Emulex appoints Yoost as director Costa Mesa...

Emulex appoints Yoost as director

Costa Mesa data storage company Emulex Corp. announced the

appointment of Dean A. Yoost to the firm’s board of directors

Thursday.

Yoost’s experience includes his work as the managing partner of

the Orange County office of accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Yoost was appointed to that firm’s global board in 2001, an Emulex

release stated. He earned a master’s degree in business taxation from

the University of Minnesota and a master’s degree in business

administration from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Newmeyer & Dillion hires new partner

Newport Beach-based law firm Newmeyer & Dillion LLP has hired Gary

F. Torrell as a partner. Torrell is a former executive vice president

and general counsel for Newport Beach-based Downey Savings and Downey

Financial Corp. Newmeyer & Dillion’s announcement stated Torrell has

been assigned to the firm’s Santa Monica office.

Torrell earned his law degree from the University of Virginia,

Charlottesville. His experience includes issues surrounding

creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, business reorganizations and civil and

appellate litigation, according to a statement.

The firm also announced Ryan Manning, Duyen T. Nguyen and Fred L.

Wilks, have been hired as associates for the firm’s litigation

practice at its Newport Beach headquarters. Manning studied law at

the University of San Diego and served as a judge advocate in the

Marine Corps. Wilks and Nguyen earned their degrees at the UCLA

School of Law.

Koll acquires land from Irvine Co.

The Koll Co., headquartered in Newport Beach, announced it has

acquired 11.7 acres of Irvine Spectrum land from the Irvine Co. The

deal was announced Aug. 22, and the company stated it plans to build

47 office and light-industrial buildings.

Construction is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2006 and

to be completed by the end of the year, according to the Koll Co. The

company expects sales of the buildings to begin in September.