irvine office and is a member of the General Liability group.

Thomas Foley is based in the Carlsbad office and is a member of the General Liability and Construction Law groups.

Eran Forster has joined the Las Vegas office. He is a member of the General Liability and the Labor & Employment Counseling and Litigation group. 

Laurence (Larry) Granite is a member of the Construction Law and General Liability groups and based in Austin, Texas. 

Nicole Johnson is based in Dallas, Texas and is a member of the Construction Law and General Liability groups.  

Sebastian Kaplan is a member of our National Appellate Litigation & Consulting group and is based out of the San Francisco office.

Kevin Lazar is based in the Las Vegas office and is a member of the General Liability group.

Michelle Martin is based in Kahana Feld’s San Diego office. She is a member of the national Appellate Litigation & Consulting group and the Business & Commercial Litigation group. 

Jared Peterson is based in the Carlsbad office. He is a member of the Construction Law, General Liability, and the Business & Commercial Litigation groups.

John Ranucci is a member of the General Liability group and is based in the Irvine office. 

 

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